Mr João Busin > TozziniFreire Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
TozziniFreire Advogados Offices
R. BORGES LAGOA 1328
SAO PAULO, SP
CEP 04038-904
Brazil
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Mr João Busin
Work Department
Corporate Law and Foreign Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Technology & Innovation, Privatizations
Position
Partner
Career
Head of the Private Equity & Venture Capital practice group, João has over fifteen years of experience in the corporate/M&A area assisting local and foreign investors in transactions involving many different sectors. Advising private equity & venture capital players, he is recognized for his ability to combine technical expertise and deep industry knowledge. João worked as a foreign associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP’s London office from 2011 to 2012.
Languages
English.
Education
- Specialized degree in Business Management from Business School São Paulo, 2009.
- Graduate of the Law School of PUC-SP (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo), 2002.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Venture capital
TozziniFreire Advogados fields a ‘well-trained’, ‘accessible‘ and ‘attentive’ venture capital team, which has a strong track record in investments and fundraising, advising investors and emerging growth companies on early and late-stage funding rounds. The team, which ‘boasts a differentiated position given its international profile‘ and core focus on technology and innovation, is also well placed to assist in the structuring and formation of funds, and implementation of corporate venture capital programmes. Department head João Busin, who is ‘able to quickly capture nuances of cases and business dynamics‘, has in-depth knowledge of the private equity and venture capital markets. Domestic and foreign clients often turn to Fernando Silveira Carvalho for advice on PE and VC transactions across an array of industries, including fintech. Other key individuals include Beatriz Seixas, who combines experience in M&A, PE and capital markets deals, and Juliana Soares Zaidan Maluf, ‘a skilled negotiator‘ in VC investments.
Brazil > Corporate and M&A: High-end
(Leading individuals)The ‘excellent full-service firm’ TozziniFreire Advogados offers support to a mix of top-notch financial institutions and corporate clients from the worlds of energy, telecoms, healthcare, retail and technology, in some of their most significant deals in the Brazilian market. The group continues to attract a big volume of private equity deals and is also engaged in a number of transactions related to the purchase and sale of start-ups by larger companies, funds and alternative sponsors. João Busin – ‘a great reference in the business area’ – is routinely instructed by private equity firms, venture capital funds and institutional investors in relation to domestic and cross-border transactional work. He oversees the group with Marcela Waksman Ejnisman, who marries in-depth knowledge of technology and data protection matters with extensive experience in M&A. Fernando Silveira Carvalho – who is especially active in the automotive, education, fintech, technology, logistics and shipping sectors – advises on corporate governance, commercial contracts and M&A. Oswaldo Dalla Torre has a strong international background, and focuses on contracts and international agreements. Other key individuals include: Silvia Castro Cunha Zono, a key contact for agribusiness clients; Beatriz Seixas, who specialises in M&A and private equity; and Victor Frias Françoso.
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Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Brazil > Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Venture capital Brazil
- Corporate and M&A: High-end Brazil
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition and antitrust
- Compliance
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Tax
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Tax > Customs
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Dispute resolution
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Environment
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Labour
- Public law
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Venture capital
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Insurance
- International trade
- Life sciences
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Media
- TMT: Telecoms
- Intellectual property
- White-collar crime and investigations
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax