合伙人

Guilherme Tranquillini

资本市场, 公司及证券, 合并及收购

概览

Guilherme Tranquillini, a Corporate & Securities partner in São Paulo, focuses his practice on mergers & acquisitions, private equity, venture capital and corporate reorganizations, domestic and cross-border, particularly those related to listed companies, franchising, education, technology, advertisement, retail and infrastructure. He also assist clients on their acquisition finance deals based on capital markets or banking products and on high-level and complex Brazilian corporate legal matters.

执业经验

M&A Deals and Transactions

  • Advised the controlling shareholders of VCCL Participações S.A. (a holding company of Grupo Multi—largest Brazilian educational franchise chain and owner of Wizard, Yazigi, Skill, et al.) on the sale of all shares issued by VCCL Participações S.A. to the English group Pearson.
  • Advised Synergy Group—Avianca Brasil's parent company—on a cross-border transaction for debt restructuring, which consisted of a loan from United Airlines, Inc. to a Synergy subsidiary in the amount of $456 million.
  • Advising Movida Participações S.A.—a leading Brazilian car rental company—on a prospective strategic partnership with Avis Budget LLC (transaction in progress).
  • Advising a fintech company on the acquisition of a multiple bank (confidential transaction in progress).
  • Advised the controlling partners of Instituto Superior do Piauí Ltda. (UNINOVAFAPI) on the sale of 80% of its capital to Afya Educacional (formerly known as "NRE Educacional").
  • Advised a minority shareholder of Afya Educacional regarding Afya's IPO process on NASDAQ.
  • Advised Grupo Sforza's founder and former Grupo Multi's controller Mr. Carlos Roberto Wizard Martins on the partnership with Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (the Brazilian football player also known as Ronaldo Fenômeno), which resulted in the establishment of Ronaldo Academy in the Americas and Asia.
  • Advised Grupo Sforza's founder and former Grupo Multi's controller Mr. Carlos Roberto Wizard Martins on the partnership with Neymar Jr., which resulted in the establishment of Neymar Sports, a company with a worldwide presence.
  • Advised the controlling shareholders of Espaçolaser—a Brazilian leading laser hair removal company—on an investment performed by the investment fund L Catterton, the largest and most experienced consumer-focused private equity group in the world.
  • Advised WW Holding S.A.—a shareholder of Central de Produções Gwup S.A. (WiseUp)—on the purchase, sale and subscription of shares of the holding company Wiser Educação—owner of WiseUp—by mean of the investment of Kinea Investimentos—a subsidiary of the Itaú Group.
  • Advised Grupo Sforza's founder and former Grupo Multi's controller Mr. Carlos Roberto Wizard Martins on the acquisition of 100% of the brands Topper and Rainha das Alpargatas in Brazil. 
  • Advised Locaweb Serviços de Internet S.A.—a Latin America's pioneer and leading IT services company—on the full acquisition of the equity interest of Kinghost Hospedagem de Sites Ltda. and of its affiliates, the businesses of which are composed of hosting services through an online platform.
  • Advised Locaweb Serviços de Internet S.A.—a Latin America's pioneer and leading IT services company—on the full acquisition of the equity interest of Itcapital Serviços de Tecnologia S.A., the business of which is composed of the development of a white label platform for bar and restaurant delivery (named "Direct Delivery") and a platform for third-party reviews on stores (named "Kekanto").
  • Represented Grupo Sforza's founder and former Grupo Multi's controller Mr. Carlos Roberto Wizard Martins in the acquisition of approximately 22% of Alpargatas Argentina, rights owner of Topper brand all over the world.
  • Represented Grupo Sforza's founder and former Grupo Multi's controller Mr. Carlos Roberto Wizard Martins in the investment performed by FIP Barão Vermelho in Maori Holding S.A., a holding company established by and between them and TRX Holding Investimentos e Participações S.A. for the acquisition of all shares held by Property Brasil S.A.
  • Represented RR Participações S.A.—parent company of Renova Energia S.A.—in the acquisition of assets recently incorporated by SunEdison Inc. through TerraForm Global Inc., for the development of Renova Energia's wind power projects. The agreement is estimated at R$1.6 billion.
  • Advised former Wise Up's owner Mr. Flávio Augusto da Silva on the repurchase of the business sold to Grupo Abril less than three years earlier. The sale was made by Editora Ática, a subsidiary of Somos Educação (currently named "Abril Educação").
  • Advised Publicis Groupe on the acquisition of the remaining 30% of the capital of Duailibi Petit Zaragoza Propaganda Ltda. (DPZ) from the former quotaholders.
  • Advised Banco BTG Pactual S.A. and Banco Bradesco S.A. on financing the acquisition of Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas Educacionais Ltda., União Educacional de São Paulo S.A. and Sociedade de Cultura e Ensino Ltda. by Rede Internacional de Universidades Laureate Ltda., in the amount of R$259 million.
  • Advised Ying Fundo de Investimento em Participações—a dedicated fund of the family of Grupo Sforza's founder and former Grupo Multi's controller Mr. Carlos Roberto Wizard Martins—on the full acquisition of the shares of MV Investimentos S.A., a holding company of franchise chain "Mundo Verde".
  • Advised Vale Presente S.A. and its controlling shareholders on the disposal and subscription, by Caixa Econômica Federal, of shares corresponding to 49% of the total capital of Vale Presente S.A. (transaction not completed).
  • Advised MM2 Holding S.A. on the acquisition and subsequent incorporation of the quotas of Micelli Group and Meridional Group, which operate in the occupational medicine market.
  • Advised Banco BTG Pactual S.A. on the full acquisition of the shares of Petra Energia Parnaíba S.A. (formerly under the corporate name "BPMB Parnaíba S.A."), previously held by Petra Energia S.A., in consideration of the debts incurred by Petra Energia S.A. and its shareholders on Banco BTG Pactual S.A.
  • Advised ADC&HAS Airports Worldwide Inc. on the efforts to try to establish a consortium in order to participate in the auction for the concession to manage Galeão International Airport.
  • Advised Publicis Groupe on the full acquisition of the shares of Espalhe Comunicação Estratégica Ltda.
  • Advised Locaweb Serviços de Internet S.A.—a Latin America's pioneer and leading IT services company—on the acquisition of ALLIN Tecnologia da Comunicação Ltda.—a Brazilian email marketing services company.
  • Advised VCCL Participações S.A. (a company of Grupo Multi—the largest Brazilian educational franchise chain and owner of Wizard, Yazigi, Skill, et al.) on the takeover of Ezlearn Educacional by VCCL.
  • Advised Publicis Groupe on the acquisition of the final equity stake from Talent Propaganda S.A.'s former shareholders.
  • Advised Publicis Groupe on the full acquisition of the shares of the ad agency Taterka.
  • Advised Locaweb Serviços de Internet S.A.—a Latin America's pioneer and leading IT services company—on the acquisition of control of Tray Participações S.A.—an e-commerce platform with over 4,500 clients.
  • Advised PDG Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações on the investment performed by mean of the issue of shares and convertible debentures by Vinci Partners and other PDG's shareholders, in the total amount of up to R$797.9 million.
  • Advised Renova Energia S.A. on the transaction that comprised the investment performed by BNDES Participações S.A., by mean of the company's capital increase through a private subscription of new shares in the total amount of R$314 million.
  • Advised Leo Burnett—an ad agency of Publicis Groupe—on the acquisition of 5% interest in the ad agency Tailor Made.
  • Advised ADC&HAS Airports Inc., which, along with Fidens Engenharia S.A. and Milllstream Ltd., established the ADC&HAS-Fidens-Millstream consortium to participate in the auction for the concession to manage the Brasilia International Airport.
  • Advised the shareholders of Rodoviário Schio Ltda., a leading refrigerated carrier, on the disposal of 100% of its quotas to JSL S.A.
  • Advised Renova Energia S.A. on the investment in Renova to be performed by Light S.A., by mean of the company's capital increase through a private subscription of new shares for sharing the control of Renova Energia S.A. with RR Participações S.A, in the total amount of R$360 million.
  • Advised Best Cool & Fun Games – Free Game App Creation Desenvolvimento de Aplicativos S.A. on the investment therein by Arpex Capital Investimentos S.A.
  • Advised VCCL Participações S.A. (a company of Grupo Multi—the largest Brazilian educational franchise chain and owner of Wizard, Yazigi, Skill, et al.) on the investment performed by funds managed by Kinea Investimentos Ltda. for the acquisition of a minority interest in the company.
  • Advised the shareholders of Femepe—a company that operates in the fishing industry and owns the brands Alcyon, Pescador, and Navegantes—on its acquisition by Camil Alimentos S.A.
  • Advised Publicis Groupe on the acquisition of the ad agency GP7.
  • Advised Publicis Groupe on the acquisition of equity interest in Andreoli/Manning, Selvage & Lee Ltda.
  • Advised Publicis Groupe on the acquisition of equity interest in Talent Propaganda S.A.
  • Advised Locaweb Serviços de Internet S.A.—a Latin America's pioneer and leading IT services company—and its controlling shareholders on the disposal of a minority interest to Silver Lake Sumeru—a global leader in private equity investments for mid-sized tech companies. Banco Itaú BBA S.A. assisted Locaweb.
  • Advised EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logística S.A. on its Stock Option Plan and Buyback Program.
  • Advised Publicis Groupe on the acquisition of control of AG2 – Agência de Inteligência Digital S.A.
  • Advised on several private M&A deals in Brazil, as well as regularly advises on ordinary corporate matters and matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM). 

Capital Market Transactions - Equity 

  • Advising Locaweb Serviços de Internet S.A.—a Latin America's pioneer and leading IT services company—on its registration with the CVM as a public company and on the IPO process (transaction in progress).
  • Advised Renova Energia S.A. on the efforts to make a unit FPO, which included Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banco Múltiplo S.A., Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Banco Itaú BBA S.A. and Banco JP Morgan S.A. as mandated lead arrangers.
  • Advised TGLT S.A.—an Argentine company and the largest Argentinean luxury real estate developer—on its BDR II listing process with BM&FBOVESPA.
  • Advised InBrands S.A. on its registration with the CVM as a public company and on its going-public and IPO process, with the participation of Banco de Investimento Credit Suisse (Brasil) S.A., Banco Itaú BBA S.A., Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Banco Morgan Stanley S.A. and Banco Bradesco BBI S.A. as mandated leader arrangers.
  • Advised Banco Itaú BBA S.A., Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. and Banco Bradesco BBI S.A. on the FPO regarding units issued by Kroton Educacional S.A. and units held by the selling shareholders identified in the prospectus, in the total amount of R$371.5 million.
  • Advised Usiminas S.A., with respect to Brazilian law, on the Secondary Public Offering of Ternium S.A.'s ADSs held by Usiminas Europa A/S—a wholly owned subsidiary of Usiminas—, carried out with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and on the negotiation of the acquisition by Ternium and its controlling shareholder Techint Holdings S.àr.l. of the shares issued by Ternium and held by Usiminas Europa A/S, in a total amount over U$1 billion.
  • Advised Banco Itaú BBA S.A., Banco BTG Pactual S.A. and Banco Merrill Lynch de Investimentos S.A. on the IPO of QGEP Participações S.A.—a company of Grupo Queiroz Galvão and the largest Brazilian independent oil and gas exploration and drilling company—in the total amount of approximately R$1.5 billion.
  • Advised Banco JP Morgan S.A. and Banco BTG Pactual S.A. on the efforts to go public and IPO process of Desenvix Energias Renováveis S.A.
  • Advised MDias Branco S.A. Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos—one of the largest companies in the Northeast region of Brazil—on its two follow-up processes, with the participation of the banks Banco Merrill Lynch de Investimentos S.A. and Banco Itaú BBA S.A. as mandated leader arrangers.
  • Advised EcoRodovias Infraestutura e Logística S.A. on its IPO, with the participation of banks Banco Itaú BBA S.A., Banco BTG Pactual S.A. and Banco de Investimento Credit Suisse (Brasil) S.A. as mandated leader arrangers, in the total amount of approximately R$1.2 billion.
  • Advised Companhia de Concessões Rodoviárias (CCR) on its primary offering, with the participation of Banco Itaú BBA S.A., Banco BTG Pactual S.A. and Banco Merril Lynch de Investimentos S.A. as mandated leader arrangers, in the total amount of approximately R$1.2 billion.
  • Advised BRMalls Participações S.A.—the largest Brazilian shopping mall group—on its primary and secondary public offering, with the participation of Banco UBS Pactual S.A., Banco Itaú BBA S.A. and Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. as mandated leader arrangers.
  • Advised PDG Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações on its secondary offering, with the participation of banks Banco de Investimento Credit Suisse (Brasil) S.A., Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Banco Itaú BBA S.A., Goldman Sachs do Brasil Banco Múltiplo S.A., Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. and Banco Bradesco BBI S.A. as mandated lead arrangers, in the total amount of approximately R$1.4 billion.
  • Advised Banco do Brasil S.A. on its secondary offering, with the participation of the banks BB Banco de Investimento S.A., Banco UBS Pactual S.A. and Deutsche Bank S.A. – Banco Alemão as mandated lead arrangers, in a total amount over R$3 billion.
  • Advised Banco UBS Pactual S.A. on the IPO of Log-In Logística Intermodal S.A., in the total amount of approximately R$745 million.
  • Advised Banco de Investimento Credit Suisse (Brasil) S.A., Banco Itaú BBA S.A., Credit Suisse (Brasil) S.A. Corretora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários, Citigroup Global Markets Brasil, Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A., Link S.A. Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários and BB Banco de Investimentos S.A. on the IPO of Minerva S.A. in the total amount of R$444 million.
  • Advised Bematech S.A.—a hardware and software technology provider—on its IPO, with the participation of the banks Banco Itaú BBA S.A. and Banco Merrill Lynch de Investimentos S.A. as mandated lead arrangers, in the total amount of approximately R$353 million.
  • Represented, as deal counsel, Banco do Brasil S.A. and the mandated lead arrangers in the secondary offering of Banco do Brasil S.A., in the total amount of approximately R$2 billion.

教育背景

  • Pontifical Catholic University PUC/SP, Bachelor of Law (JD equivalent)

执业资格

  • 巴西

语言

  • 葡萄牙语
  • 英语
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