About

Provided by KLA Advogados

KLA will complete 20 years of existence in 2022, with a vast track-record in its portfolio of companies in the educational sector, KLA’s Education group assists several companies in the sector with a multidisciplinary team, allowing us to assist our clients in different matters such as regulatory, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, civil litigation, tax, labor and intellectual property, franchise, among other matters. Our clients are engaged in several segments of the educational business, including universities (higher education), elementary schools, corporate and non-regulated courses.

 

We have a long-standing relationship with Ânima Educação, which we have been working with for more than 15 years. Ânima provided us a great experience on this sector, we have worked in the biggest education transactions of the Brazilian market, most of the involving sensitive and billionaires transactions, good examples are: i) the acquisition of Laureate Group for BRL4,4 billion, through a go shop procedure; ii) the negotiation of a joint venture with Telefônica focused on the development and offer of short term professional educational courses on a digital platform (web and/or mobile), among other matters.



 


 


 







 


 


 




 






 


 


 






 


 


 






















 

Chambers Review

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Education - Brazil
3
Band 3
What the Team is Known For

KLA Advogados is well regarded in the market for advising clients in the education sector. The firm is endorsed by clients and peers alike for its strong practice, especially in high-value M&A deals.

Work Highlights

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  • KLA Advogados advised Educação e Neurociência Treinamentos CBI and Educação e Gestão de Negócios Treinamentos BBI on a deal involving an indirect investment and the negotiation of transaction agreements.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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3
Mariana Cortez
3
Band 3

Mariana Cortez heads KLA Advogados' education department and has particular expertise in M&A transactions. She also oversees day-to-day matters for major clients in the sector.

"Mariana is a very experienced lawyer. She coordinates with her team in a positive way, always with the aim of closing the deal on a win condition."

U
Patrícia Braga
U
Up and Coming

Up-and-Comer Patrícia Braga has a growing practice that sees her predominantly assisting with sizeable transactional mandates. She is well regarded by clients and also showcases solid skills in regulatory cases.

"Patrícia is always attentive to the demands of the M&A process and the client."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Brazil

Education

3
Mariana Cortez
3
Band 3
U
Patrícia Braga
U
Up and Coming

Members

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Andre Maruch

Carla Fernandes

Guilherme Moita

Henrique Lopes

Juliana Nunes

Karin Alvo

Laura Cossi

Maine Bubach

Marcelo Laplane

Mariana Cortez

Head of Department

Patricia Braga

Rodrigo Lima

Tiago Cortez

Tomaz Matheus

Clients

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Bahema

Caelum

Educação e Neurociência treinamento Ltda.

Ilumno

Ânima Educação

Industries

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Education