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Madrona Advogados

Capital Markets: Debt

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Madrona Advogados

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EXPERTISE

  • Assistance in registration and deregistration of publicly-held companies, as well as with the regulations applicable to listed companies in fulfilling their various obligations, including corporate governance issues
  • Initial public offerings and follow-on offerings
  • Public or private equity and securities offerings, in Brazil and abroad, including debentures, promissory notes, commercial bonds, investment fund shares, and securities arising from credit securitization (e.g. FIDCs, FIIs, CRI, CCI, CDCA and CRA)
  • Structuring and regulation of investment funds in general
    Assistance with debt restructuring
  • Legal advice on the preliminary stages of issuers’ access to capital markets
  • Defenses and representations in administrative proceedings before the Brazilian Securities Exchange Commission and the Appeals Council of the National Financial System

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Capital Markets: Debt - Brazil

Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Madrona Advogados is best known for its securitisation work, most notably real estate and agribusiness receivables. Its key clients include financial institutions, private investment firms and publicly held companies. The capital market team has additional expertise in debt securities, assisting clients with the issuance of debentures and bonds, including sustainability bonds.

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Work Highlights

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  • Madrona Advogados advised Transmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica on the public offering of 650,000 simple, non-convertible, unsecured debentures, part of its 17th issuance, in a single series, in the total amount of BRL650 million.

Strengths

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  • Madrona Advogados' capital markets team demonstrated absolute mastery of the regulatory requirements, combining agility, precision and legal soundness throughout all phases of the transaction.

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  • The team have high technical knowledge, stay constantly updated, work with great efficiency and have a solid understanding of the business areas.

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  • Their technical capacity and depth are evident not only in the documents they produce, but also in the arguments and insights they share during work meetings, especially when responding to queries.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Nair Veras Saldanha
    Nair Veras Saldanha

    Nair Veras Saldanha

    Nair Veras Saldanha is a seasoned capital markets practitioner known in the market for her vast experience supporting national and international clients in sophisticated transactions.

    • Nair Saldanha is a high-level, well-rounded professional with strong business vision. She’s always attentive to legislative developments and contributes exemplarily to the legal landscape.

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    • Nair is an excellent professional. She has exceptional technical prowess, with a deep understanding of the law and the ability to resolve complex issues with confidence, agility and strategic vision.

      Capital Markets: Debt respondentBrazil

    • Her approach is always precise, clear and business-oriented, which inspires great confidence in us, especially in decisive and high-pressure situations.

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