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About Tainá Moreira de Araújo
Tainá is a corporate/M&A lawyer and a member of our Global Transactions Group.
She advises on national and international M&A transactions, complex reorganisations and carve-outs.
Tainá speaks German, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Prior to joining the firm, Tainá gained experience as a corporate/M&A associate at a leading Brazilian law firm and also has experience in arbitration and post-M&A disputes.
Recent work
- DSV A/S on its acquisition of Schenker AG from Deutsche Bahn.
- Merck KGaA on the sale of its global Surface Solution business unit to Global New Material International Holdings Ltd.
- Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA on its divestment of Eugin Group to a consortium led by KKR porfolio IVI RMA and GED Capital.
- Western Union, on the $910m sale of Western Union Business Solutions to a private equity consortium of Goldfinch Partners and Baupost Group.
- Razor Group GmbH on its acquisition of Valoreo, a leading e-commerce aggregator in Latin America, and Razor Group's parallel series C financing round.
- Global Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of VTG Aktiengesellschaft.
- Global Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of wpd offshore GmbH, a leading offshore wind-farm developer, from wpd AG.
- Flint Group on the carve-out and sale of its XSYS division to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds.
- Gategroup on the acquisition of Lufthansa's LSG Sky Chefs EU business.
- Adivising a consortium of banks with respect to a green financing transaction of the expansion of a papermill, supported by various credit agencies.
- Structure consolidation in the shareholding of an European family with concerned regulated entities.
- Global Forest Partners LP (GFP) on several acquisitions and divestments related to the forestry industry in Brazil.*
- Papeles Bio Bio S.A., controlled by Group BO/Pathfinder, in the acquisition of Norske Skog Pisa from Norske Skog.*
*Experiences gained before joining Freshfields PartG mbB
Qualifications
Education
- Goethe University, Institute of Law and Finance - Master of Laws (Frankfurt, Germany)
- American University Washington College of Law (Washington D.C., USA)
- Interantional Academy for Arbitration Law (Paris, France)
- The Center for American and International Law, Southwestern Institute for International and Comparative Law (Dallas, USA)
- Centro Universitário Curitiba - UniCuritiba (Curitiba, Brazil)
Professional qualifications
- Member of the Frankfurt Rechtsanwaltskammer (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
- Solicitor (England and Wales)
- Advogada (Brazil)
Recognitions / Awards
- Full Merit Scholarship (International Academy for Arbitration Law)
- Full Merit Scholarship (CAM-CCBC to attend the American University Washington College of Law)