Several firms on the acquisition of Boa Vista Serviços by Equifax

Several firms acted on the acquisition of Boa Vista Serviços – the country’s second largest credit bureau by Equifax. This transaction that was quite innovative as a cross-border merger with a component of the compensation paid in BDRs.

The transaction was worth BRL 3.642.420.000,00.

Machado Meyer advised Equifax and relied on partners Adriana Pallis, Alessandra de Souza Pinto, Clarissa Figueiredo De Souza Freitas, Eliana Chimenti (pictured top from left to right) and lawyers Gabriela Assumpcao Ribeiro Luchetti, Rafael Costa Silva.

Hogan Lovells – U.S. also advised Equifax relied on partners Keith Flaum (Silicon Valley), Adrienne Ellman (New York); John Beckman (Washington, D.C.), Richard Aftanas (New York), Jasper Howard (Washington, D.C.); John Brockland (San Francisco); Isabel Carvalho (São Paulo) (pictured bottom left), associate Felipe Lacerda (São Paulo), law clerk David Wallace (New York); and senior associate Max Scott (San Francisco).

Lefosse advised Boa Vista and relied on partners Luiz Octavio Lopes (pictured bottom center left) and Marcelo Tourinho (pictured bottom center) and lawyers Sara Abdu, Leonardo Gaspar and Luisa Nordskog.

Cescon Barrieu advised UBS BB, in its capacity as special financial advisor to the Board of Directors of Boa Vista and relied on partners Daniel Laudisio (pictured bottom center right) and Cristina de Freitas Bueno (pictured bottom right), associate Thenard Figueiredo.

Spinelli Advogados also advised the same partie.

Pinheiro Guimarães Advogados was also involved in this transaction.