Siqueira Castro Advogados and Machado Meyer Advogados have helped Brazilian wood panel manufacturer Duratex acquire local tile maker Cecrisa Revestimentos Cerâmicos for 540 million reais (US$135 million).

Brazilian asset manager Vinci Partners, the majority owner of Cecrisa, turned to Lobo de Rizzo Advogados for the deal. The Borges Freitas family, founder and shareholder in Cecrisa, enlisted Donelli, Abreu Sodré e Martins Advogados.

Siqueira Castro provided all legal due diligence to Duratex, while Machado Meyer negotiated the agreements.

(Latin Lawyer)

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