Chambers Review
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Banking & Finance (International Firms) - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
White & Case is a pre-eminent international law firm with longstanding activity in Brazil. First-class team renowned for its extensive experience on the full spectrum of cross-border banking and finance transactions, including revolving credit facilities, export prepayment facilities, securitisation programmes and debt restructuring. Frequently sought out to represent important clients from the mining, energy, food, pulp and paper industries, as well as domestic and international banks and syndicates of lenders.
Strengths
It's great to work with them; I can trust them completely. They are creative and handle all types of deals for us, from equity and M&A to highly complex, structured transactions.
White & Case have highly skilled lawyers with exceptional technical expertise, well versed in both NY and Brazilian law, supported by a team with solid education and training.
White & Case is the best law firm, with a strong, resilient and practical team which leads projects and contributes effectively to negotiations.
Work Highlights
White & Case advised Crédit Agricole on the refinancing of a USD2.45 billion acquisition financing in the oil and gas sector.
Notable practitioners
Donald Baker enjoys a solid reputation in the banking and finance arena in Brazil. He is well regarded for dealing with sophisticated international transactions, including the representation of big clients in export prepayment financing deals.
John Anderson is an established banking and finance practitioner in Brazil, with extensive experience in high-value cross-border deals both on the lenders' and the borrowers' sides. Frequently retained to represent syndicates of lenders, banks and organisations from the energy and paper and pulp sectors.
Fernando de la Hoz is a strong player in the Brazilian banking and finance field. He is highly active representing clients from the mining sector in international financing projects, including high-value revolving credit facilities.