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EIG opens office in Rio to ramp up investments (em português)

7 August 2012

(ABVCAP) August 7, 2012 – EIG Global Energy Partners will open an office in Rio with an eye towards investmetnts linked to the Petrobras and other Brazilian companies. EIG already has a stake in several Brazilian companies, including 7 percent of Sete Brasil Participações SA.

EIG abre escritório no Rio para ampliar investimentos

(ABVCAP) 7 de agosto de 2012 – O EIG Global Energy Partners LLC, fundo de private equity de US$ 10,4 bilhões sediado em Washington, vai abrir um escritório no Rio de Janeiro de olho em investimentos ligados à Petróleo Brasileiro SA e outras empresas brasileiras.

“O atual estágio de desenvolvimento da infraestrutura está criando ótimas oportunidades de investimento no Brasil”, disse Blair Thomas, presidente do EIG, em entrevista por telefone. O fundo está “focado especificamente” em projetos da Petrobras, disse Thomas.

O EIG tem participações em três companhias brasileiras, incluindo 7 por cento da Sete Brasil Participações SA. O fundo investiu R$ 500 milhões na empresa, parte do aumento de capital de R$ 5,4 bilhões. A Petrobras detém 5 por cento da Sete Brasil.

Thomas, que vai integrar o conselho da Sete Brasil, disse que o EIG “pode fazer uma contribuição um pouco diferente à empresa porque é especialista em energia e infraestrutura.” O EIG é o único fundo estrangeiro que investiu diretamente na Sete Brasil.

O EIG quer ter uma carteira de US$ 900 milhões com investimentos em cinco empresas brasileiras até o fim do ano. O fundo já investiu cerca de US$ 1,2 bilhão no País desde o final da década de 90, segundo Thomas.

“Vamos transferir um executivo sênior para o Rio porque para nós, especializados em energia, a cidade seria a escolha natural”, disse Thomas.

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