Debt screening and corporate structure analysis
The most dangerous assumption foreign buyers make about Brazil is that a registered company is a verifiable company. It is not. A clean-looking CNPJ, a polished pitch deck, and a local address can mask unpaid obligations, hidden liens, shell entities, and operational fragmentation. For private equity firms, procurement teams, and M&A buyers, the real challenge […]…
Corporate Due Diligence Brazil
Introduction Corporate Due Diligence Brazil should begin with one assumption: the transaction can be materially impaired by hidden tax exposure, opaque ownership layers, and unresolved legal claims. For global private equity firms, foreign investors, procurement teams, and M&A buyers, the practical question is not whether a target looks profitable on paper, but whether its corporate […]…
Company background check Brazil
One dangerous assumption still survives in boardrooms and deal rooms: if a Brazilian target shows strong revenues and a polished data room, the company is probably clean. That belief is expensive. In Brazil, surface-level corporate presentation often hides a far more complicated reality of litigation exposure, tax liabilities, labor disputes, asset encumbrances, and bureaucratic inconsistencies […]…
CNPJ Verification in Brazil: What Foreign Investors Need to Know
Why a CNPJ is not just a tax number A common mistake among foreign investors is assuming that a Brazilian CNPJ is merely an administrative identifier, similar to a simple company registration number. In practice, CNPJ verification in Brazil is far more strategic. It is the entry point to understanding whether a company is active, […]…
