Claro completes Desktop deal as Desktop stock changes control

Published on 10/02/2026 at 20:13 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Claro NXT bought 84.7 million shares for BRL 1.747 billion. For Desktop stock this means a 72.83 percent control transfer.

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Claro NXT completed its acquisition of Desktop (BRDESKACNOR2) on October 1, 2026, after buying 84.7 million ordinary shares for BRL 1.747 billion. Finance News reported that the purchase represents 72.83 percent of Desktop's capital and makes Claro NXT the controlling shareholder.

Control changes at Desktop

The transaction marks a corporate shift for the Brazilian fiber broadband provider because control now sits with Claro NXT. The purchase price is subject to the adjustments set out in the transaction agreement, keeping the final cash amount linked to its contractual terms.

The board also recorded the departure of three directors and appointed José Antônio Guaraldi Felix, Rodrigo Marques de Oliveira and Roberto Catalão Cardoso as new board members. Finance News said Rodrigo Marques de Oliveira became chief executive, while Roberto Catalão Cardoso took the chief financial officer and investor relations roles.

Latest quarter sets the baseline

Desktop's investor-relations homepage identifies 2Q26 as the latest financial update, placing the ownership change against a current operating period. Desktop lists the 2Q26 results among its financial releases.

Investing.com reports latest-quarter revenue of BRL 321.64 million and net income of BRL 9.68 million, compared with BRL 321.65 million and BRL 9.64 million in the previous quarter. Revenue therefore edged down by BRL 0.01 million, while net income increased by BRL 0.04 million.

What the ownership change means

The operating comparison points to a stable revenue base during the latest two reported quarters, while the control transfer adds a new strategic owner to the shareholder structure. For investors, the key distinction is between the completed purchase of the controlling stake and the continuing review of Desktop's operating results.

Desktop is listed on B3 under ticker DESK3 and operates in telecommunications, with fiber broadband services at the center of its business. The October 1, 2026 transaction gives the company a new board and executive structure while its 2Q26 revenue and net income provide the latest reported performance reference.

Desktop enters a new ownership phase

Desktop's latest disclosed quarter reported BRL 321.64 million in revenue and BRL 9.68 million in net income, while Claro NXT now controls 72.83 percent of the company after acquiring 84.7 million shares for BRL 1.747 billion on October 1, 2026.