Global Guide 2026 : Brazil
Ranked Individual
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Madrona Advogados' Capital Markets department has lawyers with solid experience and backgrounds in this practice in a broad range of industries, including real estate, agribusiness, distressed and non-performing loans, infrastructure, energy, banking and services. The department also advises clients in regulatory, Banking, securitization, fund formation, and, especially publicly held companies in M&As, corporate governance, corporate consulting, joint ventures, sales of companies, global public offerings of equity securities and bonds.
One of our main areas of expertise is the assistance of players in the issuance of Certificates of Real Estate Receivables (CRI) and Certificates of Agribusiness Receivables (CRA). In those transactions, we have acted on behalf of creditors, underwriters, asset management companies, issuers and borrowers. We are experts in regulation in Capital Markets, Central Bank, CVM (The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission), Anbima and B3 (The Brazilian Stock Exchange).
As a result of the department’s growth, Luis Bellini was named as partner in the begging of 2022 to contribute with his range experience in agribusiness transactions in the capital markets.
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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 team has additional expertise in debt securities, assisting clients with the issuance of debentures and bonds, including sustainability bonds.
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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.
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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.
The team have high technical knowledge, stay constantly updated, work with great efficiency and have a solid understanding of the business areas.
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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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.
Her approach is always precise, clear and business-oriented, which inspires great confidence in us, especially in decisive and high-pressure situations.
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.
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.
Capital Markets: Debt
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Marcelo Cosac
Head of Department
Leonardo Di Cola
Luis Bellini
Nair Veras Saldanha
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