CADE

Brazil’s antitrust authority CADE has approved without restrictions the acquisition of a 100% stake in Gran Coffee and Brasil Espresso.  The transaction was closed in December 2018. (Valor Econômico) A…

Brazil’s antitrust authority CADE has approved without restrictions, the planned acquisition of a 40.6% stake in Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo by Votorantim Energia and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). The transaction is valued at more than BRL 3 billion.

Brazil’s antitrust authority CADE authorized the acquisition of  USS Soluções Gerenciadas SA (“Tempo Assist”) by Swiss Re Direct Investments Company Ltd .

Brazil’s antitrust authority CADE has approved without restrictions, the acquisition of 50% of social capital of Esperanza Transmissora de Energia (Esperanza) by Brasil Energia Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestratégia (FIP Brasil Energia).

On the heels of a US$124m fresh capital injection, iFood acquired Rapiddo for an undisclosed amount. Both companies are backed by Movile.  iFood also acquired the Brazilian operations Pedidos Ya

Brazil’s antitrust authority CADE has approved Brookfield’s sale of a majority stake in São-Paulo-based Raposo Shopping to Jorge’s Imóveis e Administração, Grupo Rezek, Eacas Participações, and businessman Michel Michaluá Filho.…

Brazil’s antitrust authority CADE has approved the purchase of a minority stake in financial services broker XP Investimentos SA by Itaú Unibanco Holding SA. General Atlantic and Brazilian investment firm…

Brazil’s antitrust authority CADE has given approval to the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and local firm Votorantim Geracao de Energia SA to acquire the 359-MW Ventos do Araripe III…

Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital has been authorized by the country’s antitrust authority CADE to acquire without restrictions Odebrecht’s subsidiary Inova, which provides non-pedagogical services to educational institutions in…

GTM Holdings, a portfolio company of private equity firm Advent International, has acquired Brazilian chemical distributor quantiQ following approval from CADE. (Press Release) GTM Holdings, S.A. (GTM), one of the…