Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados is well placed to advise on complex merger filings, including those involving remedy negotiations with CADE, as well as cartel, abuse of dominance and exchange of sensitive information investigations, with experience negotiating leniency and settlement agreements. Tito Amaral de Andrade, a leading figure in Brazilian competition law, leads the practice alongside Maria Eugênia Novis, who covers the full breadth of competition matters. Ana Bátia Glenk has a strong track record in high-value merger control, while Érica Sumie Yamashita stands out for her proficiency in cross-border investigations and M&A, and also serves on the firm’s Japan, China and Korea desks.
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- Ana Bátia Glenk exceeded expectations with her personal and qualified technical service.
- The firm's competition law partner did an exceptional job, providing personal and highly technical service regarding the difficult subject of competition law.
- The team managed to transform theoretical content into simple learning for the company, which was crucial to avoid risks in an important stage of M&A. Furthermore, they were able to act to ensure a quick approval of the transaction by CADE (Brazil's antitrust authority), which was also very important. Finally, the firm has very agile communication – so much so that, at times, the counterparty was notified of events by our firm and not by their representative, due to their speed.
- Attorneys Sarah Rafaela Silva Fida Carneiro and Maria Eugênia Novis provided exceptional service to the company, enabling the approval process before CADE (Brazil's antitrust authority) to proceed quickly and without bottlenecks. Furthermore, their participation in discussions was always emphatic, but without creating unnecessary restrictions, demonstrating a business-friendly approach highly valued by clients like us.
Key clients
- Aperam
- Atlas Energy
- BAT
- Care Plus (Bupa Group)
- C&A
- Essentia Energia
- GIC
- Itochu
- Klabin
- Macquarie
- Mitsubishi
- Norsul
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Practice head
Maria Eugênia Novis; Tito Amaral de Andrade
Other key lawyers
Ana Bátia Glenk; Érica Sumie Yamashita; Sarah Rafaela Silva Fida Carneiro