Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Capital markets

Pinheiro Neto Advogados‘ group, led by high-profile corporate finance specialist Henrique Lang, is equally well versed in debt and equity offerings – it also has strong expertise in structured finance, funds and securities regulation. Among its issuer-side highlights, Fernando Zorzo and ‘up-and-coming’ partner Guilherme Sampaio Monteiro paired up to assist PagSeguro Digital with its $1.1bn IPO and $1.5bn secondary offering. On the debt front, Jose Carlos Junqueira Sampaio Meirelles and counsel Marcos Proenca advised Nova Transportadora do Sudeste on its R$5.2bn offering of debentures. Among its highlights for underwriters, debt capital markets lead Ricardo Simões Russo advised Banco ABC Brasil on a R$340m offering of debentures by Empresa de Energia São Manoel. In addition, Tiago Themudo Lessa advised both the issuer and the underwriters on Vert Companhia Securitizadora’s public offering of agribusiness receivables certificates, which was sponsored by Syngenta Proteção de Cultivos. The group also benefits from the senior expertise of banking specialist José Luiz Homem de Mello.