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Mazzuco, Antonio Carlos Cantisani
Partner
Antonio Mazzuco holds a Law Degree from the São Paulo State University. He has taken the Business Negotiation Program, of Harvard Law School, and the Accounting and Finance Program of Fundação Getúlio Vargas, in Brazil. He specializes in commercial and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, joint-ventures, merger control, corporate governance, corporate and financial restructuring, media, entertainment and information technology, foreign investments and public procurement. He is a member of the Union International des Avocats - UIA.
Languages: English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
Certain Representative Matters
Represented foreign-controlled telecommunications operator in restructuring their Brazilian operations, involving short-term liabilities with financial institutions, commercial contracts and human resources policies. Assisted the shareholders in the sale of the Brazilian operations to another foreign group.
Represented foreign telecommunications operator in the acquisition of a Brazilian private telecom services operator Further represented telecom local operator in various commercial transactions;
Represented US chemical group in negotiating an stock option purchase agreement with an earn-out arrangement for the acquisition of a local chemical company;
Represented European industrial group in the divestment from a footwear component local industry;
Represented Canadian auto parts group in the restructuring of its investment with Brazilian companies;
Represented European information technology company in negotiating services agreement with Brazilian mobile telecom operator;
Represented European mobile telecom operator in bidding for authorizations for GSM services in Brazil, as well as in structuring its local operations;
Represented European energy company in the winning bid for the purchase of the gas distribution company of the City of São Paulo and in negotiating shareholders´ agreements;
Represented Canadian auto parts industry in a joint-venture for manufacturing of stamps with a local steel group;
Represented Mexican Group in the acquisition of a luxury hotel business and assets;
Represented local airline company in the sale of its engine repair facility to a foreign group and negotiating a shareholders´agreements and an aircraft services agreement;
Represented US satellite telecom equipment manufacturer in various public bids and contract negotiations with Brazilian state-controlled television networks;
Represented Swiss catering company in purchasing the catering business of the Brazilian airline;
Represented Swiss airport service company in structuring its local operations and in the acquisition of assets of a local airline company.
Represented French advertising group in structuring a joint-venture for the incorporation of a local advertising group;
Represented US advertising group in the acquisition of an in-house advertising agency;
Represented Belgian chemical group in the formation of a joint-venture with a local chemical company;
Represented various software and information technology company in structuring local operations and provided advise on various commercial transactions for software licensing and services;
Represented French public-owned mining group in the purchase in the formation of a joint-venture with a Brazilian and a German group for a local mining project and in subsequent exercise of purchase options for up to 100% of the project;
Represented Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer in various commercial transactions with local telecom operators;
Represented private investment group in the acquisition and in taking over the operations of a privatized port operation. Represented the same port operator in the negotiation of a mezzanine financing with a US private investment group;
Represented local information technology company in negotiating outsourcing agreements with energy companies for billing activities;
Represented Brazilian media and publishing group in the formation of a joint-venture with a US private equity investor in a pay-tv operation;
Represented Brazilian subsidiary of US telecom company in negotiating a fiber optic network lease agreement;
Represented US logistics and transportation company in the acquisition of distribution assets of Brazilian subsidiary of US tobacco and groceries company and in outsourcing distribution activities;
Represented Brazilian subsidiary of US logistics company in structuring operations in Brazil and negotiating services agreements with car manufacturing and auto-parts industries.
Represented Brazilian subsidiary of US high-tech computer company in various commercial and service transactions in Brazil and Latin America.
Represented US mechanical industry in the acquisition of assets in Brazil and in structuring local operations;
Represented innumerous Brazilian companies in corporate restructuring for maximizing tax benefits;
Represented clients in property acquisition in Brazil;
Assisted clients in structuring stock-option and incentive compensation plans;
Assisted Portuguese road operating company in purchase of equity and joint-venture with Brazilian road operator group;
Assisted US client in acquisition and financing of Brazilian radio broadcasting company;
Represented US publishing group in evaluating a possible acquisition of a Brazilian publishing company;
Assisted clients in anti-trust filings with Brazilian antitrust agencies;
Assisted US chemical company in equity acquisition and joint-venture with Brazilian distributor.
Education:
Harvard Law School - Program on Business Negotiations, 1998;
Getulio Vargas Foundation - Accounting and Finance, 1988;
University of Sao Paulo Law School - LL. B. , 1985.
Member:
Union International des Avocats - UIA.
E-mail: mazzuco@mhmlaw.com.br |
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