106 LAWYER MONTHLY JUNE 2023 Vall Companys’ Agreement to Purchase up to a 32.7% Stake in Master Agroindustrial About the Deal Master Agroindustrial is a traditional Brazilian pork corporation whose primary businesses relate to the breeding of pigs, the production and retail sale of food and concentrates for animals, the processing of meat and the wholesale and retail export and import of pork and its derivatives, including both raw materials and packaging. Vall Companys is a leading Spanish family-run agri-food group. Its portfolio currently includes 2,186 associated farms that produce around 453,000 tons of pork and 170,000 tons of chicken annually. The transaction between the companies, completed on 15 March 2023 for an unspecified sum, comes as part of a plan of cash reinforcement and investment in the expansion of production in both its external and internal markets. For now, Vall Companys has provided for a minor capital increase, but if the deal proves to be successful and long-lasting, it will be able to attain up to 32.778% of Master Agroindustrial’s share capital. Küster Machado Advogados advised Master Agroindustrial. Demarest Abogados and Rebés Ferrer advised Vall Companys. Transaction Interview Legal Advisor to Master Agroindustrial: Legal Advisors to Vall Companys:
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