Our Transactions
Recent Transactions
Shoulder
Seneca Evercore acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Shoulder in the acquisition of 40% of Haight, with the possibility of a total acquisition within up to 18 months through a share exchange.
Shoulder is a women's fashion brand with 40 years of presence in the Brazilian market and revenue of approximately R$900 million. With the acquisition of Haight, Shoulder enters the beachwear market. This is the second acquisition by the Shoulder group, which in 2022 acquired the men's fashion brand Oriba, reaffirming its goal of becoming a house of brands.
Founded in 2014, Haight is a Rio de Janeiro-based brand that began its operations focusing on beachwear and later expanded into women's fashion. The brand operates seven physical stores in Brazil, and exports account for 20% of its revenue.
Manchester
Seneca Evercore acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Manchester Investimentos on the sale of a minority stake to XP Inc. (NASDAQ: XP).
Manchester Investimentos is an investment advisory firm founded in 1967 in Joinville, Santa Catarina. It is currently one of the most qualified and award-winning XP-accredited firms in Brazil. The company offers a wide range of financial services, including investment advice, estate and succession planning, foreign exchange, credit, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and family office services. Manchester has R$ 17 billion in assets under custody and +20,000 active clients.
Vinci Partners
Seneca Evercore acted as exclusive financial advisor to Vinci Partners Investments Ltd (NASDAQ: VINP) on the acquisition of 100% of MAV Capital.
Vinci Partners is a leading alternative investment platform in Brazil, established in 2009. Vinci Partners' business segments include private equity, public equities, real estate, credit, infrastructure, special situations, investment products and solutions and retirement services, each managed by dedicated investment teams with an independent investment committee and decision-making process. Vinci Partners also has a financial advisory business, focusing mostly on pre-initial public offering, or pre-IPO, and merger and acquisition, or M&A, advisory services for Brazilian middle-market companies.
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Magnetis
Seneca Evercore acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Magnetis on the sale of the company to BTG Pactual (B3: BPAC11).
Magnetis is a leading Brazilian WealthTech investment platform that delivers investment solutions to a wide range of investors in a tech-automated and highly scalable platform. Its seamless user experience and outstanding historical investment returns lead to low churn, translating into attractive unit economics. Through its machine learning algorithms and seasoned investment team, the software decides the optimal asset allocation for clients based on their individual goals and risk profiles. Additionally, Magnetis is strategically positioned in a fast expanding, still highly concentrated, and promising market. The company’s investor base was comprised of Luciano Tavares (founder & CEO), VEF, Redpoint Ventures, SaaSholic, Monashees and Julius Baer.
Media: Magnetis
Arco Educação
Seneca Evercore is acting as financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Arco Educação (NASDAQ: ARCE) in the context of take-private offer by General Atlantic and Dragoneer Investment Group.
The transaction considers a price of USD 14.00 per share, representing a 55% premium over the closing price on November 30, 2022, the last trading day before the Company received the first take-private proposal, and equivalent to an Enterprise Value of USD 1.5 billion.
As a result of the transaction, with closing expected between 4Q23 and 1Q24, Arco Educação will be delisted from NASDAQ and become a privately held company.
Closing of the transaction is subject to compliance with certain conditions precedent, including approval by the Brazilian antitrust authority (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica – CADE).
Media: Magnetis
Evertec
Our team acted as financial advisor for Evertec, Inc. (NYSE: EVTC) in the acquisition of Sinqia S.A. (B3: SQIA3).
Evertec, a leader in full-service transaction processing and financial technology, operates in 26 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, offers a wide range of services in acquiring, payment processing, and business solutions.
The acquisition strengthens Evertec's strategy in diversification and M&A, that sets a transformational moment in the Brazilian technology industry, by creating a leading platform for payment solutions, positioning Evertec as the #1 market share leader in the software for financial services segment.
Media: Evertec
Leal - Equipamentos de Proteção
Our team acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Leal Equipamentos de Proteção in the sale of the company to Bunzl plc (LON: BNZL).
Founded in 1966, Leal is a leader in the manufacturing and distribution of safety products and solutions for Personal Protective Equipment ("PPE") and Collective Protective Equipment ("CPE") in Brazil. The company has a strong portfolio of its own brands and generated approximately BRL 216 million in revenue in 2022.
Media: Itajubá Investimentos
Magazine Luiza - Luizaseg
Our team acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Magazine Luiza (B3: MGLU3) in the execution of a new operational and insurance distribution agreement with Luizaseg Seguros S.A. and BNP Paribas Cardif, and in the sale of its stake in Luizaseg Seguros to BNP Paribas Cardif.
The execution of the new operational and distribution agreement marks the renewal of the partnership between Magazine Luiza and BNP Paribas Cardif, which began in 2005.
Considering the execution of the new operational agreement and the sale of Luizaseg, Magazine Luiza expects to receive an amount of R$ 1.010 billion, in addition to the value of Profit Sharing contingent on the fulfillment of certain goals.
Itajubá Investimentos
Our team advised a group of shareholders in the restructuring agreement of Itajubá Investimentos.
Founded in 2007, Itajubá is a pioneer in the segment of independent distribution of alternative investments in Brazil. The Company has distributed BRL 40+ bn in alternative investments to institutional investors, including pension funds, insurance companies, family offices, wealth managers and asset managers.
Media: Itajubá Investimentos
B3 and Neurotech
Our time was the exclusive financial advisor to B3 in the acquisition of 100% of Neurotech, a leading technology company specialized in creating systems and solutions using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data to support decision-making processes that require the analysis of large amounts of unstructured information in credit management, risk reduction, fraud prevention, and sales and marketing.
B3 is one of the world's largest capital markets infrastructure companies, managing trading, clearing, settlement and registration systems for all major types of securities.
The acquisition of Neurotech is an important driver of B3's strategy in the data and analytics business, complementing the offering of data solutions in the credit, risk and insurance verticals.
Jasmine
Our team was the exclusive financial advisor of Nutrition & Santé in the sale of Jasmine Alimentos to M. Dias Branco.
With over 30 years of history, Jasmine is a major reference in products focused on health in Brazil. Focused on innovation and nutrition, it offers over 140 SKUs in wholefoods, organic, gluten-free, lactose-free and zero sugar.
The brand is also a leader in the segments of granolas, gluten-free breads and whole grain cookies.
Media: JASMINE Alimentos
Ourinvest
Our team was the exclusive financial advisor to Ourinvest Real Estate Holding Ltda in the sale of its controlling stake to Fator Capital.
Ourinvest Real Estate is an integrated platform of financial-real estate solutions, specialized in third-party asset management and securitization of receivables.
The merger with Fator Capital will create Fator ORE Real Estate, a management company with R$5.2 billion of AUM between real estate, agribusiness and credit investment funds.
Media: Banco Ourinvest
Jive
Our team was exclusive financial advisor to Jive in the investment round led by XP.
Jive is a pioneer and leader in alternative investments in the country, with a fully integrated alternative asset management platform.
Its platform originates, structures, manages and administers investments primarily in non-performing loan (NPL) portfolios, credit rights and distressed properties.
The Company has R$8 billion under management and R$21 billion in face value of its assets.
Media: https://www.jiveinvestments.com/assets/img/parallax/maior-investidor.jpg
Perfin
Our team was exclusive financial advisor in Perfin's strategic partnership with BTG Pactual.
Perfin is an investment manager with approximately R$20 billion in assets under management, operating through its Wealth Management and Asset Management segments with funds focused on Infrastructure and Equities.
Monte Bravo
Our team was the exclusive financial advisor in the sale of a 45% stake in Monte Bravo to XP.
Monte Bravo is among the largest Independent Financial Advisors (IFA) offices in Brazil, with more than R$18 billion under advisory, focused on eliminating barriers in investments and potentializing gains for its clients.
Case
Our team was the financial advisor to Grupo Case Benefícios e Seguros and iTech Care in the sale to Dasa.
The Case Group and iTech Care are strategic partners of companies, carriers and insurers, bringing expertise in integrated solutions for health management, and combining technology, medical intelligence and extensive experience in the B2B segment.
Supplier
Our team advised Supplier, the largest credit provider fintech in Brazil and the pioneer in supply-chain financing, and its shareholders (founders, Patria Investments - private equity, and the Ourinvest Group) on the sale of a controlling stake to Totvs. The transaction fits with Totvs strategy to develop operations in new segments and to simplify the access of its clients to credit and other financial services.
Ourinvest DTVM
Our team advised the shareholders and founders of Ourinvest DTVM on the sale of a 80% stake to BTG Pactual. Ourinvest DTVM is a securities broker, focused on high net worth individuals, well known in the market for its exclusive distribution capacity. The transaction is part of BTG Pactual’s strategy to build a digital bank, significantly increasing its scale and client base.
