Thursday, 24th November 2011 by Rachel HallKlabin, Brazil′s largest paper producer, and the Brazilian arm of Chile′s Celulosa Arauco have turned to Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados and in-house counsel to acquire Brazilian group Florestal Vale do Corisco.
The 824 million reais (US$455 million) transaction closed on 17 November and was conducted via Centaurus Holdings, a Brazilian holding company owned by Klabin and Arauco Forest Brasil.
Florestal was previously held by Global (Ex-US) Timber Investors Jaguar and UBS Sedco Sharia Compliant Timber Investors Jaguar, which were advised by Foley Hoag LLP, Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados and Hapner Kroetz Advogados.
Counsel to Arauco Forest Brasil
In-house counsel - Deise Martins
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Partners Paula Vieira de Oliveira, Maria Cecilia Guimarães Isoldi Quirino, of counsel Rosoléa Miranda Folgosi and associates Manoela de Barros Pimentel Penteado de Almeida, Bruno Rieger Salzano, Cristina Rangel Maciel and Andrea Brusselmans Cella
Counsel to Klabin
In-house counsel - Joaquim Miró Neto, Maria Elizabeth Toledo Pacheco, Danton Segurato and Nadia Terron
Counsel to Global Timber Investors Jaguar and UBS Sedco Sharia Compliant Timber Investors Jaguar
Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Partners Moshe Sendacz, Celso de Paula Ferreira da Costa, Luis Felipe Duarte Martins Costa and associate André Thiollier
Hapner Kroetz Advogados
Partners Tarcísio Araújo Kroetz and Rodrigo Cavali, associates Ana Paula Kroetz de Oliveira, Rafaela Polatti and Fernando Henrique MR Martins
Foley Hoag LLP
Partner James Smith and counsel Gwendolyn Wilber Jaramillo
This article was amended on 24 November to reflect Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados and Hapner Kroetz Advogados′ involvement in the deal.
(Latin Lawyer 24.11.2011)
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