Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Global Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 3
About
Provided by Pinheiro Guimarães
Drawing upon experience in a wide range of sectors, industries and business segments, the corporate area of Pinheiro Guimarães stands out for its active engagement in sophisticated transactions involving companies of different sizes. Pinheiro Guimarães is recognized as a leader in the market in innovative and highly complex transactions and recommended in this regard by numerous specialized publications.
Pinheiro Guimarães counsels its clients on domestic transactions with international components, in sales, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations, and in public offerings, joint ventures, spin-offs and mergers, involving companies ranging from the largest publicly traded companies with shares listed in Brazil and abroad to closely held companies and start-ups. With extensive experience as advisor to sellers, purchasers, management and target companies, Pinheiro Guimarães offers full support in mergers and acquisitions, including all phases from due diligence to post-closing measures.
Lawyers of the firm handling mergers and acquisitions work jointly with specialists in the areas of tax law, labor law, regulatory matters, real estate, environmental law, capital markets, antitrust law, intellectual property, litigation and finance. This enables Pinheiro Guimarães to offer services that meets the highest standards of quality and takes on a multidisciplinary character. This marks the firm's practice and is recognized as a decisive differential.
Chambers Review
Pinheiro Guimarães is a seasoned practice with a solid track record acting for asset management firms, investment funds and major multinational banking groups on high-end and mid-market M&A and corporate finance deals. It also represents Brazilian and international companies, notably in the energy sector. Its lawyers are particularly adept at drafting stock purchase, joint venture and shareholder agreements. It has complementary strength in capital markets.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We were very satisfied with their work, both in relation to the level of their knowledge and the quickness of their responses."
"The firm possesses a high level of business acumen."
"We were very satisfied with their work, both in relation to the level of their knowledge and the quickness of their responses."
"The firm possesses a high level of business acumen."
Notable Practitioners
Experienced partner Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães is frequently called upon by clients from sectors such as banking and capital markets to handle complex M&A mandates.
"He works in complex transactions. He is a good lawyer and truly competent."
Respected partner Marcelo Lamy Rego represents clients from various sectors, including energy and fintech, handling sophisticated corporate transactions, being particularly active in deals in the energy sector.
"I highlight Marcelo due to his uncommon knowledge and affability."
Well-regarded practitioner Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães draws from long-standing experience in the field to represent significant clients from the real estate, healthcare and telecommunication sectors in complex corporate transactions.
Ranked Lawyers at
Pinheiro Guimarães
Brazil
Members
Provided by Pinheiro Guimarães
Bernardo Bulhões
Bruno Lardosa
Maria Amélia Lisbão Senra,
Mariana Jost
René Mostardeiro Brunet
Rodrigo Marcilio
Sergio Ramos Yoshino
Clients
Provided by Pinheiro Guimarães
Brookfield (Canada)
Citigroup (USA)
EDF Énergies Nouvelles (France)
Enel (Italy)
GP Investments (Brazil)
Gávea Investimentos (Brazil)
HSBC Bank Brasil (Brazil)
HSBC Latin America Holdings Limited (UK)
Inter American Development Bank (IDB) (USA)
International Finance Corporation (IFC) (USA)
Itaú Unibanco (Brazil)
Organizações Globo (Brazil)
Victoria Capital (Brazil)
Industries
Provided by Pinheiro Guimarães
Capital Markets
Energy
Financial Sector
Global Investments
Media
Multilateral Organization
Private equity