Raízen × Oliver Wyman — Strategic Workshop with NDA
Portfolio strategy for a R$200 billion/year joint venture, with a top-tier consultancy.
▶ QUICK SUMMARY
In July 2022, Alex Barros interpreted a strategic workshop between Raízen — the Cosan and Shell joint venture, with revenue above R$200 billion/year, listed on the B3 exchange — and Oliver Wyman, one of the world's leading strategy consultancies. The bilateral NDA was signed via DocuSign by Fernanda Frizzo, from Oliver Wyman, before any access to the discussion's material.
The context
Raízen is the joint venture between Cosan and Shell — ethanol, fuels and bioenergy. It brings in more than R$200 billion a year and is listed on the B3 exchange. A workshop with Oliver Wyman in this context involves high-level portfolio strategy and competitive positioning.
Oliver Wyman is one of the world's leading strategy consultancies, specialized in energy, financial services and transportation — the same universe as the investment banks lingo regularly serves.
In July 2022, Alex Barros interpreted the in-person strategic workshop in São Paulo, English to Portuguese. The bilateral NDA — identified as OW-NDA tradução simultânea workshop Raízen 22-07-2022 — was signed via DocuSign by Fernanda Frizzo, from Oliver Wyman, before any contact with the discussion's material.
Why the prior NDA requirement matters
Requiring an NDA before any contact with the material confirms the level of confidentiality and the strategic nature of the discussion. Corporate strategy workshops between a multi-billion-dollar joint venture and a top-tier consultancy deal with decisions that move the company's valuation — competitive positioning, capital allocation, portfolio priorities — information that, if leaked before the right moment, could have regulatory and market implications.
This pattern of rigorous confidentiality from the first contact is common in top-tier strategy consulting mandates, and reflects the same care lingo applies to M&A and due diligence mandates: the NDA comes before the technical briefing, not after.
Frequently asked questions
What is Raízen?+
The joint venture between Cosan and Shell — ethanol, fuels and bioenergy — with revenue above R$200 billion/year, listed on the B3 exchange.
What is Oliver Wyman?+
One of the world's leading strategy consultancies, specialized in energy, financial services and transportation.
How did the NDA work?+
It was signed via DocuSign by Fernanda Frizzo, from Oliver Wyman, before any contact with the workshop discussion's material.
What was the workshop's format?+
In-person in São Paulo, in July 2022, with English-Portuguese simultaneous interpretation.
Does the interpreter sign an NDA for strategy consulting workshops?+
Yes. For mandates with sensitive strategic discussions, lingo signs a bilateral NDA before the service begins — often even before the technical briefing.
Does your strategic workshop need an interpreter with an NDA?
Tell lingo the sensitivity of the information and the languages.
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