About

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. 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.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Brazil
3
Band 3
What the team is known for

Pinheiro Guimarães is a seasoned practice with a solid track record 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. 

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
3
Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
3
Band 3

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

"He works in complex transactions. He is a good lawyer and truly competent."

Marcelo Lamy Rego
3
Marcelo Lamy Rego
3
Band 3

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

"I highlight Marcelo due to his uncommon knowledge and affability."

Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães
4
Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães
4
Band 4

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

Ranked Lawyers at
Pinheiro Guimarães

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Brazil

Corporate/M&A

Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
3
Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães
3
Band 3
Marcelo Lamy Rego
3
Marcelo Lamy Rego
3
Band 3
Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães
4
Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães
4
Band 4

Members

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Bernardo Bulhões

Bruno Lardosa

Maria Amélia Lisbão Senra,

Mariana Jost

René Mostardeiro Brunet

Rodrigo Marcilio

Sergio Ramos Yoshino

Clients

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Brookfield (Canada)

Citigroup (USA)

EDF Énergies Nouvelles (France)

Enel (Italy)

GP Investments (Brazil)

Gávea Investimentos (Brazil)

HSBC Bank Brasil (Brazil)

HSBC Latin America Holdings Limited (UK)

Inter American Development Bank (IDB) (USA)

International Finance Corporation (IFC) (USA)

Itaú Unibanco (Brazil)

Organizações Globo (Brazil)

Victoria Capital (Brazil)

Industries

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Capital Markets

Energy

Financial Sector

Global Investments

Media

Multilateral Organization

Private equity