Bernardo Freitas
Brazil Guide 2024
Band 4 : Corporate/Commercial: Minas Gerais
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About
Provided by Bernardo Freitas
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Capital Markets
Corporate and Asset Restructuring
Foreign Investments
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Project Finance
Reorganization and Bankruptcy
Startup and Fintech
Technology and Innovation
Career
Founding partner of Freitas Ferraz, Bernardo co-heads the Corporate and M&A practice. He is experienced in negotiating, structuring, and implementing M&A transactions, corporate restructuring, mutual investment funds, private equity, and venture capital deals. Bernardo also provides advice on cross-border investments and capital markets regulation.
He often represents domestic and foreign clients from sectors such as infrastructure and transportation, banking, healthcare, metals & mining, utilities & alternative energy, real estate, technology, construction and engineering, retail, and education.
Bernardo taught “Business Law” at the Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG (2012-2013), and “Capital Markets” (2013-2016) and "M&A and transactions" (2021) at IBMEC/MG.
Professional Memberships
Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Empresarial (IBRADEMP)
Publications
Coordinator and co-author of the books: “Sociedades Anônimas e Mercado de Capitais: Estudos em Homenagem ao Prof. Osmar Brina Corrêa-Lima,” “Fundos de Investimentos – Aspectos Jurídicos, Regulamentares e Tributários;” co-author of the book: “Finanças Corporativas – Aspectos Jurídicos e Estratégicos.”
Chambers Review
Brazil: Regions
Bernardo Freitas is an active corporate lawyer who can advise clients on M&A deals and finance transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Bernardo is a highly qualified professional. He served me promptly from the first contact."
"Bernardo is a well-prepared and skillful lawyers, with technical knowledge of our matters."
"Bernardo is a highly qualified professional. He served me promptly from the first contact."
"Bernardo is a well-prepared and skillful lawyers, with technical knowledge of our matters."