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About
Provided by Grenfel S Calheiros
Practice Areas
Head of the Firm’s São Paulo office, Grenfel Calheiros advises clients on capital markets and M&A transactions, with a primary focus on Latin America and especially Brazil. His clients have included a range of leading companies, private equity sponsors and investment banks in cross-border acquisitions, securities offerings and other complex corporate matters. Grenfel spent the first nine years of his career in Simpson Thacher’s New York office. He is fluent in Portuguese.
Personal
LLM, University of Chicago (2003); JD Equivalent, University of São Paulo (2000).
Chambers Review
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Brazilian partner Grenfel Calheiros maintains a widely respected capital markets practice advising on foreign law aspects of major equity deals in and outside Brazil. He leads the firm's São Paulo office and is admired by clients, who come forward to laud his deal-making talents and his extensive US experience which allows him to overcome cultural and regulatory differences and work as a bridge for investors.
São Paulo-based partner Grenfel Calheiros joins the rankings this year due to his demonstrated skills assisting clients with cross-border M&A mandates. He has additional capabilities to deal with capital market issues.
Grenfel Calheiros has notable activity in major Latin American jurisdictions advising issuers on high-end IPOs and follow-on offerings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Grenfel Calheiros is a very senior lawyer who is very assertive. We fully trust him with our sensitive deals."
"Grenfel is very technical and combines the US style of assisting his clients with the flexibility and ability to communicate well with Brazilian clients."
"He is a point of reference in SEC-registered transactions, with second-to-none technical skills and execution capabilities."
"Grenfel is very well known in the market. I like him a lot."
"He is a senior lawyer who is very assertive. Grenfel is called to work on our sensitive deals as we trust him fully."
"Grenfel is responsive, creative and very technical."
"Grenfel brings a lot of value to the table, coming up with alternative solutions to close the deals."
"He is very easy to work with. Grenfel is highly effective in the execution of deals. By being Brazilian, he is able to translate not only the language but also cultural issues."
"Grenfel Calheiros is a very senior lawyer who is very assertive. We fully trust him with our sensitive deals."
"Grenfel is very technical and combines the US style of assisting his clients with the flexibility and ability to communicate well with Brazilian clients."
"He is a point of reference in SEC-registered transactions, with second-to-none technical skills and execution capabilities."
"Grenfel is very well known in the market. I like him a lot."
"He is a senior lawyer who is very assertive. Grenfel is called to work on our sensitive deals as we trust him fully."
"Grenfel is responsive, creative and very technical."
"Grenfel brings a lot of value to the table, coming up with alternative solutions to close the deals."
"He is very easy to work with. Grenfel is highly effective in the execution of deals. By being Brazilian, he is able to translate not only the language but also cultural issues."
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