Padtec Re-enters Submarine Cable Market with LEV Brasil Acquisition and Launch of Padtec Marine Networks
Padtec has acquired 85% of LEV Brasil and launched Padtec Marine Networks, marking its return to submarine cable and underwater infrastructure projects in Brazil.
- • Padtec acquired 85% of LEV Brasil, a marine geosciences expert company.
- • Padtec launched Padtec Marine Networks, focused on submarine and coastal infrastructure.
- • Antonio Badagola will lead Padtec Marine Networks pending shareholder approval.
- • The move represents Padtec’s reentry into submarine cable projects and digital infrastructure.
- • Padtec has previous experience with major submarine networks like the 2016 Cabo Júnior project.
Key details
Padtec has announced a significant strategic expansion by acquiring an 85% stake in LEV Brasil, a company specializing in applied geosciences, marine engineering, and environmental licensing. This move accompanies the creation of Padtec Marine Networks (PMN), a new business unit dedicated to the development and implementation of submarine and coastal infrastructure projects. This marks Padtec's renewed involvement in submarine cable networks, an area vital for digital connectivity and infrastructure resilience.
Padtec’s CEO, Carlos Raimar Schoeninger, emphasized that the acquisition is foundational for new growth, merging Padtec’s expertise in high-capacity optical systems with LEV Brasil's specialized capabilities. LEV Brasil, founded in 2016, brings critical expertise across environmental planning and geotechnical studies, essential for complex underwater projects. Antonio Badagola, LEV Brasil’s current general director, will lead PMN, with the acquisition awaiting shareholder approval at the upcoming July 8 extraordinary general assembly.
The expansion targets telecommunications operators, data centers, digital service providers, and government-led critical infrastructure initiatives, all sectors demanding robust high-capacity connectivity. Padtec’s prior experience includes notable projects such as the 2016 Cabo Júnior submarine network, linking Santos and Rio de Janeiro with advanced optical cable systems—demonstrating the company’s longstanding role in Brazil’s digital infrastructure.
This strategic move highlights Padtec’s effort to enhance its participation in the digital infrastructure value chain amid growing global demand driven by cloud computing, AI, and data center growth, signaling robust plans to capitalize on Brazil's and global needs for sophisticated underwater network infrastructure.
This article was translated and synthesized from Brazilian sources, providing English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
