Brazil Guide 2026 : Brazil
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Demarest Advogados is a full-service firm with a strong presence in Rio de Janeiro, where its corporate team advises on a range of matters, including M&A, restructurings and capital markets for clients in the energy, healthcare and finance sectors.
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Demarest Advogados advised FI-FGTS on the divestment of its stake in mobility infrastructure company OTP, the fund’s largest investment to date.
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Demarest Advogados demonstrates an excellent ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters, underpinned by solid technical expertise, strategic vision, and experience in high-profile mandates. The team operates in a structured and consistent manner, delivering in-depth analyses and well-calibrated legal solutions for challenging scenarios, including those involving multiple regulatory and corporate dimensions.
What distinguishes Demarest Advogados in the industry is their technical consistency. The services provided are characterised by impeccable precision, which has guaranteed us the necessary legal security to make critical decisions.
The team stands out for the quality and experience of its professionals and their responsiveness. Demarest has a strong M&A team.
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Head of department Décio Pio Borges de Castro is often retained by clients from the energy and mining sectors to assist them with various corporate mandates, including corporate governance, capital markets deals, joint venture agreements and M&A.
Décio provides a high-quality service, with strong availability and commitment, demonstrating high technical capacity to handle complex demands.
Décio is an excellent, ethical and highly accessible lawyer.
Guilherme Vieira is co-head of the department and advises key companies from the energy and finance sectors on M&A and capital markets matters.
Guilherme is an ethical and technically impeccable professional, highly committed and widely regarded as an excellent lawyer.
An excellent lawyer, Guilherme Vieira is highly commercial and technically skilled, with particular strength in M&A negotiations.
Guilherme Vieira demonstrates strong business acumen and a proactive approach to driving transactions forward.
Partner João Luis Ribeiro de Almeida holds the required capabilities to advise clients on M&A transactions, financing and capital markets mandates.
João demonstrates strong technical expertise combined with a commercial mindset. He is very easy to work with and thorough in his analyses.
João is our go-to lawyer for M&A deals. He is very hands-on.
João Luis Ribeiro de Almeida is extremely technical, diligent and fast in handling deals.
Corporate/Commercial: Rio de Janeiro
Corporate/Commercial: Rio de Janeiro
Corporate/Commercial: Rio de Janeiro
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