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Brazil's Ambipar gets court protection in debt dispute, shares dive
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 25, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Global Banking and Finance Review
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 25, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Ambipar obtained court protection to prevent accelerated debt maturity, causing shares to drop sharply. The injunction addresses a dispute with Deutsche Bank over loan guarantees.
By Luciana Magalhaes
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Shares in Brazilian waste management company Ambipar plunged on Thursday after it secured a preliminary injunction from a Rio de Janeiro state court temporarily preventing the accelerated maturity of its debt.
The move added to ongoing concerns about the company's management turnover and leverage, according to analysts at UBS.
Ambipar's shares were down 43% at 1652 GMT after falling as much as 60.5% to their lowest in more than a year. They were on track for their worst day ever, with losses wiping off 7 billion reais ($1.31 billion) from the firm's market cap.
The court ruling, which was seen by Reuters, comes amid a dispute with Deutsche Bank, which had demanded additional guarantees for loans to the company.
According to the decision, Deutsche Bank's request for additional guarantees for Ambipar's green bonds created an "imminent and concrete" risk for the company.
Ambipar said in its petition to the court that some financial institutions had already begun notifying the group of accelerated debt obligations.
The company argued that it would face a "financial hole of more than 10 billion reais" without the injunction.
The injunction would "enable the continuity of the group's business activities and allow the protection of its assets, while seeking a viable alternative with creditors for the adequate resolution of its financial commitments," the firm said in the document.
Deutsche Bank did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
($1 = 5.3451 reais)
(Reporting by Luciana Magalhaes; Editing by Gabriel Araujo and Mark Porter)
Ambipar's shares fell 43% after securing a preliminary injunction from a Rio de Janeiro state court, which raised concerns about the company's management and leverage.
The court ruling involved a dispute with Deutsche Bank, which demanded additional guarantees for loans to Ambipar, citing an 'imminent and concrete' risk for the company.
Ambipar argued that without the injunction, it would face a 'financial hole of more than 10 billion reais.'
The injunction is intended to enable the continuity of Ambipar's business activities and protect its assets while seeking a viable resolution with creditors.
Deutsche Bank did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the court ruling.
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