Transactions
Top Mergers and Acquisitions in
Latin America
In association with
YTD 2018 Top deals – Latin America – 01-Jan-2018 to 27-Nov-2018
Target Target dominant sector Target
dominant
geography Bidder Bidder Legal Advisor Seller
SOMOS Educacao SA
(73.35% Stake) Business Services Brazil Kroton Educacional
SA Barbosa, Mussnich &
Aragao; Mattos Filho,
Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e
Quiroga Advogados Tarpon Investimentos SA
Wells Fargo & Company
(Auto finance business
in Puerto Rico) Financial Services Puerto Rico Banco Popular de
Puerto Rico Sullivan & Cromwell Wells Fargo & Company
Companhia Energetica
de Sao Paulo (Cesp)
(97.75% Stake) Energy, Mining &
Utilities Brazil Canada Pension
Plan Investment
Board; and
Votorantim Energia
Ltda Canada Pension Plan
Investment Board; and
Votorantim Energia Ltda Government of Brazil
Whirlpool Corporation
(Embraco compressor
business) Industrials & Chemicals Brazil Nidec Corporation Kinstellar; LMCR - La
Torre Morgese Cesàro
Rio; Machado Meyer
Sendacz e Opice; Sidley
Austin Whirlpool Corporation
Cable Onda SA (80%
Stake) Telecommunications Panama Millicom
International
Cellular SA Davis Polk & Wardwell Shell Compania
Argentina De Petroleo
SA; and Energia
Compania Argentina de
Petroleo SA Energy, Mining &
Utilities Raizen Energia SA Barbosa, Mussnich
& Aragao; Mitrani,
Caballero & Ruiz
Moreno Abogados;
White & Case
Argentina
99 Taxis
Desenvolvimento de
Softwares Ltda (70%
Stake) Technology Brazil Didi Chuxing
Technology Co Ltd OneSpaWorld Leisure Bahamas OneSpaWorld
Holdings Limited Empresas AquaChile SA Agriculture Chile Brasilveiculos
Companhia de Seguros
SA (50% Stake); Mares -
Mapfre Riscos Especiais
(50% Stake); and
MAPFRE Vida SA (75%
Stake) Agrosuper
Comercializadora de
Alimentos Ltda Financial Services Brazil Mapfre SA Quicorp SA Pharma, Medical &
Biotech Peru InRetail Peru Corp Brigard & Urrutia;
Ferrere; Payet, Rey,
Cauvi, Perez Abogados;
Skadden Arps Slate
Meagher & Flom
Cimento Planalto SA
(65% Stake) Construction Brazil Vicat SA Pinheiro Neto
Advogados
Barbosa, Mussnich &
Aragao
DLA Piper; Ellenoff
Grossman & Schole
Royal Dutch Shell Plc
Qualcomm Ventures;
Tiger Global
Management; Riverwood
Capital, LLC; Monashees
Capital; Urizen Ventures;
and StartCaps Ventures
Steiner Leisure Limited
BB Mapfre Seguros
Seller Legal Advisor
1.710
Mayer Brown
1.700
1.266
Cleary Gottlieb Steen &
Hamilton; Linklaters; Pinheiro
Neto Advogados 1.080
Cleary Gottlieb Steen &
Hamilton 1.002
Haynes and Boone; Marval,
O'Farrell & Mairal
Gunderson Dettmer Stough
Villeneuve Franklin &
Hachigian; Ulhoa Canto,
Rezende e Guerra - Advogados
950
900
Kirkland & Ellis
Advising FA: White & Case 883
CMS 809
Barbosa, Mussnich & Aragao 637
Paul Hastings; Pérez
Bustamante & Ponce; Posse,
Herrera & Ruiz; Rodrigo Elias
& Medrano
Atalla Family
Deal
value
(US$m)
Lefosse Advogados
583
532
Based on announced deals excluding lapsed and withdrawn bids. Data correct as of 14-May-2018. Includes all deals valued over USD 5m. Where deal value not disclosed, deal has been entered based on turnover of target
exceeding USD 10m. Activities excluded from table include property transactions and restructurings where the ultimate shareholders’ interests are not changed.
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