Thiago Barbosa Sandim

Corporate Listed Companies Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity and Venture Capital

11 3356 2085 tsandim@demarest.com.br São Paulo

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Partner in Demarest’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity practices, Thiago Sandim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) and a Certificate in Negotiation Mastery from Harvard Business School Online. His clients include Brazilian and international conglomerates operating in various industries, private equity funds, Asian sovereign funds, Brazilian and foreign pension funds and financial institutions. Sandim is a non-executive member of boards of Brazilian listed companies. He was visiting professor at INSPER (Teaching and Research Institute) for ten years. He has led on several award-winning transactions and his practice is recognized by major global and local legal publications and rankings.

Defense against USD 1 billion hostile takeover bid at CCR and subsequent renegotiation of corporate governance.
USD 3.2 billion acquisition of Sulamérica.
USD 2billion acquisition of a minority stake in Rede D’or São Luis by GIC.
EUR 1.7 billion acquisition of Linea Amarilla by Vinci Concessions.
USD 20 billion (market cap) IPO of Rede D’or São Luiz (2nd in size in Brazil) (Deal of the Year – Latin Finance and Golden Tumbstone).
USD 3 billion acquisition of BR 153 by Ecorodovias and GLP.
USD 3.2 billion acquisition of GRU Airport (Deal of the Year – Latin Lawyer).
USD 4 billion JV between Mitsui and Novonor in urban mobility (SuperVia, Via 4 and Sao Paulo Metro Line 6 , VLT RJ and VLT GO).
USD 1.8 billion investment of SwFs (GIC, CIC, ADIC, OTPP and other) in BTG Pactual S.A (Deal of the Year – Latin Finance).
USD 1bn IPO of Banco BTG Pactual S.A. (7th in size in Brazil) (Deal of the Year – IFLR).
USD 800mm investment of OTPP in Manabi Mineração;
Formation of Braskem by Novonor (current market cap around USD 4bn).
Netshoes and Magalu merger.
USD 680 million sale of Wavy to Sinch.
EUR 1.5 billion sale of BSI by Generali.
EUR 1.7 billion acquisition of BSI by EFG.
Cross-border acquisition of Celfin (Chile) and Bolsa Y Renta (Colombia) by BTG Pactual.

Member of the Cross-Border Transactions Committee of Lex Mundi.

Certificate in Negotiation Mastery, Harvard Business School Online, 2020
Visiting Professor at INSPER, 2003-2013
Bachelor of Laws from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, Brazil (1997)

Author of the Brazilian Chapter of the “Private Equity Handbook” (Published by Getting the Deal Through) since 2015
Author of the Brazilian Chapter in “Chambers Legal Guide – M&A” (Published by Chambers and Partners)
Author of “Basic Concepts of Brazilian M&A” (Mondaq)
Author of the Brazilian Chapter of the Private Equity Handbook, Law Business Research, March 22, 2012.