SAO PAULO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Canada’s Brookfield Business Partners, a unit of Brookfield Asset Management, has reached an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in the Brazilian vehicle and equipment rental company Ouro Verde Locação e Serviço SA, according to a securities filing by Ouro Verde.
Brookfield will pay 660 million reais ($159.18 million) for the acquisition of a 55 percent stake through a capital increase and also the acquisition of the company’s shares, the Brazilian company said.
$1 = 4.1463 reais Reporting by Raquel Stenzelç Writing by Carolina Mandl Editing by Chizu Nomiyama
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