Ms Ana Paula Terra Caldeira > Azevedo Sette Advogados > Belo Horizonte, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Azevedo Sette Advogados
RUA PARAIBA, 1000
Rua Paraíba, 1000, térreo
Belo Horizonte MG 30130-145
Brazil

Work Department

Corporate, Foreign Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions, Contracts, Mining Law

Position

Caldeira is partner of Azevedo Sette Advogados’ Corporate practice in Belo Horizonte office. She draws upon more than 20 years’ experience advising clients in complex transactions involving mergers and acquisitions, foreign investments, and corporate matters, especially to Mining and Technology sectors.

Career

Caldeira is professor of Corporate and M&A in the Program for Development of Shareholders – PDA at Fundação Dom Cabral and of the course Legal Challenges on Doing Business in Latin America for the Master of International Business of the French business school Skema. She is also the author of several publications regarding her field of work.

Languages

English, Spanish and Portuguese

Memberships

Brazilian Bar Association

Education

LL.B. from UFMG Law School, she was admitted to practice in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2000. Ana is specialized in Business and Economic Law at FGV (2002), and Master in Banking & Finance at University of London (LL.M., 2006).

Leisure

Ana is recommended in Corporate M&A and Commercial, and Mining practices as “active presence assisting domestic and foreign companies with contracts, M&A and corporate financing mandates. She regularly advises players from the mining, financial and real estate industries” by Chambers Latin America and Chambers Brazil. Partner is recognized in Corporate, Commercial and M&A practices in Minas Gerais by LACCA Approved, Who’s Who, LL250 and The Legal 500 guides. In IFLR 1000 Energy & Infrastructure is listed as reference in Financial and Corporate practices. In Best Laywers is considered as reference in Corporate and M&A in Belo Horizonte. In Análise Advocacia and Análise Advocacia Mulher is considered one of the most admired lawyers in Minas Gerais state in Corporate Law and International Trade, and reference to Concessionaire, Construction and Engineering, Specialized Services sectors.

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Energy and natural resources > Mining

Led by Leonardo Pereira Lamego, the practice at Azevedo Sette Advogados offers assistance to domestic and international clients across the entire spectrum of Brazilian mining law matters. On the transactional front, the Belo Horizonte-based group is often engaged by buyers and sellers in joint ventures and deals involving mining assets. It is also well placed to assess the legal implications and economic risks of potential and current mining projects developed in Brazil. Practice head Lamego has over two decades of experience in environmental and mining law. The department also includes Ana Paula Terra Caldeira, a key contact for M&A and commercial agreements within the mining industry, and senior associate Svetlana Maria De Miranda, an environmental law specialist. Associates Fernanda Nunes and Gabriela Nasser, who bring together experience in litigation, administrative proceedings and regulatory matters, are also part of the core team.

Brazil > City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A

The team at Azevedo Sette Advogados is a popular choice for corporate and commercial matters in the Minas Gerais market; areas of particular strength include advising on M&A,  joint ventures and infrastructure projects, as well as drafting contracts. Companies from the energy, mining, infrastructure, finance and pharmaceutical sectors feature on the group’s client roster. A trio of partners leads: Fernando Azevedo Sette, who is praised for his negotiation and leadership skills, has expert knowledge on commercial and financial contracts; alongside him, Luis Ricardo Miraglia and Ana Paula Terra Caldeira major on M&A, foreign investments, and corporate mandates relating to the mining and technology sectors. Frederico Bopp Dieterich and Bruna Bouissou, both of whom have extensive experience in infrastructure projects, and M&A and corporate law specialist Roberto Ribas Wilson are additional partner-level names to note. Eduardo Monteiro was promoted to the partnership in January 2022.