Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 1
About
Provided by Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados
We are recognized for our leading M&A practice in Brazil. We advise clients in the most complex and challenging transactions, including private and public mergers & acquisitions, hostile and friendly takeovers, tender offers, joint ventures, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, privatizations, private equity, and other strategic deals. Over the past seven years, we advised our clients in M&A transactions exceeding USD180 billion.
Our clients include the world’s largest corporations, private equity and financial institutions, sovereign funds, startups, tech companies, and entrepreneurs. Our M&A lawyers are regularly retained to advise boards of directors, independent committees, and financial advisors on dealrelated governance matters such as tender offers, fairness opinions, valuation reports, and securities regulation. Our corporate regulatory team advises publicly-traded companies on the most complex matters supervised by the securities regulators administrative proceedings.
Chambers Review
Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados has a stellar corporate department that demonstrates exceptional capabilities providing counsel to domestic and multinational companies from a myriad of industries, as well as private equity groups. It is particularly active in handling major transactions in the pharmaceutical, energy and healthcare sectors. It boasts an outstanding track record in M&A, with experience advising on hostile takeovers and strategic carve-outs. It is also well versed in domestic and cross-border deals involving publicly listed companies. It routinely assists with joint venture agreements and the formation of SPVs.
Work Highlights
- Cescon Barrieu advised EDP - Energias do Brasilon launching a tender offer for the acquisition of shares issued by the company for the purpose of cancellation of registration as a publicly-held company in category A and conversion to category B and delisting from Novo Mercado.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The M&A team instils extreme confidence. All the analysis and considerations were very well grounded and done in a clear way, which allowed us to make decisions with peace of mind."
"Comprehensive and high-quality work. They are very professional and people-friendly advisers."
"Cescon Barrieu always bring up relevant matters during negotiations, keeping a close relationship between partners and clients throughout the negotiation process."
"The M&A team instils extreme confidence. All the analysis and considerations were very well grounded and done in a clear way, which allowed us to make decisions with peace of mind."
"Comprehensive and high-quality work. They are very professional and people-friendly advisers."
"Cescon Barrieu always bring up relevant matters during negotiations, keeping a close relationship between partners and clients throughout the negotiation process."
Notable Practitioners
Maria Cristina Cescon draws from her long-standing experience in the field to skilfully handle sophisticated M&A transactions. She receives high praise from market commentators and clients for her outstanding track record in significant deals involving both private and publicly held companies.
"Maria Crsitina Cescon acts on complex issues and does so with much agility."
"Maria Cristina Cescon is outstanding. In my opinion she continues to be the best corpoate/M&A lawyer in Brazil."
Marcos Rafael Flesch is well regarded in the market and demonstrates a well-established practice in the field advising high-level companies and shareholders on complex and cross-border deals.
"Marcos Rafael has superb knowledge, availability and assertiveness."
"Marcos Rafael is a top-notch lawyer. He's highly skilled and has an excellent strategic mind, providing innovative and accurate solutions."
"He's got excellent relationship skills when dealing with clients."
Darkson Delmondes Galvão is recognised within the market for advising clients on large M&A transactions involving complex corporate structures.
"I think he is a good professional who has a constructive approach during negotiations."
Ronald Herscovici is a practitioner endowed with M&A skills to assist clients from various industries with due diligence, negotiations and drafting of agreements as well as governance mandates.
"He is a practitioner with deep knowledge and experience."
"I consider Ronald to be one of the best lawyers for M&A."
Luciana Mares is an up-and-coming lawyer often seen advising clients on M&A transactions and joint venture mandates.
"Luciana is an extremely competent professional who can clearly elucidate all the necessary aspects for decision-making, considering the risks in each situation."
"Luciana is committed, very available and knows a lot about corporate matters involving finance issues."
Ranked Lawyers at
Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados
Brazil
Members
Provided by Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados
Ana Carolina Passos
Andrea Campos
Eduardo Lanna
Fernanda Montorfano
Julia Franco
Leandro Correa
Manoela Miranda
Head of Department
Head of Department
Marina Carvalho Faro
Matheus Fernandes
Ronald Herscovici
Head of Department
Clients
Provided by Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados
Ambev
Appian Capital Advisory LLP
CVC Capital Partners
Camil Alimentos S.A.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board - CPPIB
EDP - Energias do Brasil S.A.
Enel Brasil
Gafisa S.A.
Grupo Edenred
ICL Group
Inspired Education
JBS
Smartfit
Suzano S.A.
UOL
Valmet Corporation
Industries
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