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Provided by Amir Bocayuva Cunha
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Career
A partner of BMA's Corporate and M&A practice area since 1997, Amir has accumulated vast experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other business associations, structuring foreign investments in Brazil, contract negotiations and corporate disputes.
His clients include entrepreneurs, mid-size companies, private equity funds and listed companies active in various sectors of the economy, such as financial services, consumer goods, education, infrastructure, shopping malls, sports, and entertainment.
Amir was responsible for the coordination of the Corporate and M&A practices from February 2011 to June 2014. In April 2016 he became the firm's managing partner, inaugurating BMA's new management model, in which the managing partner performs his or her management role in conjunction with the practice of law.
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Career
A partner of BMA's Corporate and M&A practice area since 1997, Amir has accumulated vast experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other business associations, structuring foreign investments in Brazil, contract negotiations and corporate disputes.
His clients include entrepreneurs, mid-size companies, private equity funds and listed companies active in various sectors of the economy, such as financial services, consumer goods, education, infrastructure, shopping malls, sports, and entertainment.
Amir was responsible for the coordination of the Corporate and M&A practices from February 2011 to June 2014. In April 2016 he became the firm's managing partner, inaugurating BMA's new management model, in which the managing partner performs his or her management role in conjunction with the practice of law.
Prior to joining BMA, Amir worked for two years in an investment bank. In 2001-2002, he served as the Legal Vice-President of the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, one of Brazil's most famous football clubs.
He is an arbitrator with the Brazilian Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration – CBMA.
Chambers Review
Brazil: Transactional
Amir Bocayuva Cunha is recognised for advising important clients from various sectors, such as financial services and education, leading sophisticated M&A transactions involving private and public companies, as well as corporate disputes.
Brazil: Regions
Noteworthy partner Amir Bocayuva is retained by companies to assist them with sophisticated M&A and corporate disputes.
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ESG, Friedman and Brazil’s corporations law
Discussion over ESG matters in corporations has been growing worldwide, and Brazil is no different. Investors’ hearts and minds – and their pockets too – have been engaged by environmental, social and governance principles.
ESG, Friedman and Brazil’s corporations law
Discussion over ESG matters in corporations has been growing worldwide, and Brazil is no different. Investors’ hearts and minds – and their pockets too – have been engaged by environmental, social and governance principles.
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