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Pinheiro Guimarães

Corporate/M&A

Global Guide 2026 : Brazil


Pinheiro Guimarães

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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. Pinheiro Guimarães is recognized as a leader in the market in innovative and highly complex transactions and recommended in this regard by numerous specialized publications.

Pinheiro Guimarães counsels its clients on domestic transactions with international components, in sales, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations, and in public offerings, joint ventures, spin-offs and mergers, involving companies ranging from the largest publicly traded companies with shares listed in Brazil and abroad to closely held companies and start-ups. With extensive experience as advisor to sellers, purchasers, management and target companies, Pinheiro Guimarães offers full support in mergers and acquisitions, including all phases from due diligence to post-closing measures.

Lawyers of the firm handling mergers and acquisitions work jointly with specialists in the areas of tax law, labor law, regulatory matters, real estate, environmental law, capital markets, antitrust law, intellectual property, litigation and finance. This enables Pinheiro Guimarães to offer services that meets the highest standards of quality and takes on a multidisciplinary character. This marks the firm's practice and is recognized as a decisive differential.

Clients (13)

  • Victoria Capital (Brazil)
  • Citigroup (USA)
  • Organizações Globo (Brazil)
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC) (USA)
  • GP Investments (Brazil)
  • Gávea Investimentos (Brazil)
  • Itaú Unibanco (Brazil)
  • HSBC Bank Brasil (Brazil)
  • HSBC Latin America Holdings Limited (UK)
  • Enel (Italy)
  • EDF Énergies Nouvelles (France)
  • Brookfield (Canada)
  • Inter American Development Bank (IDB) (USA)

Industries (7)

  • Private equity
  • Financial Sector
  • Media
  • Capital Markets
  • Energy
  • Global Investments
  • Multilateral Organization

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Corporate/M&A - Brazil


What the Team is Known For

Pinheiro Guimarães is a seasoned practice with a solid track record of acting for asset management firms, investment funds and major multinational banking groups on high-end and mid-market M&A and corporate finance deals. It also represents Brazilian and international companies, notably in the energy sector. Its lawyers are particularly adept at drafting stock purchase, joint venture and shareholder agreements. It has complementary strength in capital markets.

Work Highlights

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  • Pinheiro Guimarães advised Grupo Mateus on the acquisition of 51% of the capital stock of Novo Atacado Comércio de Alimentos through the combination of all of the business of Novo Atacarejo with the cash-and-carry retail and wholesale distribution business of Grupo Mateus in specific states.

Strengths

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  • A very helpful and willing team. They have a clear vision of putting customer demands in first place.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal
  • Pinheiro Guimarães has a highly qualified technical team that is agile in carrying out work and executing thorough auditing tasks.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal
  • Pinheiro Guimarães stands out for its high technical expertise in structuring complex corporate transactions, its legal risk management, as well as its deep regulatory knowledge.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Marcelo Lamy Rego
    Band 3Marcelo Lamy Rego

    Marcelo Lamy Rego

    Marcelo Lamy Rego represents clients from various sectors, including energy and fintech, by handling sophisticated corporate transactions, being particularly active on deals in the energy sector.

  • Band 4Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
    Band 4Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães

    Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães

    Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães is frequently called upon by clients from sectors such as banking and capital markets to handle complex M&A mandates.

    • Francisco has a positive mindset. He manages the firm and also leads operations.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal
  • Band 5Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães
    Band 5Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães

    Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães

    Well-regarded practitioner Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães draws from long-standing experience in the field to represent significant clients from the real estate, healthcare and telecommunications sectors in complex corporate transactions.

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