Dr. Marcelo Tostes

Experience in corporate law for Brazilian and foreign companies, with participation in national and international negotiations, analysis and draft of International agreements. Expertise in civil and commercial litigation, drafting pleadings in all instances. Active participation in forums and courts, superior courts and alternative dispute resolution for clients. Expertise in planning and constitution of various types of companies (limited corporations, special partnership, special purpose company), consortium, joint venture agreements, among others, as well as legal consultancy in joint definition with the customer about the best negotiating structure to meet business objectives by developing their commercial contracts, e.g purchase and sale of movable assets, confidentiality agreements, non-competition agreements, letters of intent, joint venture contracts, franchise agreements, commercial agency agreements, distribution agreements, broker operations, banking contracts in general, services agreements, trademarks. Participation in due diligence procedures and private equity, managing all areas involved. Recent Projects i.Legal Advisor for Alma Viva do Brasil in potential acquisition of assets in the state of São Paulo (December 2010); ii.Legal advisor for FF4 Participações Ltda. in potential subscription of shares in the company area of human resources; iii.Legal Advisor for HorizonTI Fundo de Investimentos em Empresas Emergentes Inovadores in the subscription of preferred shares of Kontrau Intermediação de Negócios S.A. (November 2011); iv.Legal Advisor for Votorantim Siderurgia in acquisitions of mining properties in the State of Minas Gerais (July 2010); v.Legal Advisor for EPrime Care Gestão de Cuidado de Saúde S.A. in the operation of private equity perfomed by HorizonTI Fundo de Investimentos em Empresas Emergentes Inovadoras (June 2010); vi.Legal Advisor for Brasagro Inc., to perform the sale of 23% (twenty-three percent) of its shares to Liberty Metals and Mining Holdings, LLC (August 2010); vii.Legal Advisor for Brasagro do Brasil Ltda. (group company of BZI) on the purchase of 80% (eighty percent) of Petrocal Indústria e Comércio S.A.’s shares; viii.Legal Advisor for Grupo Inverraz to perform the sale of all shares from TMC to Ferrous Resources do Brasil Ltda; ix.Legal Advisor for Bucyrus do Brasil Ltda. (subsidiary of U.S. company Bucyrus Inc.) on all purchases made in Brazil; x.Legal Advisor of the investment fund Prosperity in potential acquisitions in the state of Minas Gerais (investing primarily in companies of the sanitation sector); xi.Legal Advisor of Telecom Track for the sale of the entire shareholding to Sitran Group; xii.Legal Advisor of Atan Ciência da Informação in the full sale of shares to Accenture; xiii.Legal Advisor of Engexplo Desmonte in the sale of part of its mining assets to Votorantim Cimentos; xiv.Exclusive counsel at Modulax Montagens e Equipamentos Ltda. in celebration of international agreements with the company Duferco and Ferrominera to install a plant for recovery of ore tailings in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela.