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The quest for liquidity

16 de November de 2011

The global economic crisis has impacted the Brazilian economy. The flight of foreign capital for investments, the greater restriction to credit, lower exports and significant drop in domestic purchases are the direct product of that reality. Amidst this scenario fraught with pessimistic forecasts for the economy in the short and medium terms, liquidity arises as one of the main weapons corporations can wield to survive these tough times. Liquid companies will always have the upper hand when negotiating with suppliers and clients, besides having more leverage to close deals.

Alternatives to increase company liquidity

16 de November de 2011

The global economic crisis has set in. The recession is now felt on all continents. The situation is somewhat more comfortable for the Brazilian economy, since that until mid-March we worked with only the prospects of decreased growth. On account of a larger domestic market, it was believed the country would be better prepared to temporarily absorb the impact of the crisis. However, with the announcement of worrisome numbers related to the fourth quarter in 2008, the domestic market braces for hard times.

Corporate Law is strategic

03 de October de 2011

Corporate Law is being adopted in new business management models and represents a step forward in helping company owners understand how important prevention and planning are. The term “Strategic” translates the willingness to act in a prophylactic way looking toward the organization’s future. More than a problem-solving tool, law has become an essential instrument for business management in that it prevents specific situations and offers companies growth and success opportunities.

Strategic Corporate Law: a new position

03 de October de 2011

New needs, new demands. Today’s market shows several changes in the way corporations are run, and such changes directly affect aspects under the responsibility of Law practitioners. According to Vinicius Piazzeta, attorney partner of Pactum Consultoria Empresarial, “Law has a strategic significance today”, he said.
 

Family governance

19 de July de 2011

Family-owned companies are the prevailing form of business organization across the world. They take up a large portion of the economic and social scenario in Brazil. That type of organization is fairly common given that companies are originally established between siblings or parents and/or children, and later on as they grow they feel the need to get professional. A family-owned company’s development goes through a number of stages. Still under their founder’s helm, family and company are usually tightly connected and one makes the other its means of survival.

Family ties within companies foster success

19 de July de 2011

With their control in the hands of one or a few family members, family-owned companies have advantages and disadvantages when compared to publicly-traded companies. One of the advantages is that the ties that bind family members together lead them to share the same interests and strategies, enabling a long-term view. Heavy investments made with no rush can lead to good results and success in the future. Investing in the corporate culture can also provide benefits that managed companies have no time to reap in the stock market.

Brazilian exports in check

01 de July de 2011

Although the global world economy is on the mend, Brazilian exports remain low, and one of the reasons for that is the lack of a permanent policy to support the industry. Exporters’ concerns include the appreciation of the real – the US dollar/real exchange remains below BRL 2.00 –, which hurts revenues and even renders some export operations not viable.

Exports: a troubled scenario

01 de July de 2011

Finding which products Brazilian manufacture best and move toward gaining production scale in the exporting market is one of the measures Grau pointed out for Brazil to become actually competitive. Seeking alternatives like that is part of the work Pactum does for our clients, and so is looking into the legislation for opportunities in terms of incentives or tax credits connected to exports.

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