A. Caroline M. Frizzo

A. Caroline M. Frizzo

Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions
Caroline Frizzo advises public and private buyers, sellers and target companies and investment banks in connection with U.S. and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, as well as on the formation of joint ventures and strategic partnerships. She also counsels on corporate governance, private equity and securities law matters.

Bio

In recognition of Ms. Frizzo’s work, she was named one of Latinvex’s 2024 Latin America Rising Legal Stars. Her representations span a variety of industries, including:

  • Liberty Mutual Insurance in the:
    • €2.3 billion announced sale of its personal lines and small commercial insurance business in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Portugal and Spain to Generali Group
    • sale of its personal and small commercial business in Brazil and the announced sale of its personal and small commercial business in Chile, Colombia and Ecuador to Talanx Group for an aggregate purchase price of $1.48 billion
  • Purdue Pharma in its $397 million sale of its consumer health business to a subsidiary of Arcadia Consumer Healthcare
  • PolyPaths in its sale to Numerix
  • Crane Co. in its holding company restructuring
  • Star Stainless Screw Company in its sale to the LindFast Solutions Group
  • SDC Capital Partners LLC as a co-investor with Aligned Data Centers in the $1.8 billion acquisition of the Odata companies in Latin America
  • Embraer S.A.:
    • and its subsidiary Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc. in its urban air mobility subsidiary’s (EVE UAM, LLC’s) business combination with Zanite Acquisition Corp. at an equity value of $2.9 billion. As a result of the business combination, Zanite changed its name to Eve Holding, Inc., was listed on the NYSE and became the parent of EVE UAM, LLC
    • in its proposed, but terminated, $5.2 billion commercial aviation joint venture with The Boeing Company, and related joint venture to promote and develop new markets for military transportation aircraft
  • Willis Towers Watson in its $4 billion sale of its treaty reinsurance business to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
  • Delta Galil Industries, Ltd. in its acquisition of BareWeb, Inc. from Walmart Inc.
  • Adtalem Global Education Inc. in the sale of its Brazilian educational business to YDUQS Participações S.A. for 2.2 billion Brazilian reais
  • Realogy Holdings Corp. in its proposed, but terminated, $400 million sale of its global relocation business to an affiliate of SIR-VA, Inc., a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
  • MC-21 Corporation (Puerto Rico) in its combination with ProCare Rx

Ms. Frizzo also counsels investment banking clients on transactional and financial advisory matters, including Goldman Sachs and Centerview Partners as financial advisors in numerous transactions.

From August 2017 through February 2019, Ms. Frizzo was based in Skadden’s São Paulo office, where she counseled on equity and debt offerings. Prior to joining Skadden in 2016, Ms. Frizzo worked at a well-known Brazilian law firm for almost five years, advising buyers, sellers and target companies on various Brazilian and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Credentials

Education

  • LL.M., The University of Chicago Law School, 2016
  • LL.B., University of Sao Paulo Law School, 2010

Admissions

  • Brazil
  • New York

A. Caroline M. Frizzo

Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions
caroline.frizzo@skadden.com