M&A
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
JBS S.A. and Viva Holding form 50/50 leather JV 'JBS Viva'
JBS N.V.
- JBS S.A. and Viva Holding each own 50% of JBS Viva; JBS contributes all JBS Couros quotas (leather assets).
- Governance parity: 3 board members each; JBS appoints Chairman (no casting vote) and CFO; Viva appoints CEO and COO.
- JV excludes collagen/gelatin, JBS Cactus Texas operations, and leather assets in Germany, Uruguay, Mexico.
- JBS Viva will buy raw hides from JBS via supply agreement; JBS buys trimmings/shavings for gelatin business.
- Closing subject to customary conditions; no guarantee of consummation; date not specified.