Key developments in Latin American transactions and their financing; a look at the present and the future
10 Sep - 11 Sep 2026
Session information
Business combinations in the capital markets and rights of minority shareholders
Friday 11 September (0915 - 1045)
Description
This panel will analyse recent transactions deemed to be carried out with conflict of interest, as well as the existing case law, focusing primarily on transactions involving controlling shareholders and companies, whether public or private, and the potential fiduciary liability risks associated with it. The discussion shall also cover the main economic aspects of public deals involving different types of securities with a special focus on the existing rules that require the calculation of exchange ratios for share deals. This panel will further analyse the enforcement of appraisal and/or withdrawal rights for minority shareholders.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Monique Mavignier | BMA Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Publications Officer, Banking & Financial Law Committee |
| Aline Menezes | UBS, São Paulo, Brazil |
Speakers
| Karin Alvo | KLA Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Chantal Kordula | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, New York, USA |
| Carlos Mello | TozziniFreire Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Fabiana Sakai | Milbank, São Paulo, Brazil |