Mello Torres advises Zanchetta on Ceratti deal
Mello Torres Advogados advised Zanchetta Alimentos on the acquisition of Ceratti‘s Brazilian operations through the purchase of 100% of the equity interests in Hormel Foods Brazil Participações, the holding company responsible for the Ceratti business in Brazil, which was advised by TozziniFreire.
The transaction also indirectly includes Omamori Indústria de Alimentos and Clean Field Comércio de Produtos Alimentícios, and remains subject to customary closing conditions. The transaction value has not been disclosed.
The acquisition adds the Ceratti cold cuts and processed meat brand to Zanchetta’s portfolio, expanding the company’s footprint in Brazil’s processed food market across the retail, foodservice and food manufacturing segments. The deal also returns the Ceratti brand to Brazilian ownership.
Mello Torres relied on partner Carlos José Rolim de Mello, with support from associates João Pedro Valentim and Antonio Mezzavilla Carvalho.
TozziniFreire’s team for Hormel Foods was led by partner Silvia Castro Cunha Zono (M&A), with support from partner Vivian Fraga (Antitrust), partner Eric Visini (Tax), counsel Sara de Pádua Abdu (M&A), associate Pedro Raposo Ferreira (M&A), counsel Leonardo Mansur Lunardi Danesi (Antitrust) and associate Luis Pedro Matos França (M&A). Tom Girardi of Spayne Lindsay acted as financial advisor to Hormel Foods.
