Brazil Guide 2025 : Brazil
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Provided by Trench Rossi Watanabe
Trench Rossi Watanabe is internationally recognized for its excellence in transactional work, particularly in Investment Funds, Securitization, and Asset Management within the Brazilian market. The Firm’s experienced team provides strategic assistance in complex transactions involving investment funds and securitization, as well as regulatory matters in the asset management industry.
They support domestic and foreign clients from various sectors, including investment banks, institutional investors, asset managers, and other industry players developing innovative and customized investment structures. The Firm’s expertise in investment funds is focused on Private Equity Funds (FIP), Real Estate Funds (FII), Agribusiness Funds (FIAGRO), and Receivables Funds (FIDC), along with wealth and estate planning solutions. In securitization, the team is active in public and private issuances of debentures, real estate receivables certificates (CRI), agribusiness receivables certificates (CRA), and other securitization instruments. They provide up-to-date advisory services in complex securitization transactions. The team also advises on compliance with legal and regulatory duties before CVM, ANBIMA, B3 and other regulatory and self-regulatory bodies, and handles complex litigation involving market participants. They manage the entire life cycle of investment funds, from structuring to divestment and public offerings, addressing all legal nuances, including tax and regulatory issues.
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Trench Rossi Watanabe has a specialised team dedicated to investment funds. The department boasts deep expertise in structured funds such as FIP, FII, FIAGRO and FIDC, offering strategic support in complex operations and regulatory matters. The law firm is also well-versed in providing compliance and litigation support before regulatory bodies.
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Trench Rossi Watanabe advised Natura &Co Holding on the structuring and initial public offering of senior quotas of Natura Pay FIDIC. The law firm also supported the private placement of junior quotas of the fund.
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Trench Rossi Watanabe's team have excellent knowledge of the investment fund industry in Brazil. They are highly responsive and can provide quick and accurate advice.
The team are very agile, precise, accessible and practical. They have a great rapport with us, always open to talk before starting the processes. We see them as a reliable and efficient team.
The team has in-depth knowledge of the market and business, particularly regarding market practices in the investment fund industry and regulations of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Eduardo José Herszkowicz is a strong reference in the investment funds field, who deals with sophisticated cases of FII, FIDC, FIAGRO, FIP and fund structuring.
Eduardo is incredibly agile and precise. He is always approachable and pragmatic in his input.
Eduardo José Herszkowicz is recognised for his competence. With a deep knowledge of the market and its dynamics, he is a reference mainly in complex and structured operations.
Eduardo José is a highly experienced partner with deep knowledge of regulations and a strong specialisation in investment funds. He is very proactive and directly involved in the matters at hand.
Investment Funds
Provided by Trench Rossi Watanabe
Eduardo José Herszkowicz
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