LexFinance kondigde een gunstige gedeeltelijke toekenning aan in een arbitrage van $ 28 miljard tegen Brazilië en ten voordele van Petrobras
LIMA, Peru– (BUSINESS WIRE) – LexFinance kondigde een gunstige gedeeltelijke toekenning aan in een arbitrage van $ 28 miljard tegen Brazilië en ten voordele van Petrobras.
De claim is ingediend door een minderheidsaandeelhouder van Petrobras tegen de Braziliaanse regering voor de economische verliezen die Petrobras heeft geleden als gevolg van corruptiepraktijken die zijn onthuld in het Car Wash-onderzoek en veroorzaakt door het machtsmisbruik van de Braziliaanse regering als controlerende aandeelhouder van Petrobras.
De gedeeltelijke uitspraak erkende de arbitrage van het geschil, dat de Braziliaanse regering onderworpen is aan de arbitrageclausule en de status van de eiser die door LexFinance wordt gefinancierd om namens en ten behoeve van Petrobras op te treden.
LexFinance Announced a Favorable Partial Award in a US$ 28 Billion Arbitration Against Brazil and for the Benefit of Petrobras
LIMA, Peru–(BUSINESS WIRE)– LexFinance announced a favorable partial award in a US$ 28 billion arbitration against Brazil and for the benefit of Petrobras.
The claim has been filed by a minority shareholder of Petrobras against the Brazilian Government for the economic losses suffered by Petrobras due to corruption practices disclosed in the Car Wash investigation and caused by the abuse of power of the Brazilian Government as controlling shareholder of Petrobras.
The partial award recognized the arbitrability of the dispute, that the Brazilian Government is subject to the arbitration clause and the standing of the claimant funded by LexFinance to act on behalf and for the benefit of Petrobras.
If the damages are confirmed in the last phase of the arbitration expected to conclude during 2021, the Brazilian Government will have to compensate Petrobras for losses currently estimated at US$ 28 billion. In addition, according to article 246 of the Brazilian Corporate Law, it will have to pay to the claimant funded by LexFinance 5% of any compensation received by Petrobras, plus attorney’s fees to the law firms in charge of the claim, which may increase the total amount to be paid to US$ 35 billion.
The arbitration is being conducted before the Arbitration Chamber of the Brazilian Stock Exchange (BM&F-BOVESPA).
TozziniFreire and Barbosa, Müssnich & Aragão are the two Brazilian law firms representing the claimant in the legal procedures related to the claim. Berkeley Research Group (BRG) is the international damages expert firm that estimated the damages suffered by Petrobras.
About LexFinance
LexFinance is an asset manager specialized in structuring and funding arbitration claims in Iberoamerica and worldwide. Founded in 2015, LexFinance offers financing solutions to the arbitration market using equity, debt and special situations strategies both in the primary and secondary market of legal claims.
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Contacts
Heitor Castro, Daniel Febrero, 55-1-246-6217
heitor.castro@lex-finance.com
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