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Capital Markets: Equity | Brazil: Transactional

Brazil

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Band 1

  1. Lefosse Advogados
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    Lefosse Advogados
    Capital Markets: Equity
    2024 | Band 1 | 1 Years Ranked
    Lefosse Advogados has a cutting-edge practice held in high regard for its skill in handling both equity and debt capital markets instructions. It is well versed in acting for international investment banks and major Brazilian corporate issuers on IPOs and follow-on offerings, with considerable experience in dual listings. Its expertise extends to tender offers of shares. Its team is also very active assisting clients with private placements and public offerings of debt securities, including senior notes and debentures. Its lawyers additionally advise on securitisations involving agribusiness and real estate receivables certificates.
  2. Machado Meyer
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    Machado Meyer
    Capital Markets: Equity
    2024 | Band 1 | 1 Years Ranked
    Machado Meyer is an highly esteemed full-service firm with a strong capital markets practice handling both debt and equity mandates. It is equally comfortable providing counsel to domestic and multinational underwriters, as well as corporate issuers. It frequently advises on domestic and cross-border listings of debt securities, including high-value offerings of senior and subordinated notes, bonds and infrastructure debentures. Its lawyers also assist with follow-on offerings of shares in Brazilian companies, as well as tender offers.
  3. Mattos Filho
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    Mattos Filho
    Capital Markets: Equity
    2024 | Band 1 | 1 Years Ranked
    Mattos Filho is a prestigious full-service firm with a stellar practice advising on all types of securities instruments. It remains a market leader for equity work, representing prestigious clients in IPOs and follow-on offerings. Its deep bench is regularly sought out by major national and international investment banks as well as corporate issuers. It also has a vibrant DCM practice, routinely advising on private placements, public offerings of promissory notes and debentures, as well as sustainability-linked bonds. Its expertise extends to complex securitisation transactions involving agribusiness and real estate receivables certificates.
  4. Pinheiro Neto Advogados
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    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Capital Markets: Equity
    2024 | Band 1 | 1 Years Ranked
    Pinheiro Neto Advogados is a pre-eminent full-service firm with a leading capital markets practice. It gains outstanding recognition for its ability to handle sophisticated cross-border securities transactions and it stands out for its activity on equity mandates, advising on IPOs and follow-on offerings. It also demonstrates its prowess in the debt arena, providing counsel on the issuance of promissory notes, debentures and green bonds. It remains a popular choice among Brazilian and international investment banks acting as arrangers and underwriters. It also acts for major corporate issuers hailing from industries such as energy, cosmetics and retail.
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Band 2

  1. Stocche Forbes Advogados
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    Stocche Forbes Advogados
    Capital Markets: Equity
    2024 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked
    Stocche Forbes Advogados is an established firm with a strong capital markets department recognised in particular for its impressive track record of handling debt capital markets operations. It regularly assists companies in the power, construction and real estate sectors with sizeable debt placements, including the issuance of promissory notes and debentures for the financing of infrastructure projects. The team also has a notable equity capital markets practice, advising banks and other financial institutions acting as underwriters, as well as corporate issuers, on public offerings of shares.
  2. Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown
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    Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown
    Capital Markets: Equity
    2024 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked
    Tauil & Chequer Advogados has a noteworthy capital markets practice primarily representing corporate issuers, notably from the energy and infrastructure sectors. The team is strong in issuance of debentures to finance projects. The department also works in conjunction with Mayer Brown's offices to handle international IPOs and follow-ons involving Brazilian companies. It is increasingly active in the securitisation space, assisting with the issuance of agribusiness and real estate receivables certificates.
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Band 3

  1. BMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão
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    BMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão
    Capital Markets: Equity
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    BMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão has a well-reputed capital markets practice representing both corporate issuers and financial institutions acting as underwriters in a variety of transactions, with particular prowess in handling cross-border public offerings of shares with restricted placement efforts. Its clients additionally benefit from the team's ability to advise on matters involving debt securities, including the issuance of senior notes and debentures. Its lawyers also handle securitisations such as the issuance of agribusiness and real estate receivables certificates.
  2. Demarest Advogados
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    Demarest Advogados
    Capital Markets: Equity
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Demarest Advogados has a well-established capital markets practice enjoying a strong reputation among companies from a diverse range of sectors, especially the energy industry, as well as leading banks and financial institutions, owing to its expertise in handling securitisations. It is extremely active handling issuances of agribusiness receivables certificates. Its experienced team additionally assists clients with debt capital markets mandates involving offerings of debentures and promissory notes. It also handles equity mandates, including IPOs and follow-on offerings.
  3. Pinheiro Guimarães
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    Pinheiro Guimarães
    Capital Markets: Equity
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Pinheiro Guimarães is a highly skilled finance boutique with a celebrated track record in the Brazilian capital markets. It predominantly acts as underwriters' counsel, representing major Brazilian and international investment banks. It is particularly active in debt capital markets, advising on sizeable public offerings of notes and non-convertible unsecured debentures, as well as the issuance of sustainability-linked bonds. It also showcases considerable know-how in securitisations, including the public offering of both real estate and agribusiness receivables certificates. The team is additionally active advising on some notable equity mandates, providing counsel to issuers on IPOs and secondary offerings.
  4. Trench Rossi Watanabe
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    Trench Rossi Watanabe
    Capital Markets: Equity
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Trench Rossi Watanabe is a full-service firm with a respected capital markets practice. The firm offers expertise across a range of equity and debt mandates. The team has experience acting for financial institutions as well as corporate clients on issuance of unsecured debentures, sustainability-linked notes and non-convertible unsecured debentures, in addition to a strong offering on acquisition of shares.
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Band 4

  1. Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados
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    Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados
    Capital Markets: Equity
    2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados has a highly rated capital markets department within a full-service firm equally comfortable representing issuers or underwriters in local and cross-border deals. Its expert team has prowess in equity and debt work, handling IPOs and follow-ons, as well as high-valued unsecured and secured debentures, commercial notes and sustainability-linked senior notes.
  2. i2a Advogados
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    i2a Advogados
    Capital Markets: Equity
    2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    i2a Advogados has a solid track record of handling debt capital markets transactions. The firm gathers particular recognition for its focus on and expertise in mandates relating to real estate developments. It is frequently sought after to handle issuances of real estate receivables certificates and assets for significant players in the infrastructure, shopping centre, investment fund and banking sectors. The team is also well equipped to assist clients with the issuance of debentures and real estate quotas.
  3. TozziniFreire Advogados
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    TozziniFreire Advogados
    Capital Markets: Equity
    2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    TozziniFreire Advogados is a full-service firm with a solid capital markets practice providing counsel to a strong roster of banking clients acting as underwriters. It also represents important corporate issuers. It is notably active assisting with a variety of debt securities placements, including promissory notes, green bonds and public offerings of debentures, often in the context of financing or refinancing infrastructure and renewable energy projects. In addition, the firm offers notable expertise on the formation of private equity funds.
  4. Veirano Advogados
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    Veirano Advogados
    Capital Markets: Equity
    2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    Veirano Advogados is a celebrated full-service firm representing leading Brazilian banks acting as underwriters in a range of debt issuances. It is also capable in representing corporate issuers. It is well versed in private placements and public offerings of promissory notes, debentures and bonds. The team has additional experience in equity mandates such as follow-on offerings.