Jonathan E. Kellner

Mergers & Acquisitions

Arezzo Indústria e Comércio S.A., a leader in the women’s footwear, handbags, and accessories market in Brazil, on the acquisition of assets from, and a licensing and distribution agreement in Brazil with, Vans.
Grupo ABC, the largest advertising agency in Brazil, in the sale of its stake in Pereira & O’Dell LLC to Serviceplan.
The selling shareholders on the sale of Agrosema Comercial Agrícola Ltda. to Nutrien Ltd.
Gavea Investimentos, a large Brazilian private equity fund, in its investment, together with Softbank and other leading investors, in VTEX.
Moove, a leading global producer and distributor of lubricants and base oils, in its acquisition of PetroChoice Lubrication Solutions from Golden Gate Capital for US$479 million. (Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year (Over $250M) - The M&A Advisor M&A Awards 2023)
Mubadala Capital in its investment in Prumo S.A.
YPF in its sale of a minority stake in YPF Energía Eléctrica S.A., its electricity generation unit, to affiliates of GE Energy Financial Services, including the negotiation of a shareholding arrangement amongst the parties.

Capital Markets

PagSeguro Digital Ltd on its US$2.6 billion initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
Temasek as selling shareholder in the R$3.4 billion initial public offering of Hidrovias do Brasil.

Investment Funds

Cyrela Commercial Properties in connection with the formation of a joint venture with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for investments in the Brazilian commercial real estate sector.
AIYRA Empreendimentos e Participações Ltda. in the formation of a joint venture with GIC to invest in the Brazilian residential real estate market.
Equitas Venture I, LP in the creation of a venture capital fund for investments in Brazil.

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