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Pinheiro Neto Advogados Offices

Pinheiro Neto Advogados
RUA HUNGRIA, 1100
SÃO PAULO, SP 01455-906
Brazil
Visit website 55 11 3247 8400 55 11 3247 8600

Mr João Marcelo Pacheco

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+55 11 3247 8400 jmpacheco@pn.com.br

Work Department

M&A, Corporate, Private Equity, and Capital Markets

Position

Partner.

Career

João Marcelo specializes in M&A, private equity, corporate law and capital market (CVM) matters, also acting in privatizations and finance transactions. He represents domestic and international clients acting on the buy and sell sides, or as lenders or borrowers, in several complex cases. Among his usual clients are Nippon Steel, Bradesco, the HIG Pátria and Baupost funds, GE, Lyondell Basell, Gulfstream, Bristow Group, IFC, ST Group, etc. João Marcelo worked on the potential acquisition of Braskem by Lyondell Basell; on the privatization (on the sell-side) of CELG-D; on the Usiminas corporate dispute (representing Nippon Steel); on the formation of JV Quod, a credit bureau owned by the country’s five largest banks; on the governance reorganization of Banco 24hs (Tecban) held by the then seven largest banks in the country; on the project finance for GNA (the largest gas-run thermal plant in Latin America), representing lenders IFC and KfW Ipex; and on several M&A, private equity and public tender offering (OPA) deals as well as on advisory issues for publicly-held companies.

International experience: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, USA.

Languages

Portuguese, English, Spanish and German.

Education

MBA in Business Administration from the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV);
LL.M. from London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE);
Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of São Paulo (USP).

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Corporate and M&A: High-end

The ‘extremely competent, attentive and technical team’ at Pinheiro Neto Advogados attracts instructions from an impressive corporate client base in relation to their largest and most critical domestic and cross-border transactions. M&A involving publicly-traded companies is a key strength for the department, which is skilled at handling both buy and sell-side mandates. A popular destination for investment banks, venture capital firms and private equity funds, the group is present in all of Brazil’s major industries, having recently experienced an uptick in transactional activity in the technology, agribusiness, education, energy and healthcare sectors. With over three decades’ experience in the M&A and private equity spheres, Carlos Alberto Moreira Lima Jr heads up the corporate group. Alexandre Bertoldi, whose notable areas of practice include M&A, and banking and finance, and his successor as managing partner, Fernando Alves Meira, a veteran in multijurisdictional deals, are also core members of the team. Henry Sztutman is counsel of choice for several private equity firms seeking advice on their investments in Brazil, while private equity deals, corporate reorganisations and M&A are among Miguel Tornovsky’s specialisms. Other noteworthy M&A practitioners include: Joao Marcelo Pacheco; the ‘brilliant’ Eduardo Paoliello Jr.; Andre Vertullo Bernini, who excels in distressed acquisitions and PE investments; Joamir Müller Romiti Alves, a key advisor to private and public companies; Roberta Demange; Camila Carvalho Gomes, who shines in cross-border deals; Cauê Rezende Myanaki; and Tiago Eler Silva Marcelo Viveiros de Moura, who specialises in M&A in the oil and gas and telecoms sectors, is a key individual in Rio de Janeiro. At associate level, Rodolfo Schreuders is active in cross-border M&A and private equity investments.

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