Mrs Monica Cavalcanti > Trench Rossi Watanabe > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Trench Rossi Watanabe
EDIFICIO. EZ TOWERS BLDG, TOWER A
RUA ARQ. OLAVO REDIG DE CAMPOS, 105 Torre A - 31º ANDAR
04711-904, SÃO PAULO, SP
Brazil
Monica Cavalcanti photo

Work Department

Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions

Position

Partner

Career

Monica Pereira Cavalcanti joined the Rio de Janeiro office in 1998 and became partner in 2010. She coordinates the Private equity, Venture Capital and Startup team in the offices. She is specialized in corporate matters and transactions, private equity, venture capital, corporate venture capital (CVC) and mergers and acquisitions deals, reorganizations and matters related to contractual, corporate and governance areas in general. In M&A and PE/VC deals, she acts in all phases of the transaction, including deal structuring, project coordination, drafting and negotiation of all related contracts and corporate documents. She provides legal opinions and consulting in contractual and regulatory matters in several areas and industries such as oil and gas, tech, education, aviation and defense. She leads several rounds of investments from early stage rounds in Startups /Scale-ups throughout successful exits.

Monica has led locally several relevant national and international projects, such as the acquisition of luxury hotels, including the legendary Copacabana Palace Hotel, by a French company in the global amount of USD 3.2 billion, and also the acquisition of a global energy company assets by the private equity fund in the global amount of USD 400 million. She also led several rounds of investments from early stage rounds in startups /scale-ups through successful exits.

Languages

Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Education

She graduated from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro with a degree in Law. Salve Regina University – Newport, RI, USA, and postgraduated from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro with a Lato-sensu LLM in Civil-Constitutional Law. She attended the International Legal Training – “Strategic Directions for International Practice”, New York/NY – USA and Harvard Law School – Program of Instructions for Lawyers.

Personal

Monica also acts a regular teacher in M&A courses of the Brazilian Bar Association and the Superior Scholl of Law (ESA – Escola Superior de Advocacia).

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Venture capital

Trench Rossi Watanabe, ‘a truly full-service firm where clients can count on multidisciplinary teams with knowledge and experience for the most diverse matters‘, is well placed to handle transactions, from early stage funding to investments and acquisitions, on behalf of start-ups, PE firms, VC funds, and investment banks. Comprised of experts from multiple practice areas, including corporate, M&A, tax and regulatory, the team is overseen by Monica Castro Pereira Cavalcanti, whose ‘extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of the industry‘ is noted by clients. M&A specialist Bruno Dreifus often advises on investments and acquisitions in this space. The team was strengthened in August 2024 by the addition of Cristina de Freitas Bueno, who was previously at Cescon Barrieu.