Latin America - Brazil

Azevedo Sette Advogados

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With a strong footprint in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, Azevedo Sette Advogados demonstrates strength advising buyers and sellers – ranging from privately held companies to multinationals, and family offices – on middle-market M&A and smaller deals of national significance. Typical mandates for the team, which is well versed in cross-border matters, also include corporate reorganisations and commercial agreements. The group is spearheaded by Fernando Azevedo Sette in Belo Horizonte, a name to note for mining, construction and engineering clients who possesses over two decades’ experience in M&A, commercial contracts and succession planning, and Luiz Augusto Azevedo Sette in São Paulo, who is singled out for his knowledge of the TMT sector. Luis Ricardo Miraglia, who is particularly active in energy and mining-related transactions, Roberto Ribas Wilson, and recently promoted partner Eduardo Monteiro Moreira César are other key individuals in Belo Horizonte. Natasha Midori Hinata, who sits in the São Paulo office, was promoted to the partnership in January 2023.

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  • 'The team is very dedicated to its clients.'

Key clients

  • Acciona Agua
  • Cloudwalk inst de Pag e Serviços
  • ENGEFORM Engenharia
  • Laboratorio Geraldo Lustosa
  • TUNEIN
  • UP Groupe
  • Ferrero do Brasil
  • RHI Magnesita
  • SAM Ambiental
  • Gucci Brasil
  • BMPI Infra
  • Andrade Gutierrez Participações
  • Rede Mater Dei
  • Toro Investimentos
  • Vale
  • Concessionária do Aeroporto Internacional de Confins
  • Vita Participações
  • Magnesita Refratários
  • Localiza Rent a Car

Work highlights

  • Advised Escola Crescimento and stakeholders on the sale of 100% of the equity interest of Jardim Escola Crescimento, Bacelar Educação Infantil Pré-Escola e Fundamental, and Castro Material Escolar e Uniformes to Inspira Mudança Participações.
  • Assisted Marquise Serviços Ambientais in the acquisition of a landfill operation related to the public services provided to Natal Municipality, through the acquisition of 100% of both Sereco  and Braseco's stock equity.
  • Advised the sellers on the disposal of 100% of Labtest and its subsidiaries (CDICT - Centro De Desenvolvimento, Inovação, Ciência E Tecnologia and AUDLAB - Automação Para Diagnostico Laboratorial) to Virtue Diagnostics.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Fernando Azevedo Sette, Luiz Augusto Azevedo Sette