For European and North American companies

Here are some examples of situations where we can support you

Entering Brazil: as a successful company in Europe or North America, you are looking to develop a market entry strategy on the Brazilian market. You are pondering over different options to pave the way of your development on the Brazilian market: organic growth, greenfield operation or acquisition plan. We can support you.

Integration plan: now that you are on the verge of closing your acquisition in Brazil, you need to refine your post-acquisition agenda. You know that your first 100 days are likely to determine the value creation and success of this acquisition. You need a partner to help you run this strategic phase and Integration planning while making sure that cultural differences are well understood and handled.

Post-acquisition turn-around strategy: you have recently acquired a business in Brazil and need to improve its operation and cash generation. You will very likely have to elaborate and implement a turn-around strategy. We can support you.

Post-acquisition advisory role: you have closed your acquisition in Brazil. Your head-office is in Europe or North America 10 000 km away and though you have appointed in the invested company a new CEO you really think that under the current management platform you would really need some advising role helping the management team to be successful in their day to day life as it is always better to intervene early. We can support you.

Advisory Board member: you start to have several options to grow your business in Brazil. To achieve your corporate objective in the next 1 to 3 years you are convinced that first you need a solid corporate strategic plan to ponder objectively the different alternatives: analyse potential strategic alliances, consider an equity investment in your local business from a brazilian player or target selected acquisitions to get critical size on the local market. Your are focused on your day-to-day operation and the governance of your local company would need to be strenghtened by some professional support. An external Advisory board member is needed. We can support you.

Business Development in Brazil: you are a small to mid-sized European or North American company looking for Business Development support in Brazil. You know that, in spite of the market potential, setting up a local operation would require a significant investment and you would rather minimize your initial financial exposure while assessing the market potential and opportunities. We can support you.

Fundraising preparation: you are early stage to mid-sized European or North American company. You have had great commercial success over the last 6 months with your new product and/or services and you are wondering how to finance your growth in Brazil in the couple of years. You are considering raising funds and plan to talk to local investors and potential Brazilian financial partners to raise funds. We can support you.

Setting up a Joint Venture or strategic alliance in Brazil: you have a great product, brand or technology already established in Europe or in the North America and you are wondering how to best approach and reach the fast growing Brazilian market. An option would be to set up a Joint Venture alliance in Brazil with an established Brazilian player. We can support you

Go for an acquisition in Brazil: you want to enter the Brazilian market through an acquisition and capture opportunities in the region. You know that this is probably the right time but also know that this is not an easy path. You need a local partner with an indepth knowledge and established presence in the country to help you in preparing this strategic move, identify potential targets, coordinate the Due Diligence, legal framework, drive the non-binding offer and formal binding offer negotiation and closing phases. We can support you

Divestment of non-core assets in Brazil: you are a large European or North American company or parent entity and one of your subsidiaries in Brazil is no longer core to your strategy. As a portfolio review you have decided to divest this business. This is potentially an attractive business for European, North American or local Brazilian companies that need to grow in the Brazilian market. You would like to engage in a divestment plan. We can support you.

Regulatory advice: You have questions about the development of your business in Brazil. We have an holistic approach of any transactions by analyzing strategically, financially, legally and regulatory the alternatives. We can support you