Month: December 2016
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Brazilian Government Announces Economic Package with 12 Measures
President Michel Temer announced on Thursday (15) a new economic package with measures to stimulate the economy. Also taking part in the announcement were the house or representative’s president, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), Senate’s President Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL), Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles and the Minister of Planning, Dyogo Oliveira. Temer started the announcement saying that the…
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Nubank captures US$ 80 million in round led by DST Global
Startup credit card issuer Nubank finalized on Wednesday a US$ 80 million fund-raising, equivalent to approximately R$ 276 million. The investment round was led by the DST Global fund, in its first investment in South America, and also had the participation of Redpoint Ventures and Ribbit Capital funds. Nubank is a fintech company and the…
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JBS Announces That Its Subsidiary JBS Foods Plans to Conduct a Registered IPO In the U.S.
JBS S.A. (“JBS” or the “Company”), in a further step towards advancing its planned reorganization, announces that its Board of Directors today unanimously approved the filing of a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of its subsidiary JBS Foods International B.V. (which shall be converted into JBS Foods International N.V.) (“JBSFI”)…
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Car rental company Movida can raise up to US$ 300 million with IPO
Car rental company Movida is expected to carry out an initial IPO that could reach between R$ 800 million and R$ 1 billion, according to preliminary estimates from people close to the deal.The funds raised with the transaction, which is still pending approval by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), will be pocketed by…