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Pinheiro Guimarães has extensive experience in local and cross-border financing transactions. Its lawyers represent a wide range of clients that include both private and institutional lenders, governments and development agencies, multilateral organisations and corporate borrowers. Pinheiro Guimarães acts as counsel to both lenders and borrowers in connection with syndicated loans, refinancing transactions, import financing, export prepayment and other trade-related debt transactions, local and cross-border financial leases, securitisations, credit-linked debt and acquisition financings. A significant part of the practice involves representing clients undertaking project finance deals, structured finance products and debt restructuring (including bankruptcy proceedings and judicial and extrajudicial reorganisations).

It also assists financial institutions in developing banking and treasury products and in regulatory and compliance matters, including administrative proceedings and the reorganisation of financial groups, before the Central Bank and the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM).

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What the Team is Known For

Pinheiro Guimarães enjoys good recognition among peers and clients alike for its expertise advising on high-value and cutting-edge transactional mandates. It has an experienced team that often assists major domestic and international financial institutions with the negotiation of debts and cross-border trade finance, as well as structured finance deals such as syndicated loans. The law firm is additionally sought out to provide counsel on the full range of complex regulatory matters, including issues arising from sector-related mergers and acquisitions.

Work Highlights

  • Pinheiro Guimarães assisted Banco Bradesco with the debt restructuring of Queiroz Galvão S.A. and Alya Construtora S.A. in the amount of BRL2.02 billion, through the payment in kind of shares corresponding to 26.2% of the share capital of Enauta Participações S.A., owned by Queiroz Galvão S.A.

Strengths

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Pinheiro Guimarães stands out for the technical excellence of its legal team. The team offers deep expertise, strategic insight and a strong commitment to client success.

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The banking and finance department at Pinheiro Guimarães is the best practice in Brazil. The team's drafts are impeccable, with solid legal reasoning. Their client services are also excellent.

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Pinheiro Guimarães is our go-to firm for banking and finance matters. The team stands out for its deep market knowledge, longstanding partnership and solution-oriented approach.

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Notable Practitioners

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Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
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Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
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Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães has a wealth of experience in finance transactions, including structured finance and syndicated loans.

Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães is a fantastic lawyer.

Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães has deep legal knowledge and is a highly reliable professional.

Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães is a reference in the field.

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Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães
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Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães
Head of Banking & Finance
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Band 3
Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães offers experience in finance deals, as well as a comprehensive view of capital markets and M&A transactions.

Plínio Pinheiro Guimarães is a strong name in the market. He has solid connections within the banking sector.

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Fábio Yanitchkis Couto
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Fábio Yanitchkis Couto
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Band 4

Fábio Yanitchkis Couto has developed a noted practice often advising on structured finance and the acquisition of non-performing loans.

Fábio Yanitchkis Couto is remarkably creative in structuring solutions for complex demands.

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Ivie Moura Alves
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Ivie Moura Alves
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Band 5

Ivie Moura Alves is a well-regarded practitioner known for her solid track record in the banking and finance sector.

Ivie Moura Alves is a competent and very capable professional.

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Bernardo Cunha
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Bernardo Cunha
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Up and Coming

Up-and-coming partner Bernardo Araújo Cunha is well regarded for taking part in the structuring of financial deals, focusing on achieving efficiency while adhering to legal standards.

Bernardo Cunha has strong technical expertise and delivers work with precision and timeliness, consistently maintaining a high level of detail.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Pinheiro Guimarães

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Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
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Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
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Band 1
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Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães
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Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães
Head of Banking & Finance
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Band 3
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Fábio Yanitchkis Couto
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Fábio Yanitchkis Couto
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Ivie Moura Alves
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Ivie Moura Alves
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Band 5
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Bernardo Cunha
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Bernardo Cunha
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Up and Coming
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Members

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Bernardo Cunha

Bruno Lardosa

Camila Ohno

Ivie Moura Alves

Júlia Benvenuto

Luiza Furtado

Marcela Taquette Vaz

Paula Pessôa

Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães

Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães

Head of Department

Renato Ruschi

Roberta Pimentel

Rodrigo Marcilio

Sergio Ramos Yoshino

Clients

Provided by Pinheiro Guimarães

B3

BNP Paribas

BTG Pactual

Banco BBM

Banco Safra

Banco Votorantim

Banco do Brasil

Bradesco

Citibank

Credit Suisse

Deutsche Bank AG

EDF

Goldman Sachs

HSBC

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Inter-American Investment Corporation

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Itaú BBA

Itaú Unibanco

JP Morgan

Klabin

Merrill Lynch

Morgan Stanley

Pátria Investimentos

Quadra Gestão de Recursos

Rede D'Or

Santander

Vale S.A.

XP Investimentos

Industries

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Energy

Financial

Health

Industrial

Infrastructure

Mining

Real Estate