Corporate/Commercial: Minas Gerais
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 3
Email address
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+55 31 3194 1700About
Provided by Machado Meyer
With a complete portfolio of services, our focus is to support companies in all procedures related to business law, and throughout their life cycle, to reduce their exposure to risks, ensure their legal compliance and help boost their business.
We take into account the market in which the company operates, its characteristics and requirements to support the conduct of business and assist in strengthening its corporate governance system. We provide advice on issues such as the composition of the board of directors, executive compensation policies, conflict of interest, review, and update of bylaws and internal rules, and other relevant issues.
Our multidisciplinary team also assists in the negotiation of shareholders' agreements, implementation of corporate restructuring projects, and drafting of several corporate documents, such as: Minutes of meetings, bylaws, articles of association, purchase and sale contracts, shareholders' agreements and memoranda of understanding.
Chambers Review
Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice is a full-service firm with a Belo Horizonte office assisting companies from the banking and finance, energy and transportation sectors with a wide variety of commercial matters. The team demonstrates particular expertise advising clients on M&A transactions on both the sale and purchase sides, the drafting and negotiation of joint ventures and complex corporate restructurings. It also has strong capabilities advising on capital markets mandates, including IPOs and the issuance of debentures.
Work Highlights
- Machado Meyer advised TreeCorp Partners Gestora on the due diligence and risk assessment for the potential acquisition of shares representing 90% of the voting capital stock of Coritiba Sociedade Anônima de Futebol.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are the best for all complex and sophisticated matters."
"Their communication and responsiveness have been outstanding, making collaboration run smoothly. We look forward to continuing our partnership and achieving more together."
"It is a technically well-trained team with extensive experience in conducting complex operations."
"The team is highly present, engaged and well-organised, often taking the proactive approach to monitoring important terms and dates."
"They are the best for all complex and sophisticated matters."
"Their communication and responsiveness have been outstanding, making collaboration run smoothly. We look forward to continuing our partnership and achieving more together."
"It is a technically well-trained team with extensive experience in conducting complex operations."
"The team is highly present, engaged and well-organised, often taking the proactive approach to monitoring important terms and dates."
Notable Practitioners
Gustavo Rugani do Couto e Silva displays capabilities, profound understanding and expertise to deal with corporate governance mandates, as well as with transactional issues.
"He is a competent and dedicated professional, always available for our company in whatever we needed."
"Gustavo is a highly experienced lawyer with extensive knowledge and a constructive and direct approach."
"He has impeccable service, timeliness, availability, notorious technical knowledge, ethics and alignment with the client's interest."
Up-and-Coming Bruno Costa joins the ranking this year after impressing clients with his legal practice in Minas Gerais. He is frequently sought out to represent clients from several industries in important complex real estate matters.
"He has good availability, is always ready to respond and has great technical knowledge of real estate demands."
"He is a very professional and experienced lawyer in the real estate field. He supported us a lot in the negotiation with the counterparty's lawyer."
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