Several firms advises on Marfrig’s merger with BRF, creating MBRF
Several firms advised on Marfrig‘s merger with BRF, creating a company with synergy potential of over BRL 805 million per year. The operation results in the creation of a new company – MBRF.
Linklaters, TozziniFreire and Lefosse advised Marfrig, as buyer. Simpson Thatcher and Eizirik advised BRF, as seller. Davis Polk advised Citibank together with Cescon on the issuance of a fairness opinion on the merger.
TozziniFreire relied on partners Carlos Barbosa Mello, Mirella Mie Abe.
Lefosse relied on partner Leonardo Batista; associates Leonardo Gaspar, Luisa Nordskog, Lara Maroni; Marco Mariutti.
Linklaters relied on Matthew Poulter and associate Thomas Lemouche. (The partners related are pictured top from left to right).
Eizirik Advogados relied on Marcus de Freitas Henrique and Juliana Botini.
Simpson Thatcher relied on partner Grenfel S. Calheiros and associate Siddharth Fresa.
Cescon Barrieu relied on partner Lior Pinsky and assocaite Barbara Ribeiro. (The partners related are pictured bottom from left to right).
