INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE FINANCE RANKINGS
FA: Financial Advisor LA: Legal Advisor
BRAZIL TOP 10 M&A DEALS
July 2015 - June 2016
DATE DEAL VALUE
USD
(MILLIONS)
TARGET
COMPANY
DEAL
DOMINANT
INDUSTRY
BIDDER BIDDER
ADVISORS
SELLER SELLER
ADVISORS
03/08/2015 5 186
HSBC Bank Brasil -
Banco Multiplo
Financial
Services Banco Bradesco
FA: Banco Bradesco BBI; J.P.
Morgan; Rothschild
LA: Clifford Chance; Lefosse
Advogados
HSBC Holdings
FA: Goldman Sachs; HSBC
LA: Linklaters; Pinheiro
Guimarães Advogados
25/04/2016 3 420
Rexam (Metal beve-
rage can manufac-
turing assets in US,
Europe and Brazil);
Ball Corporation
(Metal beverage can
manufacturing assets
in US, Europe and
Brazil)
Manufacturing Ardagh Group
FA: Citi
LA: Perez-Llorca ; Shearman
& Sterling; Stocche Forbes
Advogados
Rexam; Ball
Corporation
FA: Goldman Sachs; Greenhill
& Co
LA: Davis Polk & Wardwell;
Freshfields Bruckhaus Derin-
ger; Homburger; Schoenherr
Rechtsanwaelte; Skadden Arps
Slate Meagher & Flom; WKB
Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr
10/09/2015 2 604
Souza Cruz (24.74%
stake)
Consumer:
Other
British American
Tobacco
FA: Banco BTG Pactual;
Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank;
Rothschild; Santander; UBS
Investment Bank
LA: Mattos Filho Avogados,
Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e
Quiroga Advogados; Ulhôa
Canto Advogados
Souza Cruz N/A
11/12/2015 1 581
BR Properties
(57.81% stake) Real Estate GP Investments
FA: Banco Itau BBA
LA: Debevoise & Plimpton;
Shearman & Sterling
BR Properties FA: Banco BTG Pactual
30/07/2015 1 536
Companhia Brasileira
de Distribuição
(18.8% stake)
Consumer:
Retail
Almacenes Exito
FA: Bank of America Merrill
Lynch; Rothschild
LA: Gomez-Pinzon Zuleta
Abogados; Hope, Duggan &
Silva; Lefosse Advogados;
Lloreda Camacho & Co; Philip-
pi Prietocarrizosa, Ferrero DU
& Uria; Skadden Arps Slate
Meagher & Flom; Uribe Henao
Abogados; White & Case
Casino Guichard
Perrachon
FA: BR Partners; Credit
Agricole ; DC Advisory
LA: Darrois Villey Maillot
Brochier; Wachtell, Lipton,
Rosen & Katz
28/04/2016 1 500
Anglo American (Nio-
bium and Phosphate
business in Brazil)
Mining
China Molybde-
num
FA: Barclays; Deutsche Bank;
Industrial Securities Co.
LA: King & Wood Mallesons;
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt;
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Anglo American
FA: Morgan Stanley
LA: Linklaters; Lobo & Ibeas
14/03/2016 1 132 Serviços e Tecnologia
de Pagamentos
Industrial
automation
DBTRANS LA: Mundie Advogados
Companhia de
Concessões
Rodoviárias; Ca-
pital International;
Arteris; Raizen
Energia Participa-
ções; GSMP
FA: Banco BTG Pactual
LA: Machado Associados;
Pinheiro Neto Advogados;
Porto Lauand Advogados
02/11/2015 881
Hypermarcas (perso-
nal care and beauty
business)
Consumer:
Other
Coty LA:^ Skadden Arps Slate
Meagher & Flom
Hypermarcas
FA: Bank of America Merrill
Lynch; BR Partners
LA: Skadden Arps Slate Mea-
gher & Flom; Souza, Cescon,
Barrieu & Flesch Advogados
16/06/2016 824
AES Sul Distribuidora
Gaúcha de Energia Utilities CPFL Energia FA: Citi
The AES Corpo-
ration
FA: Morgan Stanley
LA: Lefosse Advogados
29/07/2015 693
Telefonica Brasil
(3.5% stake)
Telecommu-
nications:
Carriers
Telefonica
FA: Banco Itau BBA; J.P.
Morgan; Morgan Stanley
LA: Clifford Chance; Davis
Polk & Wardwell; Machado
Meyer Advogados
Vivendi
FA: Deutsche Bank AG;
Goldman Sachs; Lazard;
Rothschild
LA: Allen & Overy; Cabinet
Bompoint; Darrois Villey Mail-
lot Brochier; Gianni, Origoni,
Grippo, Cappelli & Partners;
Pinheiro Neto Advogados