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Mattos Filho

Venture Capital

Brazil Guide 2025 : Brazil


Mattos Filho

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About

Provided by Mattos Filho

Our multidisciplinary team is focused on serving both investors and investee companies with the dynamism and agility that the industry requires.

We support early and growth stage transactions, applying the expertise we have acquired in many of the most important transactions in Brazil. Our services encompass legal and strategic support for highly scalable startups, including implementing their MVPs and business plans, as well as investment and divestment rounds in different series and other structures necessary for their economic development. Conscious of how important entrepreneurship is for economic and social development, we collaborate with a series of different institutional and academic initiatives to improve the innovative field of venture capital.

Our main services:

  • Supporting startups
  • Venture capital transactions;
  • Expert advice;
  • Investment structuring;
  • Corporate venturing.

Chambers Review

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Venture Capital - Brazil

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Mattos Filho comes highly recommended for its expertise in advising investors, founders and emerging companies on their strategic decisions with regards to their venture capital investments. The firm’s collaborative model ensures a multidisciplinary approach, providing clients with a full spectrum of legal services tailored to the venture capital industry’s unique demands.

Work Highlights

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  • Mattos Filho assisted Syngenta Group Ventures with due diligence, drafting and negotiating, and advised on regulatory aspects of its Agrolend Series C funding round.

Strengths

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  • Mattos Filho's team anticipates risks, structures solutions and ensures we are fully prepared so that when the deal arrives, there are no frictions or surprises.

    Venture Capital respondentBrazil
  • The professionals are well connected both in Brazil and internationally, with strong ties to the market. They supported us on commercial matters, always maintaining a pro-business approach.

    Venture Capital respondentBrazil
  • The law firm has deep knowledge of the venture capital market and brings strong negotiation skills, flexibility and a broad understanding that extends beyond legal matters.

    Venture Capital respondentBrazil

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 4Tomás Borges Neiva
    Band 4Tomás Borges Neiva

    Tomás Borges Neiva

    Tomás Borges Neiva is a strong practitioner with excellent experience in advising companies across a diverse range of sectors throughout the various stages of their development, focusing especially on venture capital and M&A transactions.

    • Tomás consistently came well-prepared, having considered all relevant points. She negotiated directly with the counterparty, acted with great autonomy, and fully safeguarded our interests.

      Venture Capital respondentBrazil
    • I cannot imagine better client service than the one provided by Tomás.

      Venture Capital respondentBrazil
    • Tomas Neiva demonstrated mastery of the subject as a whole, going beyond legal matters to grasp the commercial context and the sensitivities of all parties involved.

      Venture Capital respondentBrazil
  • Band 5Camilla Ribeiro Martes
    Band 5Camilla Ribeiro Martes

    Camilla Ribeiro Martes

    Camilla Martes has been active for nearly 20 years conducting and coordinating M&A deals and complex venture capital investment rounds. Martes is an strong player in technology and innovation.

    • Camilla is a complete professional with incredible commercial vision.

      Venture Capital respondentBrazil
    • Camilla has exceptional competence in handling highly complex issues. She demonstrated strong commercial awareness, understanding the legal impacts on the business and helping to anticipate risks.

      Venture Capital respondentBrazil

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