Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Grenfel Calheiros

Head of the Firm’s São Paulo office, Grenfel Calheiros advises clients on capital markets and M&A transactions, with a primary focus on Latin America and especially Brazil. His clients have included a range of leading companies, private equity sponsors and investment banks in IPOs and other securities offerings, cross-border acquisitions, and other complex corporate matters. Grenfel spent the first nine years of his career in Simpson Thacher’s New York office. He is currently ranked Band 1 by Chambers Brazil in Capital Markets (International Counsel). Grenfel is fluent in Portuguese.

Paulo Cardoso

Partner Paulo Fernando de Menezes Cardoso is a part of the Firm’s Latin America practice, based in São Paulo. He focuses his practice on global securities transactions, including SEC-registered and locally registered initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and investment grade and high yield bond issuances, as well as on mergers and acquisitions and credit financing (including syndicated loans and acquisition finance), most often with a focus on Latin America and Brazil. Paulo represents corporate issuers, investment banks and private equity sponsors alike on domestic and international equity and debt offerings as well as on mergers and acquisitions and credit transactions across a unique mix of industries including fintech, education, e-commerce, software, infrastructure (including digital infrastructure), communications and telecoms, as well as more traditional sectors, such as energy, logistics, oil & gas, minerals, retail and protein production.