Mergers and Acquisitions

TozziniFreire has mergers and acquisitions in its origins. It is considered one of the largest and most important practice areas of our firm. We are leaders in Brazil’s M&A market involving closely- and publicly-held companies and also investment funds. The team members have solid experience in the preparation, review and negotiation of investment agreements, purchase and sale of shares and assets, incorporation of associations, joint ventures and strategic alliances in all market segments.

Our lawyers are ranked in the most important legal guides and rankings, being recognized for their excellence and client business oriented-mind, as well as the ability to provide prompt responses and innovative, ethical and constructive negotiating approaches towards problem-solving.

The full-service structure is another important feature of our law firm. The practice areas work fully integrated, guaranteeing reliability and 360° services to the transaction, from structuring the deal, conducting the due diligence and negotiating the transaction documents to assisting in the transaction closing.

TozziniFreire’s M&A practice is recommended by Chambers Global and Chambers Latin America in several editions of the publications. We are among the best Latin American law firms according to The Legal 500, Latin Lawyer 250 and IFLR1000. We have won three times the Latin Lawyer Deals of the Year – 2007, 2009 and 2010 – for M&A. TozziniFreire also won the Latin Finance Deals of the Year 2017 in the category Cross-Border M&A Deal of the Year.

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