Investment Funds
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 1
Email address
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+55 11 3147 7600About
Provided by Mattos Filho
Mattos Filho is Brazil’s only full-service law firm with a specific team dedicated to investment funds and asset management. We create innovative investment structures and handle sophisticated transactions related to equity investment funds; hedge funds, ETFs, equities, and other liquid funds; investment in credit and distressed assets, real estate, infrastructure; forestry; energy, insurance, and health.
We advise on complex structures, including tax, corporate governance and M&A aspects, antitrust, compliance and corporate ethics, financial restructuring and credit recovery, as well as in special cases, such as in and out-of-court reorganizations, bankruptcy, lawsuits, and arbitration, including the civil, criminal or administrative sphere.
With a deep and complex understanding of the market, our high-performance team is exclusively dedicated to asset management and investment fund services.
Main services
Structuring and registering investment funds
Public bodies
Applicable regulatory and tax aspects
Investment fund offers
Asset acquisition, financing and disposal (M&A and IPO)
Chambers Review
Mattos Filho maintains a pioneering and market-leading investment funds department. It provides top-notch advice about funding structuring, including hedge and liquid funds, investment programme and fund-raising mandates. Its outstanding team is sought after by many of the most important private equity funds operating in Brazil. It is also active handling real estate funds. Investment banks also rely on the team to create new investment structures.
Work Highlights
- Mattos Filho advised both The Carlyle Group and SPX Capital on their capacity as current and future general partner and manager of the Carlyle South America Buyout Fund strategy (CSABF), respectively.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The staff always demonstrates a distinguished level of responsiveness."
"Mattos Filho's quality of work and technical market knowledge are impeccable."
"Creative and resourceful team with extensive track record."
"The staff always demonstrates a distinguished level of responsiveness."
"Mattos Filho's quality of work and technical market knowledge are impeccable."
"Creative and resourceful team with extensive track record."
Notable Practitioners
Marina Procknor is a distinguished practitioner with substantial experience in fundraising and funds structuring. She is widely respected in the private equity field.
"Marina Procknor is well-rounded and knowledgeable, with excellent transit with regulators and key industry players."
"Marina is highly creative and very pro-business, always seeking the best for the client. She's also excellent in fund governance."
"Marina Procknor has a comprehensive grasp of the entire capital markets sector, with an excellent network and deep knowledge of everyone and everything in the field."
Ana Carolina Lima Nomura is a strong practitioner leading matters related to structuring of private equity, FIAGRO, banking investment funds and fundraising.
"Ana Carolina is a highly specialised expert in funds."
"Ana Carolina Nomura's work is outstanding."
Flávio Lugão is active advising on structuring and restructuring of private equity funds, funds regulation and fundraising.
"Flávio has a strong background in accounting and an excellent market perspective, allowing him to understand the challenges faced by investment fund managers. He is truly exceptional."
Ranked Lawyers at
Mattos Filho
Brazil