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Provided by Monica Pereira Cavalcanti
Corporate, M&A, Private Equity, and Venture Capital
Monica Cavalcanti joined the Firm in 1998 and became partner in 2010. She coordinates the M&A, corporate and contracts team in the Rio de Janeiro office and leads the Startups, Private Equity & Venture Capital practice group at the Firm. She is specialized in corporate matters and transactions, private equity, venture capital and mergers and acquisitions deals, reorganizations and matters related to contractual, corporate and governance areas in general. In M&A, PE and VC transactions, she acts in all phases, including deal structuring, project coordination, drafting and negotiation of all related contracts and corporate documents. She provides legal opinions and consulting in contractual and regulatory matters in several areas and industries such as oil and gas, tech, education, aviation, defense and health. Monica also acts as a regular teacher in M&A courses.
Monica wrote articles and publications for Brazilian major newspapers such as Valor Econômico, O Estado de São Paulo e O Globo.
Education
She graduated from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro with a degree in Law. Salve Regina University – Newport, RI, USA, and postgraduated from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro with a Lato-sensu LLM in Civil-Constitutional Law. She attended the International Legal Training – “Strategic Directions for International Practice”, New York/NY – USA and Harvard Law School – Program of Instructions for Lawyers.
Personal
Monica also acts a regular teacher in M&A courses of the Brazilian Bar Association and the Superior School of Law (ESA – Escola Superior de Advocacia).
Awards
Monica Pereira Cavalcanti is recognized by several legal publications, such as Chambers, Leaders League, Legal 500, Latin Lawyer 250, Análise Advocacia Mulher 2020 and Análise Advocacia 500.
Provided by Chambers
Monica Pereira Cavalcanti is the head of the start-up, private equity and venture capital team. She is specialised in corporate matters and transactions, private equity, venture capital, corporate venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations and matters related to contractual, corporate and governance areas in general.
Provided by Chambers
Monica Cavalcanti is an excellent professional. She adds a lot of value and is a great negotiator. This gives clients a good feeling of security.
Monica Cavalcanti is an excellent professional. She adds a lot of value and is a great negotiator. This gives clients a good feeling of security.
