João Busin
Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity and Venture Capital
+55 11 3356 1697 jbusin@demarest.com.br São Paulo
Partner in Demarest's Mergers and Acquisitions area, João Busin holds a specialist degree in Business Management from the Business School of São Paulo and a bachelor's degree in Law from PUC-SP. His main clients include Brazilian and international investors in corporate transactions involving a wide range of sectors. He concentrates his practice in advising agents in the Private Equity & Venture Capital industry. João Busin has a vast international experience, as he served as a foreign associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, in London, and is recognized by the major legal publications Chambers Global, Chambers Brazil, IFLR1000, Latin Lawyer 250, The Legal 500 and Análise Advocacia 500.
- Advised the Canadian pension fund Ontario Teachers Pension Plan on the acquisition of 100% of the shares issued by the company that owns the largest electricity transmission line in Brazil, Evoltz, which were previously held by the private equity fund TPG.
- Advised a fund managed by the Axxon Group on the purchase of shares in Doce D'ocê, a company that operates in the deep-frozen bakery sector.
- Advised GEF Capital on the acquisition of shares in Lar Plásticos, a São Paulo company focused on recycling plastic waste.
- Advised the GPS Group on the purchase of 100% of GRSA, a company that provides food and support services, through the acquisition of 100% of the shares held by the Compass Group.
- Advised the search fund Atlante Capital on the acquisitions of Syonet, a specialist in customer relationship management solutions for the automotive sector, and Lead Force, an automotive digital marketing company.
- Specialization in Business Management from Business School, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2009)
- Bachelor of Laws from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, Brazil (2002)
- Member of the Corporate Venture Capital Committee of the Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (ABVCAP).
- Co-author of the chapter dedicated to Brazil in the global private equity practice guide, Chambers & Partners, 2023.
- Author of the article "The legal aspects of Private Equity in times of Covid-19” ["Os aspectos jurídicos de Private Equity em tempos de Covid-19"], Lexlatin, 2020.
- Co-author of the chapter "Private Equity, Venture Capital and Investment Funds", published in the 2nd edition of the book Brazilian Commercial Law. London: Kluwer Law International, 2015.
- Co-author of "Legal Structure of Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds in Brazil” [“Estrutura Legal dos Fundos de Private Equity e Venture Capital no Brasil”], by the Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (ABVCAP), February 2014.
- Co-author of the book “Diversity and Inclusion in Law” [“Diversidade e Inclusão no Direito”]. Brazil: Editora Almedina (Publishing Company), 2024.
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