About

Provided by Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados

Cescon Barrieu's large team of partners and associates has significant international experience, which enables them to excel in cross-border transactions. 

The team brings sophisticated advice to the most complex and challenging transactions including private and public acquisitions, mergers, contested and friendly takeovers, tender offers, joint ventures, divestitures, leveraged buy-outs, management buy-outs, private equity transactions and other strategic deals.

Year in year out, Cescon Barrieu has been ranked as a top player in Brazil by the most important M&A league tables.  In  2018,  Cescon Barrieu reached the first position of the legal advisory ranking for mergers and acquisitions in Brazil according to Transactional Track Record. The firm is the ranking leader in financial volume. 

The lawyers work closely with other practice areas such as tax, antitrust, capital markets, finance and regulatory to provide the highest level advice with the full breadth of the experience.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Brazil
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Band 1
What the team is known for

Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados has a stellar corporate department demonstrating 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.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Maria Cristina Cescon
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Maria Cristina Cescon
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Band 1

Highly acclaimed partner 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 Cristina is brilliant, exceptional, very knowledgeable, very practical and straightforward. She is definitely one of the best corporate/M&A lawyers in Brazil."

"She is a stellar practitioner."

Marcos Rafael Flesch
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Marcos Rafael Flesch
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Band 2

Experienced partner Marcos Rafael Flesch is well regarded in the market and demonstrates a well-established practice in the field advising high-level companies and shareholders in complex and cross-border deals.

"He knows how to conduct the operation. He is very experienced."

"I like him. He is active in important deals. He is pretty good and very composed."

Darkson Delmondes Galvão
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Darkson Delmondes Galvão
5
Band 5

Darkson Delmondes Galvão is recognised within the market for advising clients on large M&A transactions involving complex corporate structures.

"Darkson is fantastic and we only think of working with him in future deals too. We can rely on him."

"Both his technical skills and negotiation skills are great. We do a lot of deals around the world and I work with a lot of lawyers and have to say he is good."

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Luciana Mares
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Up and Coming

Luciana Mares is an up-and-coming lawyer often seen advising clients on M&A transactions and joint venture mandates.

"Luciana is an excellent professional. She is very helpful, dedicated and, above all, honest. She performs her work with a lot of energy, focus and determination."

"She is always ready to answer our questions relying on her strong M&A experience."

Ranked Lawyers at
Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados

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Corporate/M&A

Maria Cristina Cescon
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Maria Cristina Cescon
1
Band 1
Marcos Rafael Flesch
2
Marcos Rafael Flesch
2
Band 2
Darkson Delmondes Galvão
5
Darkson Delmondes Galvão
5
Band 5
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Luciana Mares
U
Up and Coming

Members

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Ana Carolina Passos

Carlos Augusto Junqueira

Cristina Bueno

Darkson Galvão

Eduardo Lanna

Frederico Viana Rodrigues

Juliana Lacreta

Luciana Mares

Manoela Miranda

Ronald Herscovici

Vitor Stern

Industries

Provided by Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados

Chemicals

Construction & Materials

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Education

Energy

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Health Care

Mining & Metals

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Retail

Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Telecommunications