Project Finance
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 5
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Provided by Demarest Advogados
Our Infrastructure and Project Finance group includes a market leading team of lawyers with extensive experience and expertise in large-scale infrastructure projects in Brazil in various industries, including traditional and renewable energy, oil and gas, maritime and transports (metro, tramway, highways, ports and airports) and all relevant cross-disciplinary legal areas. We offer clients a dedicated and resourceful team with the right balance of legal and regulatory skills, industry knowledge and in-depth understanding of the issues affecting all participants across the sectors, allowing us to provide the best advice for each project.
We have significant experience in representing both borrowers and lenders (including development banks, multilateral financial institutions and export credit agencies) in connection with the structuring and financing of greenfield and brownfield projects, in all types of project finance structures including both long term and short term debt, in the bank and bond markets, as well as in complex multi-sourced financings and intercreditor structures. Due to the breadth and strength of the firm’s practice in all branches of Infrastructure, we also offer comprehensive legal advice in specific regulatory rules and requirements applicable across the various industries, with a team of experience lawyers and high degree of familiarity on interaction and coordination with governmental entities, agencies and regulators for each sector.
Chambers Review
Demarest Advogados is a full-service firm that houses a noteworthy department mainly involved in infrastructure-related project finance and project developments deals. Equipped to assist with the transportation, energy and logistic sectors, and benefits from its experience representing both domestic and foreign clients. Additional capabilities acting on PPPs and the corporate and regulatory structuring aspects of a project.
Work Highlights
- Demarest advised Valora Gestão de Investimentos on the structuring of Hidro Forte Administração e Operação's first debenture issuance to finance operations in the sanitation sector, in the Northern region of Brazil.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Demarest's responsiveness is immediate. Their lawyers are always available, and that makes a difference. Plus, their deliverables are excellent. Because of that, we trust them a lot."
"Demarest's lawyers are highly knowledgeable in debt restructuring and financing guarantees. Their responsiveness and deadline adherence are excellent."
"Demarest's responsiveness is immediate. Their lawyers are always available, and that makes a difference. Plus, their deliverables are excellent. Because of that, we trust them a lot."
"Demarest's lawyers are highly knowledgeable in debt restructuring and financing guarantees. Their responsiveness and deadline adherence are excellent."
Notable Practitioners
Marina Ferraz Aidar garners praise for her expertise in the provision of regulatory advice and the issuance of infrastructure debentures and promissory notes.
"Mariana Aidar is a very up-to-date professional in her field who's extremely efficient and quick in her thinking. She understands both our business and our market."
"Mariana is a very competent lawyer who knows different project finance structures. Plus she is highly available and provides solid risk assessment and relationship skills."
Bruno Francisco Cabral Aurélio has in-depth knowledge of project funding, debenture issuances and bridge loans. He also offers notable expertise in project development, especially in public bids.
"Bruno has solid knowledge on infrastructure projects as well as strategic vision. Every time he got into a deal, he made the difference."
"Bruno is very competent, available and attentive to his customers. He's a lawyer committed to quality and on-time delivery."