Brazil Guide 2025 : Brazil
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Trench Rossi Watanabe stands as a leading firm with a highly skilled team, offering expert guidance to clients navigating business funding through equity and debt securities markets. With over two decades of experience, our Capital Market's practitioners have played a vital role in shaping Brazil’s capital market regulation. Our practice group embodies a dynamic and forward-thinking approach, providing knowledgeable and pragmatic guidance in every transaction. We strive to optimize clients’ access to the securities market, enhancing predictability and minimizing transaction opportunity costs. Our team’s expertise extends to the formation of capital market intermediaries, obtaining essential licensing from relevant Brazilian authorities, and offering legal support to ensure full regulatory compliance. This includes meticulous adherence to the rules of the Brazilian Securities Commission, Brazilian stock exchanges, and self-regulatory entities, as well as assistance with administrative proceedings resulting from market players’ misconduct. At our core, we focus on delivering practical advice, spanning initial public offerings, follow-ons, and tender offers. From thorough structuring and due diligence to a successful market launch, our 24/7 availability underscores our commitment to meeting the diverse needs of companies, investment funds, shareholders, and financial institutions, both in Brazil and on the global stage.
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Trench Rossi Watanabe is a full-service law firm with a respected capital markets practice. The law firm offers expertise across a range of equity and debt mandates. The team has experience acting for financial institutions as well as corporate clients on the issuance of unsecured debentures, sustainability-linked notes and non-convertible unsecured debentures, in addition to a strong offering for the acquisition of shares.
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Trench Rossi Watanabe advised Vale do Tijuco Açúcar e Álcool on the structuring and public offering of agribusiness receivables certificates, backed by debentures issued by Vale do Tijuco, with a total amount of BRL800 million.
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Trench Rossi Watanabe’s capital markets team stand out for their deep technical expertise and strong commercial and solution-oriented approach.
The firm's attention to detail, agility and trust in its recommendations were crucial during the negotiation. The firm handled everything with excellence, delivering top-notch work.
The team are commercially minded and always focus on the key issues that drive the transaction forward. This pragmatic and results-oriented approach is exactly what we look for in a legal partner.
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Outstanding partner Daniel De Miranda Facó continues to support clients in a variety of capital markets mandates. A significant portion of his practice involves offerings of shares, sustainability-linked bonds, the issuance of debentures and follow-ons.
Daniel de Miranda Facó stands out for his ability to deliver tailored solutions grounded in a deep understanding of the client’s business. His commitment to excellence is evident in every engagement.
Daniel de Miranda Facó combines strategic vision with deep expertise. His ability to navigate complex market challenges and deliver innovative solutions makes him an indispensable advisor.
Daniel de Miranda Facó brings a rare combination of strategic vision and technical expertise, built over decades of experience in complex, high-impact transactions.
Eduardo José Herszkowicz advises on fund formation and securitisation structures, with experience in public offerings and private issuances of various securities including real estate, receivables, private equity and agribusiness funds. He represents both domestic and international financial institutions and asset managers.
Eduardo José Herszkowicz impressed me as a versatile, intelligent and highly sophisticated lawyer.
One of the best professionals I've ever had the honour of working with. Despite his immense depth of knowledge, he hasn't lost his ability to be an incredible human being. I recommend him to everyone.
Eduardo has extensive experience in a wide variety of capital market structures and transactions in the funds and secularisation industries, which enables him to identify the best possible solution.
Luis Ambrósio advises on local and international debt transactions, including bank financing, capital markets, project finance and debt restructuring. He is praised for his negotiation skills and technical knowledge.
Luís Ambrósio stands out for his deep technical knowledge, strong negotiation skills and extensive experience.
Senior partner, Luis Ambrosio steps in to provide solutions when the matter gets complicated. He's one of the best professionals in the country in this area, which is why we use him.
Luis Ambrosio has demonstrated outstanding performance in his role. His expertise has contributed decisively to the success of the company's debt operations.
Evaristo Lucena advises issuers, shareholders, financial institutions and investors on company structuring, registration, listings and public M&A transactions in regulated and non-regulated sectors. He is recognised for his legal knowledge and commercial awareness.
Evaristo Lucena has emerged as a standout in capital markets and M&A, combining strong technical expertise with an innovative approach to transactions. His dedication is consistently valued.
Evaristo Lucena is knowledgeable and masters complex topics.
Evaristo has always stood out for his intelligence, resilience and sophistication in corporate and capital markets matters.
Evaristo Lucena combines his legal knowledge with negotiation, financial and accounting skills, and is able to identify risks and propose solutions like few other lawyers I know.
Associate-to-watch Rafael Disposti has demonstrated the required skills to assist clients with debt securities, such as debentures.
Rafael Dispositi manages day-to-day operations with efficiency and focus. He is a reliable lawyer and always a pleasure to collaborate with.
Rafael Disposti has distinguished himself with his technical knowledge, proactivity and responsiveness. He has undoubtedly been essential in ensuring the team delivers excellent service with speed.
Capital Markets: Debt
Capital Markets: Debt
Capital Markets: Debt
Capital Markets: Debt
Capital Markets: Equity
Capital Markets: Equity
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Daniel De Miranda Facó
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