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Companies, regulation and the technology market in Brazil and worldwide.
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The largest NASDAQ technology companies: what they file with the SEC and what the press reports about each. Not a quote and not a recommendation.
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Claro NXT files CVM offer to acquire control and delist Desktop
Claro Telecom Participações reported in a material fact filed with CVM, Brazil's securities regulator, that subsidiary Claro NXT Telecomunicações submitted an application on Oct. 2, 2026, to register a public tender offer for Desktop shares aimed at acquiring corporate control, converting Desktop to a Category B issuer and delisting it from B3's Novo Mercado segment.
- Claro Telecom announced that Claro NXT applied to the CVM, Brazil's securities regulator, on October 2, 2026, for a tender offer to acquire control of Desktop S.A.
- The unified offer includes converting Desktop S.A. from a Category A to a Category B issuer.
- The proposed transaction also entails Desktop's exit from B3's Novo Mercado special listing segment.
Sources:CVM - Documentos IPE (PDF)
Startup Guarda Digital expands to direct to consumer succession planning for middle class families
Founder Sidney Pedrotti launched the platform in 2022 as a white-label business service before opening the consumer operation in April, attracting 17,000 users. The company provides document organization and posthumous planning specifically for middle-income households without access to family attorneys or multi-family offices.
- Founder Sidney Pedrotti created the service in 2022 following the death of his mother in December 2020.
- The platform entered the direct-to-consumer segment in April, reaching 17,000 registered users.
Sources:InfoMoney
Link School of Business acquires equity in artificial intelligence startups
Link School of Business invested R$ 500,000 total across five artificial intelligence startups on March 10, 2026. The educational institution allocated R$ 100,000 to each company in exchange for a 5% equity stake in each business.
- Link School of Business received a 5% equity stake in each of the five artificial intelligence startups.
- The transaction committed R$ 100,000 to each startup out of the total R$ 500,000 allocation on March 10, 2026.
Sources:Folha de S. Paulo (Mercado)
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