Clairfield International and \u00c1rtica Investimentos are pleased to announce that \u00c1rtica has joined Clairfield as its exclusive partner firm for Brazil, boosting Clairfield\u2019s presence in Latin America and building a presence in a key country for worldwide and in particular European investors.<\/p>
\u00c1rtica Investimentos was established by three founding partners in 2014 and quickly became one of Brazil\u2019s top-ranked M&A firms. Founding partners Luiz Penno, Diego Batista, and Ivan Barboza have built a firm with a diverse client portfolio that includes global corporations and family-owned businesses and enjoys a close relationship with important Brazilian investors. \u00c1rtica is generalist in outlook with expertise in the M&A process in all sectors, particularly in technology and healthcare as well as in education, consumer products and mining, sectors that performed relatively favorably amid recent global upheaval. The firm also has a robust asset management arm and recently began a practice in real estate advisory.<\/span><\/p> Luiz Penno<\/p> Diego Batista<\/p> Ivan Barboza<\/p> Recent transactions closed by \u00c1rtica include:<\/p> <\/p>\n <\/p> Since its founding, the team has executed over 25 transactions worth USD 1.8 billion in aggregate value and in spite of the global situation, has an optimistic outlook for 2020 with a large volume of activity and a full pipeline. The firm recently doubled its staff to 25 and hired a marketing specialist.<\/p>\n Prior to the pandemic, the Brazilian economy was finally recovering after the worst financial crisis in its history. M&A activity was picking up after a recession in 2014-2016 and foreign investor interest in M&A had returned after much needed economic and tax reforms. In spite of mismanagement of the pandemic, Luiz Penno believes that the positive effects of Brazil\u2019s monetary policy bode well for a period of sustained growth over the next five to 10 years.<\/p>\n Luiz attributes \u00c1rtica\u2019s extraordinary success to the resonance of its message of valuing relationships and offering highly personalized and knowledgeable advice to all of its client pools. Luiz\u2019s prior career as a consultant at McKinsey primed him for recognizing and reframing client issues and looking for creative solutions.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had been weighing our need for international partners because much our work is crossborder,\u201d says Luiz. \u201cWe began collaborating with Clairfield in the spring during the height of the pandemic and we were impressed with the dedication throughout a worldwide crisis. In Brazil, the weak real has made Brazilian companies even more attractive targets for foreign investors, and family-owned businesses now see the advantages of having a partner to help navigate the new normal. As part of Clairfield we will be able to offer worldwide access to these clients.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis expansion reaffirms our commitment to a region that will be key to world economic recovery in the face of COVID,\u201d says Alex Klemm, executive chairman of Clairfield International. \u201cBrazil is especially important to Europe with significant direct investment in the country. We have a longstanding track record in assisting clients with inbound and outbound Brazilian transactions. With Artica we will be in an even better position to assist clients.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Clairfield International and \u00c1rtica Investimentos are pleased to announce that \u00c1rtica has joined Clairfield as its exclusive partner firm for Brazil, boosting Clairfield\u2019s presence in Latin America and building a presence in a key country for worldwide and in particular European investors.\u00c1rtica Investimentos was established by three founding partners in 2014 and quickly became one …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26692,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[343],"sector":[],"class_list":["post-26691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":{"intro_text":""},"yoast_head":"\n\n