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Overview
Jonathan Kellner is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice and the Chair of the São Paulo office. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital, capital markets, bank finance, and investment funds for U.S. and Latin American corporations and financial institutions.
Mr. Kellner has experience working on transactions in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, and Peru, and he regularly transacts in Portuguese and Spanish.
Education
- Duke University School of Law, J.D.
- Duke University School of Law, LL.M., International & Comparative Law
- University of Virginia, B.A.
Representations
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Advised Arezzo Indústria e Comércio S.A., a leader in the women’s footwear, handbags, and accessories market in Brazil, on the acquisition of assets from, and a licensing and distribution agreement in Brazil with, Vans.
- Advised Grupo ABC, the largest advertising agency in Brazil, in the sale of its stake in Pereira & O’Dell LLC to Serviceplan.
- Advised the selling shareholders on the sale of Agrosema Comercial Agrícola Ltda. to Nutrien Ltd.
- Advised Gavea Investimentos, a large Brazilian private equity fund, in its investment, together with Softbank and other leading investors, in VTEX.
- Advised Moove, a leading global producer and distributor of lubricants and base oils, in its acquisition of PetroChoice Lubrication Solutions from Golden Gate Capital for US$479 million. (Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year (Over $250M) - The M&A Advisor M&A Awards 2023)
- Advised Mubadala Capital in its investment in Prumo S.A.
Capital Markets
- Advised PagSeguro Digital Ltd on its US$2.6 billion initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
- Advised Temasek as selling shareholder in the R$3.4 billion initial public offering of Hidrovias do Brasil.
Investment Funds
- Advised Cyrela Commercial Properties in connection with the formation of a joint venture with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for investments in the Brazilian commercial real estate sector.
- Advised AIYRA Empreendimentos e Participações Ltda. in the formation of a joint venture with GIC to invest in the Brazilian residential real estate market.
- Advised Equitas Venture I, LP in the creation of a venture capital fund for investments in Brazil.
news
- Paul Hastings Advised Unimetal in its Acquisition of Larpen Metallurgical Service - July 3rd, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised SYN Prop E Tech S.A. in Sale of Interests in Six Shopping Centers to XP Malls Fundo De Investimento Imobiliário – FII - June 28th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised SYN Prop E Tech S.A. in Real Estate Asset Swap with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board - May 8th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Primary Wave Music on Nas Nuvens Catalog Partnership - February 2nd, 2024
- Paul Hastings Again Recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Legal 500 Latin America - November 1st, 2023
- Paul Hastings Again Earns Top Rankings in Chambers Brazil 2023 - October 30th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Again Recognized as “Highly Recommended” by Latin Lawyer 250 - September 1st, 2023
- Three Paul Hastings Partners Named Among Latin America’s 2023 “Top 100 Lawyers” by Latinvex - August 2nd, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Alunorte and Mineração Paragominas on Wind Farm Financing - July 31st, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Syndicate of Banks in MRV Engenharia e Participações’ R$1 Billion Primary Follow-On Offering - July 25th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised EIG in Sale of Ownership Stake in Brazil-Bolivia Pipeline - July 18th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Wins Three Awards at IFLR Americas Awards 2023 - May 23rd, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Alunorte in Dollar-Linked Brazilian Solar Power Agreement - April 25th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Arezzo in First International Acquisition - March 3rd, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised São Paulo Hospital in Financing for Cancer Center - January 6th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Compass UOL in Acquisition of Avenue Code - November 10th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Receives Top Rankings in the 2023 Edition of The Legal 500 Latin America - October 26th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Recognized and “Highly Recommended” by Latin Lawyer - August 19th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Represents Alunorte and Paragominas as Offtakers of Brazil’s 586 MW Feijão combined wind and solar power project - June 3rd, 2022
- Moove Acquires PetroChoice from Golden Gate Capital - May 23rd, 2022
Recognitions
- Paul Hastings Enhances Premier Latin America Rankings in the 2025 Edition of The Legal 500 Latin America - October 25th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Leads Across Practices in Latin America - October 14th, 2024
- Four Paul Hastings Partners Named Among Latin America’s 2024 “Top 100 Lawyers” by Latinvex - May 14th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Again Recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Legal 500 Latin America - November 1st, 2023
- Three Paul Hastings Partners Named Among Latin America’s 2023 “Top 100 Lawyers” by Latinvex - August 2nd, 2023
- Paul Hastings Wins Three Awards at IFLR Americas Awards 2023 - May 23rd, 2023
- Paul Hastings Receives Top Rankings in Chambers Brazil 2022 - November 1st, 2022
- Legal 500 Latin America Recognizes Paul Hastings in 2023 Rankings - October 26th, 2022
- Latin Lawyer Recognizes Paul Hastings on its "Highly Recommended" List - August 19th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Shortlisted for International Counsel Law Firm of the Year by Chambers Brazil 2022 - February 9th, 2022
- Recognized for Excellence in Legal 500 Latin America 2021 Guide - October 27th, 2021
- Recognized In Legal 500 Latin America Guide - October 21st, 2020
insights
- Brazil’s Accession to the OECD – This is where the serious things begin - September 12th, 2022
- Chapter 11: Introdução À Reorganização Judicial Nos EUA - July 21st, 2020
- Derivativos sob padrão ISDA e Notificação - April 20th, 2020
- PH COVID-19 Client Alert Series: Administrando Riscos, de Efeitos Adversos Relevantes (Material Adverse Effects) a Considerações Contratuais - March 23rd, 2020
- COVID-19 e Teorias Emergentes de Fraude Federal de Valores Mobiliários nos EUA - March 22nd, 2020
- PH COVID-19 Client Alert Series: Força Maior e a Doutrina da Frustração à luz da COVID-19 - March 19th, 2020
- PH COVID-19 Client Alert Series: Considerações para Investidores de Private Equity da Prática de Private Equity de Paul Hastings - March 9th, 2020
- COVID-19: Riscos de Contratação, Desempenho Contratual e Litígio - March 5th, 2020
- Unlocking Investment Opportunities in 2020: Privatizations in Brazil - January 23rd, 2020