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Pinheiro Guimarães has extensive and widely-recognized experience in local and cross-border financial transactions, representing a wide range of clients that include private and institutional lenders, governments and development agencies, multilateral organizations and corporate borrowers.

Pinheiro Guimarães acts as counsel in connection with syndicated loans, refinancing transactions, import financing, export prepayment and other trade finance transactions, local and cross-border financial leases, securitizations, credit-linked debt, project finance and other structured finance transactions and acquisition financings.

In addition, Pinheiro Guimarães advises financial institutions in respect of the regulations and formalities to be complied with before the Central Bank of Brazil and the Brazilian Securities Commission. The firm also represents various governmental and multilateral development agencies in cross-border financial transactions with Brazilian companies.

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Banking & Finance - Brazil

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

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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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Notable Practitioners

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Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
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Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
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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 Pinheiro Guimarães Neto
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Francisco Pinheiro Guimarães Neto
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Senior Statespeople
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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

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

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Andrade Gutierrez (Brazil)

BR Properties (Brazil)

BRF S.A. (Brazil)

Banco BBM (Brazil)

Banco Safra (Brazil)

Banco Votorantim (Brazil)

Bradesco (Brazil)

Citibank (USA)

Credit Suisse (Switzerland)

Goldman Sachs (USA)

HSBC Latin America Holdings Limited (UK)

Inter American Development Bank (IDB) (USA)

International Finance Corporation (IFC) (USA)

Itaú BBA (Brazil)

JP Morgan (USA)

Morgan Stanley (USA)

Organizações Globo (Brazil)

Pátria Investimentos (Brazil)

Santander (Spain)

Vale S.A. (Brazil)

XP Investimentos (Brazil)

Industries

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Agribusiness

Construction

Financial Sector

Food

Infrastructure

Multilateral Organizations

Real State