Pinheiro Neto advises Carlyle on acquisition of Altera’s FPSO unit
Pinheiro Neto Advogados advised Carlyle on the Brazilian law aspects of the acquisition of the Altera Infrastructure Group’s FPSO (Floating Storage and Offloading) business from Brookfield Asset Management.
The portfolio includes Petrojarl Kong FPSO and Yamoussoukro FSO, both operating in Côte d’Ivoire with Eni. It also covers a 50% interest in the Altera&Ocyan joint venture, which owns and operates the Pioneiro de Libra FPSO, deployed in Brazil with Petrobras.
Equity for the transaction will come from Carlyle International Energy Partners II (CIEP II), a private equity fund that focuses on energy opportunities globally. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
Pinheiro Neto relied on various professionals, including partners Francisco Werneck Maranhão (pictured), Daniel Costa Rebello, Bianca Pumar, Luis Cláudio Furtado Faria, André Vivan, João Rafael L. Gândara de Carvalho, Raphael Paciello, Cristianne Saccab Zarzur; counsels Márcio Junqueira Leite, Brigida Melo e Cruz; associates Carlos Eduardo Nunes Aranha, Maria Eugênia de Araújo Vianna, Gabriela Leão Ferreira Alves de Oliveira, Eduardo Henrique Pavanello; Thiago Clas Riskalla de Miranda, Daniel Andrade de Souza, Igor Medinilla de Castilho, Mariana Rodrigues da Costa, Anna Carolina Guimarães, Lucas Mayon, Danielle Rosa de Oliveira, Rodrigo Tostes, Hugo Perez Gesualdo, Roberto Sampaio Amaral and legal assistants Gabriel Silva Impieri and Vinicius Mesquita.
