Hogan Lovells represented Bradesco BBI, BB Securities, Itaú BBA, JP Morgan, Plural Brazil, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and BTG Pactual as placement agents for Brazil's largest reinsurer IRB - Brasil Resseguros S.A., Brazil’s largest reinsurer, in its 2 billion Brazilian reais (equivalent to US$639 million) initial public offering. Shares sold in the transaction were listed on the São Paulo Stock Exchange.

Hogan Lovells partner Isabel Costa Carvalho in São Paulo led the team on the transaction, which included capital markets partner Lewis R. Cohen and capital markets counsel David C. Tyler in New York, and tax partner Scott McClure in Washington D.C. Associates Rodrigo Paes de Barros, Arthur Amaral and Paula Pagani in São Paulo also assisted with the offering.

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