Fonte: IFLR Data: October 20, 2011 Ryan Bolger – October 20, 2011 Fewer deals will face antitrust review under Brazil’s long-awaited antitrust bill, expected to soon be signed into law. But a larger number could be blocked. The country’s Chamber of Deputies approved the bill on October 5 and it now only needs to […]
Read moreFonte: The Guardiam Data: 11 de outubro de 2011 By Brad Haynes and Raymond Colitt SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Oct 11 (Reuters) – An overhaul of Brazil’s antitrust regulator has given the agency more authority and shorter deadlines, reducing uncertainty that has hung over merger activity in Latin America’s largest economy. Brazil was the third hottest […]
Read moreFonte: Tax Analysts Data: 26 de setembro de 2011 by Rubens Velloza and Ramon Tomazela Brazil has established new rules for the financial transactions tax (IOF) as it applies to bonds and securities transactions (IOF-TVM) levied on derivatives contracts. Decree 7,563/11 of September 15 amends Decree 6,306/07 (Dec. 14, 2007), or RIOF, which consolidates and […]
Read moreVELLOZA, GIROTTO E LINDENBOJM ADVOGADOS ASSOCIADOS Banking growth from strong tax base Established: 1993 Partners: 14 Lawyers: 52 For the first five years of its existence, Velloza, Girotto was a tax firm of fair renown, but over the last ten years it has expanded its corporate practice significantly, particularly in M&A, with a strong […]
Read moreFonte: Latin Lawyer Data: 29th July 2011 Brazil’s Velloza & Girotto Advogados Associados has helped BB Seguros Participações, the holding company of Banco do Brasil’s insurance business, win regulatory approval for its acquisition of a stake in Brasilcap Capitalização. Barbosa Müssnich & Aragão gave counsel to Sul América Capitalização (Sulacap) in the deal, which was rubber stamped […]
Read moreFonte: Latin Lawyer Data: 28th April 2011 by Joe Rowley Brazil’s Velloza, Girotto e Lindenbojm Advogados Associados SC has advised Swedish clothing company GANT in its acquisition of half the production quotas held by Delveste do Brasil Comércio de Vestuário. The deal closed on 31 March for an undisclosed sum with Switzerland’s Maus Frères, which […]
Read moreFonte: Latin Lawyer Data: 27th April 2011 by Joe Rowley TozziniFreire Advogados has advised a subsidiary of Brazilian schoolbook publisher Abril Educação in its acquisition of private education company pH group. The pH group drew counsel from Velloza, Girotto E Lindenbojm Advogados Associados in the deal, which closed on the 15 April for an undisclosed amount. The latest […]
Read moreFonte: Latin Lawyer Data: 4th March 2011 by Joe Rowley Brazilian firm Velloza, Girotto e Lindenbojm Advogados Associados SC has announced the promotion of two tax lawyers – bringing the total number of partners at the firm to 15. They are Fernanda Junqueira Calazans, whose practice areas are tax and direct tax, and Leonardo Augusto Andrade, […]
Read moreFonte: Latin Lawyer Data: 9th February 2011 by Marieke Breijer Velloza, Girotto e Lindenbojm Advogados Associados SC has helped the controlling shareholders of Brazilian shoe retailer Arezzo raise US$340 million in its successful IPO last week. Velozza Girotto was hired directly by Arezzo’s controlling shareholder, the Birman family, to review documents related to the IPO […]
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