Mr Guilherme Sampaio Monteiro > Pinheiro Neto Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Pinheiro Neto Advogados
RUA HUNGRIA, 1100
SÃO PAULO, SP 01455-906
Brazil
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Work Department

Corporate M&A and Capital Markets.

Position

Partner.

Career

A partner in the firm’s capital markets area, Guilherme Sampaio Monteiro boasts over 15 years of experience in advising companies, institutions and institutional investors in a wide array of transactions, including IPOs, M&As of publicly traded companies, and corporate restructuring transactions. In 2020, UK’s Client Choice recognized him as Brazil’s leading capital markets attorney. He also acted in several award-winning operations, such as Natura’s acquisition of Avon (representing Natura); TAM S.A.’s merger into Lan Airlines and ensuing creation of LATAM (representing LAN); Amil’s acquisition by United Health (representing United Health); the JV between Boeing and Embraer (representing Boeing); Cosan Group’s corporate restructuring; and Raízen’s IPO.

International experience: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, USA, and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.

Languages

Portuguese, English, and Spanish

Memberships

Member of the São Paulo Bar Association.

Education

LL.M. from the Stanford University;
Extension Course in Business Administration from the New York University;
Extension Course in Law from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV);
Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of São Paulo (USP).

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Capital markets

(Leading partners)

Guilherme Sampaio MonteiroPinheiro Neto Advogados

An impressive roster of clients, including major investment banks, Brazilian and global companies, turn to Pinheiro Neto Advogados for advice on leading capital markets transactions, including cross-border deals. Showcasing equal strength in acting for underwriters, issuers, selling shareholders and sponsors, the team handles a balanced workload, where debt offerings, including CVM- or SEC-registered offerings, feature alongside private placements, offerings of agribusiness (CRAs) and real estate instruments (CRIs), investment fund structuring mandates, and follow-on offerings. A reference in the market for ECM work, most notably IPOs, Henrique Lang is at the helm of the practice. Ricardo Russo takes the lead on DCM matters, including domestic and cross-border offerings of fixed-income instruments and financial institutions. Guilherme Sampaio Monteiro specialises in equity deals, M&A involving public companies and corporate governance, while Rafael Gaspar focuses on derivatives and agribusiness securitisation structures. Recently promoted counsel Camila Misciasci Derisio acts for financial institutions and corporate issuers in public offerings of debt and equity securities, as well as private placements.