Baker & McKenzie defined the global law firm in the 20th century, and we are redefining it to meet the challenges of global economy in the 21st. We bring to matters the instinctively global perspective and deep market knowledge and insights of 3,600 locally admitted lawyers in 70 offices worldwide. We have a distinctive global way of thinking, working and behaving – “fluency” – across borders, issues and practices.
Lefosse Advogados is a Brazilian law firm based in São Paulo, offering expert advice in Brazilian law, corporate/M&A, capital markets, finance, tax, competition, labour and litigation. Linklaters is one of the leading global law firms, with first-class corporate, finance and specialist practices operating throughout the world. In July 2001, Linklaters entered into a cooperation with Lefosse Advogados in response to our clients increasing desire for high quality Brazilian and international legal advice delivered in an integrated manner. The cooperation arrangement means that the two firms are able to serve the needs of clients in Brazil better than ever before, by providing focused Brazilian legal advice coupled with the international breadth and depth offered by Linklaters.
KPMG is a global network of independent firms, which employs, through the member firms, 123,000 people worldwide, and operates in approximately 145 countries by providing professional services and helping clients to face challenges and take advantage of opportunities.
In Brazil, the member firms of KPMG International employ approximately 2,100 people in their 15 offices located in 10 states and 13 cities: São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Campinas, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Jaraguá do Sul, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro and São Carlos.
We provide Audit, Tax and Advisory services, based on a consistent set of skills and multidisciplinary, financial and accounting capabilities, based on a profound knowledge of the sector.
KPMG operates on the market through Lines of Business or Industry Sectors. This structure enables us to develop a sound knowledge of the clients’ business, thus making it possible for us to provide clients with a new perspective for the issues they have to face.
silver sponsors:
Bradesco established BBI Banco de Investimento with the aim of strengthening, giving focus to and developing new niches in activities related to Brazilian and international capital markets.
BBI seeks constant innovation in its products and services to provide its clients with the best alternatives, and consequently foster companies’ development.
BBI Banco de Investimento is fully equipped to open new windows of opportunity in business and provide solutions for:
- Capital Markets (Equities and Fixed Income)
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Project Finance
- Structured Products
- Treasury
- Brokerage Services
- Private Banking
- Asset Management
Chadbourne has a long history of working for the energy sector and is a recognized name in the business. Over 100 Chadbourne attorneys work on energy related matters, 60 of them exclusively. Through our 13 worldwide offices, we are well positioned to meet clients’ needs wherever they operate; indeed, the firm has represented clients in energy transactions in more than 80 countries on six continents. Specialists from our energy practice in Mexico City have extensive transactional and regulatory experience, and have worked for the Energy Ministry, the Energy Regulatory Commissión and Pemex.
INTEGRATION is an international management consulting company with offices in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Mexico City and Santiago do Chile. The company focuses on bringing TRANSFORMATION to its clients through the implementation of services that improve Strategy, Management and Processes as well as know-how transfer to their professionals. INTEGRATION has been working with some private equity houses, generating TRANSFORMATION in the companies they acquire and consequently improving their upside on these deals.
Mundie e Advogados was established with the goal of providing high quality legal services to international and domestic clients. The firm is a full service law firm, with a young and dynamic profile, and is renowned for its professionalism and modern, deal-oriented approach to the practice of law.Since its inception, in 1996, the firm has been involved in landmark transactions that helped shape the current Brazilian economic environment, and has become a leading provider of legal services in several of its areas of practice, especially in connection with corporate transactions, mergers & acquisitions, governmental contracts and administrative law, telecommunications, energy and finance. Our clients benefit from our knowledge and experience in all areas of corporate life and our commitment to excellence. Our work philosophy, combined with the integration among our offices, practice groups and lawyers, put us in a privileged position to assist our clients with the highest quality in legal services.
speed networking sponsor:
Ray & Berndtson is a premier top 5 globally international executive search firm, with over U$ 300MM in Revenues in 2007, R&B is specialized in recruiting services for top-level executives. In Brazil we also have our very successful middle management recruiting company called Principal-Ray Berndtson. Ray & Berndtson is an executive search firm distinguished by superior client service, that understands that leadership capital is the prime source of competitive advantage. Our professionals deliver leadership in the automotive, business and professional services, consumer products and services, e-business, energy and utilities, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, industrial products and services, education/not-for-profit, and technology industries. We consistently provide clients the individualized personal attention that builds lasting relationships. We select our clients as carefully and thoughtfully as they select us. This client-focused strategy significantly broadens the firm's access to executive talent, accelerating search progress and providing clients greater options.
exhibitor:
For more than a decade, companies in the financial services industry have favored online workspaces (also known as
virtual datarooms or
virtual dealrooms) over time intensive, costly paper-based dealrooms for
mergers and acquisitions and
loan syndication transactions. In recent years, other industries have discovered the numerous benefits an online workspace provides for managing access to critical and sensitive information, and safeguarding against increased security and compliance risks. Since 1997, more than 750,000 users representing over 90,000 organizations worldwide have used our On-Demand Workspaces™ to safeguard documents, streamline communication and collaborate on thousands of projects and deals. As the leader in the online workspace market, we feel our success is attributed to our unwavering commitment to delivering quality solutions and best-in-class client service, while being dedicated to client satisfaction.
Brasil has the strongest macroeconomic environment for private equity ever seen.
Support from international reserves, falling interest rates, as well as a trade and primary surplus are driving this growth. The opportunities for you are wide open as the Brazilian private equity industry enters an unprecedented boom.
At Private Equity World Brasil you can access the region’s leading pension funds, private equity funds, hedge funds, fund of funds and mezzanine finance funds. Your clients and prospects need education on new products and solutions as they seek to acquire new assets and funding.
Edson Furuiti
