Brazil Guide 2026 : Brazil
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Provided by Pinheiro Guimarães
Drawing upon experience in a wide range of sectors, industries and business segments, the corporate area of Pinheiro Guimarães stands out for its active engagement in sophisticated transactions involving companies of different sizes, both closely held and listed in Brazil and/or internationally. Pinheiro Guimarães is recognized as a leader in the market in innovative and highly complex transactions and has been historically and consistently recommended in this regard by numerous specialized publications which highlight the superior quality of the services, the senior involvement in the deals, the multidisciplinary approach that allows the firm to redefine issues outside of normal boundaries and reach creative and innovative solutions based on a fast and market-oriented understanding of complex situations.
Provided by Chambers
Pinheiro Guimarães is a powerhouse firm from Rio de Janeiro with a top-notch corporate and financial presence on national and local transactions. The strong bench operates a leading practice and advises investment funds and banking institutions on key M&A, finance and capital markets deals.
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Pinheiro Guimarães advised IFC, IDB Invest and a lending consortium on the financing of a pulp production project for Arauco, involving project financing arrangements valued at approximately USD2.195 billion.
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Pinheiro Guimarães's partners are hands-on and business-oriented. They have in-depth market knowledge and are my main point of reference for complex structured transactions.
Pinheiro Guimarães stands out for its ability to integrate technical sophistication with a strategic business vision. The team acts not only as a legal executor or financial structuring firm, but as an active partner in designing operations, anticipating regulatory, contractual, reputational and even criminal risks.
Pinheiro Guimarães is our go-to firm. We reach out to them for everything related to finance and structuring.
Provided by Chambers
Esteemed partner Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães is highly recognised for assisting clients with sophisticated transactional matters featuring M&A and finance deals. He is highlighted by sources as a prominent corporate expert in the national and Rio de Janeiro markets.
Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães has deep market knowledge and exceptional commercial awareness.
Partner Fábio Yanitchkis Couto is noted for his practice in banking and finance, advising companies on loans and note issuances.
Fábio Couto is one of the best lawyers for complex and structured transactions.
Fábio Couto is business-oriented and approachable.
Head of Corporate/Commercial: Rio de Janeiro
Corporate/Commercial: Rio de Janeiro
Provided by Pinheiro Guimarães
Francisco Pinheiro Guimarães Neto
Paula Pessôa
Ivie Moura Alves
Marcelo Lamy
Roberta Pimentel
Pedro Barretto Vasconcellos
Bruno Lardosa
André Sigelmann
Marcela Taquette Vaz
Maria Manuela Andrade
Fernanda Lopez
Isabela Prochet
Cristiane Selbach
Carolina Testoni Alonso
René Mostardeiro Brunet
Bernardo Cunha
Renato Ruschi
Fábio Yanitchkis Couto
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