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Project Finance (International Firms) - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
Stephen Hood & Partners is a top-tier New York and English law specialist boutique located in Brazil, renowned for assisting on Brazilian and other Latin American cross-border project finance matters, where it has been engaged on a number of recent high-profile transactions. The firm also works regularly on international corporate finance, agribusiness loans, debt refinancing and joint venture/M&A issues and transactions.
Strengths
Stephen Hood & Partners has a extensive business knowledge combined with notable legal expertise, which helps us make accurate decisions and take calculated risks.
The commercial awareness of Stephen Hood & Partners is impressive, they are well-connected and understand the market deeply.
Stephen Hood & Partner stood out for its exceptional responsiveness, efficient handling of requests and reliable deadline management.
Work Highlights
Stephen Hood & Partners advised Embraport Empresa Brasileira de Terminais Portuarios on New York law elements of its partnership with Rumo to develop a BRL2.5 billion project at the Embraport port terminal, Project Seeds.
Notable practitioners
Stephen Hood is a distinguished project finance practitioner with substantial experience in advising many large and prominent industrial and financial global corporations on complex cross-border transactions.
Stephen Hood has extensive experience in the sector, having been a partner at leading international law firms. His track record is a clear differentiator.
With a strong commercial acumen, Stephen Hood is an outstanding professional whose extensive background and experience are fully dedicated to assisting the client.
Stephen is an excellent professional who demonstrates responsibility and deep business knowledge. His technical expertise is outstanding and his client service is impeccable.
Rebecca Romanis a New York-qualified lawyer whose practice focuses on project finance, corporate and acquisition finance, as well as M&A and debt renegotiation, primarily involving infrastructure companies.
She is a very approachable lawyer and speaks Portuguese extremely well. Rebecca is an excellent partner.
Rebecca Roman is fast, accurate, open-minded and commercially savvy. She is an excellent professional.
Rebecca is a great lawyer with strong attention to detail and excellent client service. We were glad to have her on our deal and would recommend her for similar transactions.