Corporate Finance
With the largest global team of professionals specialised in the sugar and bioenergy markets, we offer a wide range of independent financial & strategic advisory to help our customers achieve superior performance.
What we offer
We design and execute M&A and financing solutions for our clients and act as a trusted partner, based on long-term relationships globally built over more than 160 years.
Our deep understanding of global sugar, bioenergy and food & ingredients value chains, the high volume of transactions we advise on this market, and our unrivalled global network of investors in the sector, provide clients a unique access to tailor-made M&A and financing solutions.
Our services include:
M&A, Capital Raising & Joint Ventures
Debt Advisory & Restructuring
Valuation & Strategic Consultancy
Our global presence
“We aim to provide a specialized and innovative perspective on M&A and debt transactions across the food and energy markets, helping our clients to achieve their strategic goals.”
Luis Felipe, Head of Corporate Finance
Why Czarnikow?
The team enjoys long-standing relationships with key players across our global supply chains, including financial institutions,
banks, producers, refineries, consumers and energy companies. At all stages of the supply chain, we are equipped to identify the
appropriate strategy and work with you until completion.
Financial advisor to São Domingos on the signing of binding agreements with its main
creditors to extend its financial liabilities for the full term of 8 years.
Czarnikow, in cooperation with an institutional investor, structured a long-term Pre-Export
Finance Agreement to Usina São Domingos, having as collateral VHP sugar supply agreements with Czarnikow.
Financial advisor to Client (Sugar and Ethanol producer) on the assignment of its credit rights
(precatórios) arising from the indemnity lawsuit as a result of the IAA (Instituto do Açúcar e Alcool)
fixing prices below the cost of production in late 1980s and early 1990s.
Financial Advisor to Client (Sugar & Ethanol Producer) on the process of strengthening its capital
structure by extending its financial liabilities with its main creditors.
Financial Advisor to Jalles Machado on the sale of 60% stake in a 40MW biomass power plant to Albioma.
The partnership provided the expansion and retrofit of the cogeneration plant to 65 MW of installed capacity.
Financial Advisor to Australian Cane Farms Limited on the issuance of new shares totaling AU$ 10,000,000
in order to expand its portfolio of farms and become one of the largest independent cane farming businesses
in Australia. A major regional sugar group acquired the new shares issued by ACF.
Financial Advisor to CPA on the sale of its liquid bulk terminal located at the port of Paranaguá to the
investment vehicle managed by Monte Equity Partners, advised during the transaction by TRX.
The terminal has a static capacity of 53,200m³ in 8 tanks.
Financial Advisor to Unialco on the sale to Glencore of its industrial and agricultural sugar
and ethanol assets (other than land) located in Guararapes - Sao Paulo state. The assets were organized
in an Isolated Producing Unit (UPI) that was sold to Glencore in a
judicial public auction within Unialco Group’s judicial recovery process.
Financial Advisor to Vale do Paraná on the formation of a joint venture with Albioma
for the development of a new energy cogeneration plant powered by sugarcane biomass,
providing the expansion of the current installed capacity from 16MW to 48MW, allowing
the exportation of 30MW to the grid.
Financial Advisor to Jalles Machado on the sale to Albioma of 65% of the shares of its
subsidiary Codora Energia S / A., a biomass power plant with 48 MW of installed capacity
and an additional 20 MW expansion project, increasing annual energy exports from 98 GWh to over 170 GWh.
Financial advisory to BRO4 on the sale of its minority stake on a 5.0 million tons of cane mill located in São
Paulo state to a major sugar and bioenergy producer
Financial Advisor to Ferrari on the sale to Tractebel of 100% of the shares of its
subsidiary Ferrari Termoelétrica S.A., a thermoelectric plant powered by sugarcane
biomass, with 65.5MW of installed capacity
Financial Advisor to Rio Vermelho on the sale primary shares issued by the company
and acquired by to Glencore. The resources will enable the expansion of Rio Vermelho’s
crushing capacity, so that the project can reach its full potential.
Financial Advisor to Usina Rio Pardo on the sale of 100% stake in a 60MW biomass power plant to Albioma.
Financial advisor to CMAA – Vale do Tijuco on the first CRA (Certificado de Recebíveis do Agronegócio)
issuance having as collateral sugar export receivables.
Financial advisor to Nardini Agroindustrial on the first CRA (Certificado de Recebíveis do Agronegócio)
issuance having as collateral ethanol sales receivables.
Financial Advisor to ACP Bioenergia on its first CRA (Certificado de Recebíveis do Agronegócio)
issuance, the first for an independent sugarcane producer in Brazil.
Financial Advisor to Tonon Bioenergia on the sale of 4 Special Purpose Companies to
Energisa S.A., covering a portfolio of assets and projects with an installed capacity
of 170 MW in biomass power plants for ~BRL 150 million. The deal included an option to
invest an additional BRL350 million to expand the cogeneration.
Financial Advisor to Paraíso Bioenergia on the investment agreement with Rhodia
for the construction and operation of a biomass power plant with 70MW of installed capacity.
The team
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