Vanessa Fiusa > Mattos Filho > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Highlighted for its ‘profound understanding of both local and international financial markets‘, Mattos Filho has the ‘ability to provide strategic and innovative legal counsel across a range of capital markets transactions, including public offerings, bond issuances, and financial restructuring deals‘. On the equity front, the team has an unparalleled position in the market for its historical involvement in large public equity offerings made by Brazilian companies; despite the recent IPO drought, the firm has remained busy advising issuers, underwriters, selling shareholders and anchor offerings in follow-ons. The group also fields a deep DCM bench, which gained particular prominence as the market collectively turned its attention to debt and securitisation offerings at the end of 2022. Focused on public offerings and private placements of shares, debt and hybrid securities, Jean Marcel Arakawa is a reference for domestic and international corporations, financial institutions and investors. ECM specialist Vanessa Fiusa assists public listed companies with regulatory and corporate governance issues, while Bruno Tuca is noted for his issuer and underwriter-side work in the DCM space. Caio Cossermelli and Henrique Ferreira Antunes have advised on numerous IPOs and follow-ons; Raphael Saraiva is the name to note for securitisation transactions involving agribusiness receivables.