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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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Banking & Finance - Brazil

1
Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Pinheiro Guimarães enjoys a 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 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

Provided by Pinheiro Guimarães

  • Pinheiro Guimarães served as Brazilian counsel to several major underwriters, including BMO, Citigroup Global Markets, Credit Agricole Securities (USA), J.P. Morgan Securities, MUFG Securities Americas, Scotia Capital (USA) and SMBC Nikko Securities America. They facilitated Vale Overseas Limited's issuance and public offering of notes totaling USD1.5 billion.

Strengths

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We really like working with Pinheiro Guimarães. They are very agile and keep close contact. They are always our first option for financing matters at all levels of complexity.

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They are very commercial and business-oriented, yet also conservative in terms of legal risk, which is beneficial.

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The lawyers at Pinheiro Guimarães have extensive knowledge of overseas operations.

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Notable Practitioners

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Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
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Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
1
Band 1
Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães has a wealth of experience in finance transactions, including structured finance and syndicated loans.
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Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães
3
Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães
Head of Banking & Finance
3
Band 3
Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães offers experience in finance deals, as well as a comprehensive view of capital markets and M&A transactions.
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Fábio Yanitchkis Couto
4
Fábio Yanitchkis Couto
4
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 a great professional; he is assertive and possesses extensive technical knowledge.

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Ivie Moura Alves
5
Ivie Moura Alves
5
Band 5
Ivie Moura Alves joins the rankings this year based on her solid track record in the banking and finance sector.
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Bernardo Cunha
U
Bernardo Cunha
U
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.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Pinheiro Guimarães

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Brazil

Banking & Finance
Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
1
Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
1
Band 1
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Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães
3
Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães
Head of Banking & Finance
3
Band 3
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Fábio Yanitchkis Couto
4
Fábio Yanitchkis Couto
4
Band 4
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Ivie Moura Alves
5
Ivie Moura Alves
5
Band 5
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Bernardo Cunha
U
Bernardo Cunha
U
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

Provided by Pinheiro Guimarães

Energy

Financial

Health

Industrial

Infrastructure

Mining

Real Estate