Gabriella Maranesi Najjar

M&A / Finance / Infrastructure

Gabriella Maranesi Najjar is a partner in the Corporate and Finance department in the São Paulo office, being also the head of the Finance and Capital Markets practice group and one of Denton's Global Practice Leaders. Before joining the firm in 2018, Gabriella practiced for 8 years at Barbosa, Mussnich, Aragão Advogados and for 3+ years at Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown.

Gabriella has nearly 20 years of experience in complex transactions, acting in all kinds of investments, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances. She assists clients in numerous corporate and governance matters, with focus in publicly held entities.

Her practice also includes project finance and development, corporate finance, trade finance, acquisition finance, asset-based lending, structured finance, bonds and notes issuances.

Member of the Banking and Capital Markets Commissions of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB);

Member of the Corporate & Capital Markets, ESG and Infrastructure commissions of Brazilian Institute of Business Law – IBRADEMP;

Brazilian Co-Head of Dentons Women Lead initiative;

Member of Dentons Global Inclusion Advisory Council;

Author of several articles in prestigious publications, such as: Revista de Direito Bancário e do Mercado de Capitais, Revista Capital Aberto, etc.