Mr Augusto Cesar Barbosa De Souza > Veirano Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Veirano Advogados Offices

Veirano Advogados
AV BRIGADEIRO FARIA LIMA ,3477
16º ANDAR – SÃO PAULO
SP 04538-133
Brazil
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Mr Augusto Cesar Barbosa De Souza

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+55 11 2313 5921 augusto.souza@veirano.com.br View profile

Work Department

Commercial Contracts; Corporate & Mergers and Acquisitions; ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance

Position

Partner

Career

Augusto Cesar Barbosa de Souza specializes in corporate law and M&A and currently heads the Corporate and M&A practice in the firm. He counts on extensive experience in connection with domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate and financial restructurings as well as in arbitration involving corporate disputes. Augusto has also worked extensively on corporate and contractual matters in several industries, including the pharmaceutical, information technology, consumer products, transport, and petrochemical sectors.

Augusto along with his team provide advice on both domestic and cross-border share and asset acquisitions and divestments in Brazil. He and his team perform among other tasks preliminary due diligence, draft and negotiate acquisition documents, investment, joint venture and shareholders agreements, and also dedicate special attention to post-acquisition work by providing general legal counseling throughout the integration process.

Clients see in Augusto consistent ability to use his substantial experience to advise and direct solutions to the client’s issues; “he has the experience and business sense to provide advice focused on what is significant, cutting through the clutter of the situation”.

Private and public companies from Brazil, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Belgium, Austria and the Netherlands count as some of the main clients that rely on Augusto’s advice.

Languages

English, Portuguese and German

Memberships

  • Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) – Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo

Education

  • LL.M, College of Law of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, in Munich, Germany, 1999
  • Supplementary course in Corporate Law and Capital Markets, Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC), São Paulo, 1997
  • LL.B, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), 1996

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Corporate and M&A: High-end

Boasting an extensive geographical footprint in Brazil, Veirano Advogados attracts instructions from clients operating in a variety of industries (including energy, technology, telecoms, mining, life sciences and agribusiness), who turn to the team for its ‘excellent support in corporate matters and M&A deals’. With an impressive track record in sophisticated M&A involving publicly-held companies, the group is also well versed in private equity and venture capital investments, asset deals and consolidations. Demonstrating extensive experience in all types of M&A transactions, including buy and sell-side mandates, Augusto Cesar Barbosa De Souza steers the São Paulo-based team in domestic and cross-border share and asset acquisitions and divestments. In the same office, Lior Pinsky acts for funds, companies and state-owned enterprises in corporate and financing deals. Daniel Augusto Malatesta is a name to note for emerging growth companies and investors, while Vanessa Felício is a popular choice for clients from the life sciences, consumer products, IT, and oil and gas sectors. Other noteworthy practitioners in São Paulo include Vitor Rozenthal, who focuses on public M&A and private equity, and Diego Yago Rodrigues. Splitting her time between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, managing partner Paula Surerus specialises in matters involving regulated sectors. Also located in Rio, Robson Barreto and Maria Cecilia Vieira are singled out for their deep expertise in the telecoms sector, while Fernando Verzoni heads up the corporate and M&A group in Porto Alegre, where Diego Lerner is also based. The group was strengthened by the arrival of Mauricio Negri Paschoal, Clarissa Yokomizo and Giedre Brajato from Souto Correa Advogados in October 2023.

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