The corporate and mergers and acquisitions team at Finocchio & Ustra Advogados advised Gran Capital Partners — a Brazilian private equity firm that partners with entrepreneurs by combining capital and management support to scale high-potential businesses — on a strategic investment transaction in STK Comércio de Alimentos S.A. (Aurok), a chain of high-quality meat boutiques with stores in Campinas and Indaiatuba and a vertically integrated operation with its own high-technology processing facility. This is the firm’s third recent investment, following Sterna Café and La Guapa.

The transaction reinforces the ongoing professionalization of the specialized protein retail and gourmet grocery segments, with positive impacts on quality standardization, the shopping experience, and the expansion of the product portfolio for consumers.

As a result, Aurok will be able to accelerate its growth and implement its expansion, with gains in operational efficiency and enhanced professionalization, thereby contributing to the consolidation of the segment in São Paulo.

The transaction was led by partner Andrea Tincani, with the participation of Camila de Godoy Ferreira, Júlia Cristina Arruda Savioli, Carolina Zogaeb, and Enrico Abrahão Oliveira, all from Finocchio & Ustra Advogados.