Overview
Thomas Ayres is an associate in the Latin America and Corporate practices of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's São Paulo office. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, cross-border investments, joint ventures, and general corporate matters in Latin America, with a focus on Brazil. Mr. Ayres has represented private and public companies, investment firms, and banks in sales, acquisitions, and other business combinations in sectors such as energy, infrastructure, real estate, healthcare, and technology.
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, LL.M., 2015
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, B.A./LL.B., 2011
Representations
- CVS Health in the sale of Drogaria Onofre to Raia Drogasil.*
- TPG in the acquisition of Abengoa's power transmission assets in Brazil for R$482 million.*
- Eurofarma Laboratórios in the acquisition of product line of Laboratorios Stein.*
- Cyrela Commercial Properties in a swap transaction with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for an interest in its commercial real estate portfolio.*
- Cyrela Commercial Properties in the sale to Prologis of its stake in its joint venture with Prologis for R$1.2 billion.*
- Mubadala Investment Company in various transactions and general corporate matters.*
* Experience prior to joining Paul Hastings
news
- Moove Acquires PetroChoice from Golden Gate Capital - May 23rd, 2022
- Embraer and Aernnova Aerospace Complete Strategic Partnership Agreement - May 4th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Represented Placement Agents on Arezzo’s $158 Million Follow On Equity Offering - February 4th, 2022
- Embraer Creates Strategic Partnership With Aernnova Aerospace - January 12th, 2022
- Generate Capital Makes Equity Investment in Conasa Infraestrutura S.A. - January 6th, 2022
- SYN Sells São Paulo Properties to Brookfield Asset Management for $318 Million - December 2nd, 2021
- Paul Hastings’ Alex Herman and Thomas Ayres Named Legal Rising Stars by Latinvex - December 1st, 2021
- Méliuz Completes $227 Million Follow-On Equity Offering - July 21st, 2021
- Três Tentos Agroindustrial Completes $255 Million IPO - July 15th, 2021
- Boa Safra Sementes Completes $79 Million Brazilian IPO - June 4th, 2021
- Orizon Completes $103 Million Brazilian IPO - February 18th, 2021
- Intelbras SA Completes $210 Million Brazilian IPO - February 5th, 2021
- Paul Hastings’ Leading Latin America Practice Welcomes Preeminent M&A/Capital Markets Team in São Paulo - August 8th, 2019
Languages
English
Portuguese
Spanish
Admissions
New York Bar
Sao Paulo Foreign Legal Consultant
Education
The University of Chicago Law School, LL.M. 2015
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, B.A./LL.B. 2011