Raphael Saraiva

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 4

Agribusiness

Brazil

4 Years Ranked

Up and Coming

Capital Markets: Debt

Brazil

2 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

About

Provided by Raphael Saraiva

Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Practice Areas

Agribusiness Law; Finance; Capital Markets.

Career

Raphael’s practice focuses on structured finance transactions, including acquisition finance, syndicated financing, debt restructurings, and cross-border transactions. He has been advising investors, financial institutions and companies on debt transactions carried out in capital and financial markets for over ten years, such as those regarding debentures, credit rights investment funds (FIDCs), securitization transactions via real estate receivables certificates and agribusiness receivables certificates. Raphael has particular expertise in advising agribusiness players, such as rural producers, cooperatives and the agribusiness industry in general, especially regarding regulatory and financing matters. He previously worked as an international associate at White & Case in New York.

Languages Spoken

Portuguese;

English.

Education

Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

Bachelor of Laws

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Agribusiness - Brazil

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Raphael Silva Saraiva joins the numbered bands this year and shows expertise in debt transactions, particularly structured finance transactions within the agribusiness sector.

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Chambers Brazil: Transactional

Capital Markets: Debt - Brazil

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Raphael Saraiva is an active lawyer in the debt arena of capital markets. He is able to handle debentures, the structuring of CRAs and the issuance of financial bills.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Raphael is extremely technical and also has great commercial acumen. He is agile, and has high know-how in market operations and the agribusiness sector.

Agribusiness respondent
Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

We have prioritised working on cases with Mattos Filho because of the partnership that we have built, and due to the excellent work delivered by Raphael Saraiva and his team.

Agribusiness respondent
Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Raphael is fast and builds solutions in a timely way, bringing several options to the table.

Agribusiness respondent
Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Raphael is excellent, always available and has great knowledge.

Capital Markets: Debt respondent
Chambers Brazil: Transactional

Raphael is a great pro-business partner. He makes deals happen smoothly, with a very proactive and responsible approach toward the different players and parties involved.

Capital Markets: Debt respondent
Chambers Brazil: Transactional

Raphael Saraiva is solution-oriented, open-minded and consistently available, which is essential for us.