Mr Gustavo Secaf Rebello > Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

The venture capital and start-ups practice at Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados brings together M&A, private equity and banking and finance specialists to assist VC funds, investors, publicly-held companies and start-ups in investment rounds and M&A, which often involve cross-border implications. Practice head Manuela Lisboa Gentil Monteiro routinely handles fundraisings, governance matters, investment rounds and exit transactions. Corporate lawyer Gustavo Secaf Rebello focuses on investment mandates, including VC, PE and M&A deals, while Fernanda Sá Freire Figlioulo advises on indirect taxes and foreign trade issues.

Praised for its ‘high knowledge of the market‘ and ‘problem-solving capacity‘, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados boasts an impressive track record in debt and equity capital markets matters, covering the public offering of shares, debentures, commercial papers and other securities in Brazil and abroad. Major corporate issuers, shareholders and underwriters routinely seek the team’s advice on a host of transactions and regulatory matters concerning listed companies operating in an array of sectors, from infrastructure to retail. Belo Horizonte-based Gustavo Rugani is a key figure for both capital markets transactions and corporate governance issues; he heads up the department with Arthur Bardawil Penteado in São Paulo. Gustavo Secaf Rebello focuses on ECM deals and M&A involving listed companies, while Raphael Zono specialises in debt offerings. Alessandra de Souza Pinto, who handles both variable and fixed income capital markets deals, is another name to note in the team.