Event Detail

2nd BCCC Infrastructure Forum

The Brazil Canada Chamber of Commerce (BCCC) is pleased to announce its 2nd Infrastructure Forum focused on investment opportunities in Brazil which will take place in Toronto on April 29th 2016.

Infrastructure bottlenecks continue to be one of the main obstacle to growth, directly affecting productivity, market efficiency and trade balance. The estimate shortfall in global infrastructure debt and equity investment currently stands at some US$ 1 Trillion per year.

Brazil is facing unprecedented challenges in the infrastructure industry as President Dilma Rousseff struggles to pull the economy out of one of Brazil’s worst recessions and the country faces serious corruption scandals that are reshaping its institutions. Brazil’s economic crisis and further weakening of the Brazilian Real are creating incredible opportunities for M&A and investments in the Brazilian infrastructure industry. The Petrobras corruption scandal is opening up the Brazilian infrastructure market for foreign constructions companies and generating an immense amount of opportunities for foreign investors. A recent Financial Times article stated that private equity investors are also stepping up their commitments in the country; in the first half of the year, they invested US$3.2 billion, 20% more than in 2014; the same article also shows that the last time the Brazilian Real approached current levels of close to 3.9 to the dollar was in 2002, a moment often seen later as a once in a lifetime buying opportunity.

There are also interesting greenfield investment opportunities in the Brazilian infrastructure industry. Brazil’s investments on infrastructure projects until 2018 will surpass R$ 1 trillion reais (over US$200 billion). On June 2015 President Rousseff announced a new infrastructure package worth almost US$65 billion, including plans to sell to private sector new concessions to build and operate more than 7,000km of roads, four large airports and a number of ports and railways.

During our First Infrastructure Forum Mr. Henrique Meirelles presented in 2011 an overview of the opportunities for Canadian companies in the Brazilian Infrastructure Industry in connection with the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. Our 2nd Infrastructure Forum will showcase greenfield and brownfield projects in the Brazilian infrastructure industry and will explain how Canadian investors can better take advantage of existing opportunities, mitigate risks and proper structure investments into Brazil.

McCartny Tetrault Office

66 Wellington Street West, suite 5300
Toronto, ON

2016-07-21

8:00AM - 2:00PM

Friday, April 29th

8:00 am
Registration and Networking Breakfast

8:45 am
Welcome Remarks

by McCarthy Tetrault

9:00 am

Opening Remarks

Ambassador Rick Savone, Canadian Ambassador to Brazil*

9:15 am

Brazil’s Economic and Political Outlook

Paulo Guilherme Correa, Lead Strategist at World Bank*

9:45 am

Panel 1

Landscape and M&A Opportunities in the Brazilian Infrastructure Market

Moderator: Frederico Marques, Chair of the BCCC and Partner at McCarthy Tetrault

Felipe Lima, CEO at Promon Engenharia*
Marcello Lobo, Partner at Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Marcelo Tommasi, Associate Partner at B.A.M&A Corporate Finance*
Thiago Silva, Portfolio Manager Infrastructure & Natural Resources at OTPP

10:15 am
Coffee Break

11:00 am

Panel 2

How to Mitigate Risks when Acquiring Assets and Projects Owned by Brazilian Construction Companies Involved in the Lava Jato Corruption Scandal

Moderator: Julie Parla, Partner at McCarthy Tetrault

Daniella Tavares – Partner at Lobo & de Rizzo Advogados
Dr. Valdo de Rizzo – Partner at Lobo & de Rizzo Advogados
Paulo Henrique Rocha – Partner at Base Capital Partners
Craig Walter – Partner, Deal Advisory, Infrastructure at KPMG*

12:00 pm

Lunch Will be Served

Anti-corruption & Compliance Laws in Brazil

John W. Boscariol, Head of the International Trade & Investment Law Group and Partner in the Litigation Group at McCarthy Tetrault

Thiago de Aragao, Senior Political Risk Analyst & Director of Strategy at Arko Advice*

1:45 pm

Greenfield Opportunities in the Brazilian Infrastructure Market

Helio Mazilli, Infrastructure Business Director at Promon Engenharia*

02:15 pm

Investment Oppo

rtunities in Parana-Brazil

Andrezza Oikawa, Chief Operation Officer at Parana State Development Agency

02:45 pm

Public, Private,Partnerships: The Canadian Model

Mark Romoff, President and CEO of the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnership

3:15 pm

Coffee Break

3:30 pm

Panel 4

Equity and Debt Finance for Brazilian Infrastructure Projects

Moderator: John McKendrick, Executive VP, Project Delivery at Infrastructure Ontario

Speaker from Brazilian Development Bank, (BNDES)*
Joanne Tognarelli, Chief Representative Latin America & Caribbean at EDC
Etienne Middleton, Sr. Principal, Infrastructure and Private Investments at CPPIB

4:45 pm

Closing Remarks

Godyne Sibay, Partner at McCarthy Tetrault

5:00 pm

Cocktail Reception and Networking

*Speakers will participate via Video Conference