About

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Cescon Barrieu’s Rio de Janeiro office became the leader in transactional work in Rio de Janeiro state, highly regarded among clients and law professionals alike. We offer our clients solid expertise in complex and sophisticated matters such as corporate reorganization, financial restructuring, M&A (public and private deals), capital markets, project finance and investment funds, including fund formation, exits, and fund restructurings, as well as regulatory advice. The Rio de Janeiro office is fully integrated with the firm’s other five offices, both tapping into the firm’s broader expertise and not being limited to local clients or mandates. 


Our office is recognized for exceptional technical capabilities and singular negotiation skills. The team covers all practices within the scope of this submission: M&A/corporate (including securities regulation and public companies), financing in all its forms (with a very strong international structured and project financing practice), capital markets (both equity and debt transactions), banking (with a leading fintech practice) and investment funds (including regulatory and compliance practice). The commercial team in Rio also very frequently advises on equity and debt offerings, and on multidisciplinary project finance, refinancing and divestment deals


Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
3
Band 3
What the Team is Known For

Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados has an outstanding track record in corporate law mandates, with national coverage and a significant presence in the Rio de Janeiro market. The team handles sophisticated mandates related to capital markets, banking, project finance and IPOs for renowned clients in the finance and energy sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • Cescon Barrieu advised ASAAS Gestão Financeiraand ASAAS Sociedade de Créditoon obtaining authorisation with the Central Bank as a direct credit company.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Maurício Teixeira dos Santos
3
Maurício Teixeira dos Santos
Head of Corporate/Commercial: Rio de Janeiro
3
Band 3

Maurício Teixeira dos Santosis well regarded by market observers as a noteworthy Rio de Janeiro-based partner on corporate mandates relating to banking, finance and projects.

"Mauricio is a very good lawyer and gets the job done."

"He is a great lawyer."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Corporate/Commercial: Rio de Janeiro

Maurício Teixeira dos Santos
3
Maurício Teixeira dos Santos
Head of Corporate/Commercial: Rio de Janeiro
3
Band 3

Members

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Eduardo Kuhlmann Abrantes

Rafael Baptista Baleroni

Clients

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ASAAS Gestão Financeira S.A.

Alibaba Group

Arteris

Atlas Renewable Energy

Banco BTG Pactual S.A.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. – Eletrobras

EDF Renewables

Enel

Equatorial Energia S.A.

Linde/Praxair/White Martins

Lumina Capital Management

Neoenergia S.A.

OceanPact Serviços Marítimos S.A.

PetroRio S.A.

Prumo Logística

Transmissora Aliança Energia Elétrica S.A. – TAESA

Industries

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financial services

logistics

oil & gas

power

retail

shipping

telecommunications