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Overview
Thomas Ayres is an associate in the Latin America and Corporate practices of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's São Paulo office. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, cross-border investments, joint ventures, and general corporate matters in Latin America, with a focus on Brazil. Mr. Ayres has represented private and public companies, investment firms, and banks in sales, acquisitions, and other business combinations in sectors such as energy, infrastructure, real estate, healthcare, and technology.
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, LL.M., 2015
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, B.A./LL.B., 2011
Representations
- 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 Mubadala Capital in its investment in Prumo S.A.
- 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.
- CVS Health in the sale of Drogaria Onofre to Raia Drogasil.*
- TPG in the acquisition of Abengoa's power transmission assets in Brazil for R$482 million.*
- Eurofarma Laboratórios in the acquisition of product line of Laboratorios Stein.*
- Cyrela Commercial Properties in a swap transaction with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for an interest in its commercial real estate portfolio.*
- Cyrela Commercial Properties in the sale to Prologis of its stake in its joint venture with Prologis for R$1.2 billion.*
- Mubadala Investment Company in various transactions and general corporate matters.*
* Experience prior to joining Paul Hastings
news
- 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 Advised Syndicate of Banks in MRV Engenharia e Participações’ R$1 Billion Primary Follow-On Offering - July 25th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Wins Three Awards at IFLR Americas Awards 2023 - May 23rd, 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 Recognized and “Highly Recommended” by Latin Lawyer - August 19th, 2022
- Moove Acquires PetroChoice from Golden Gate Capital - May 23rd, 2022
- Embraer and Aernnova Aerospace Complete Strategic Partnership Agreement - May 4th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Represented Placement Agents on Arezzo’s $158 Million Follow On Equity Offering - February 4th, 2022
- Embraer Creates Strategic Partnership With Aernnova Aerospace - January 12th, 2022
- Generate Capital Makes Equity Investment in Conasa Infraestrutura S.A. - January 6th, 2022
- SYN Sells São Paulo Properties to Brookfield Asset Management for $318 Million - December 2nd, 2021
- Paul Hastings’ Alex Herman and Thomas Ayres Named Legal Rising Stars by Latinvex - December 1st, 2021
- Méliuz Completes $227 Million Follow-On Equity Offering - July 21st, 2021
- Três Tentos Agroindustrial Completes $255 Million IPO - July 15th, 2021
- Boa Safra Sementes Completes $79 Million Brazilian IPO - June 4th, 2021
- Orizon Completes $103 Million Brazilian IPO - February 18th, 2021
Recognitions
- 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
- Paul Hastings Shortlisted for International Counsel Law Firm of the Year by Chambers Brazil 2022 - February 9th, 2022
- Alex Herman and Thomas Ayres Named 'Legal Rising Stars' by Latinvex - December 1st, 2021