International publication specializing in law highlighted the work of the Brazilian firm as a legal advisor
The law firm Marcos Martins Advogados is featured in the March edition of Lawyer Monthly Magazine The publication, which is one of the few dedicated exclusively to legal coverage worldwide, highlighted the work of the lawyers in providing legal advice to Blackstone Soluções Corporativas – BSC, a company looking for investment opportunities in the acquisition, merger or incorporation of companies, in the purchase of 100% of the shares in the Açoforja Group.
Founded in 1973, the Açoforja Group, located in the state of Minas Gerais, produces steel forgings for manufacturers of industrial equipment, and its portfolio includes items such as round, square and flat bars, disks, traxial rings, among others Its clients include the railroad, steel, mining, cement, oil and shipbuilding industries BSC is controlled by Blackstone Investiments, which is based in Luxembourg and specializes in acquiring Brazilian companies in the food, automotive, transport, metallurgical, plastics and packaging sectors.
The transaction, the value of which has not been disclosed, involved lawyers Marcos Martins da Costa Santos, Jayme Petra de Mello Neto and Angelo Ambrizzi For them, the most important thing when acting as legal advisors in this action was to keep in mind the client’s objectives and how to achieve them, bearing in mind the long-term consequences “A deal like this, in which all the company’s shares were bought, always generates a diversity of opinions However, the client’s goals must be prioritized and cannot be overridden by technical aspects that are not significant to the structure of the business or its legal consistency,” says Marcos Martins, founding partner of the firm.
The professionals also stress the need to foresee and prevent possible risks for the client in complex cases such as these For this reason, the experience of the legal team is fundamental “The document must be structured in such a way that the legal issues, such as the draft agreements, serve as cornerstones that support the entire structure Otherwise, the whole contract could be compromised in the long term,” warns the specialist.
For Marcos Martins Advogados Associados, an operation of this magnitude always poses major challenges, especially when it comes to acquiring 100% of the shares One of the most common is the lack of alignment between the parties and the entire team, which must be very well prepared “Our team of legal advisors is oriented towards creating forums with multidisciplinary teams and implementing the solutions that emerge from the discussions We believe that teamwork is essential to overcome challenges,” concludes Martins To read the full article in Lawyer Monthly Magazine, click here.
