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Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados Offices
RUA SÃO TOMÉ 86
17TH FLOOR
SÃO PAULO, SP, 04551-080
Brazil
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Dra Gabriella Maranesi Najjar
Work Department
M&A / Finance / Infrastructure
Position
Partner – M&A / Finance / Infrastructure
Career
Gabriella Maranesi Najjar is a partner in the Corporate and Finance practice in the São Paulo office, and is also the head of the Capital Markets practice group for Latin America and the Caribbean and one of the global practice leaders. Before joining the firm in 2018, Gabriella practiced for 8 years at Barbosa, Mussnich, Aragão Advogados and for 3 years at Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown.
Gabriella has nearly 20 years of experience in complex transactions, acting in all kinds of investments, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances. She assists clients in numerous corporate and governance matters, with focus in publicly held entities.
She also focuses her practice project finance and development, corporate finance, trade finance, acquisition finance, asset-based lending, bonds and notes issuances.
With particular expertise in Infrastructure & Energy, Gabriella has been involved in some of the most significant deals in the industry, including: (i) the M&A transaction that formed the largest Brazilian private player in the electrical energy sector, as well as its subsequent corporate restructuring, tender offer and IPO; (ii) a R$4.3 billion transaction to share the control of one of the largest toll road players in Brazil; (iii) the formation of a JV between three major airlines in Latin America and the USA; (iv) acting as counsel to the controlling shareholders of one of the largest Brazilian integrated port systems operators in connection with the sale of the controlling equity investment held by it in the country’s second largest private port terminal; and (v) the assistance to leading international group on the acquisition of two important transmission lines in Brazil, as well as in the negotiation of the corresponding shareholders’ agreement, EPC and financing agreements.
Languages
Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Memberships
- Member of the Banking and Capital Markets Commissions of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB);
- Banking and Capital Markets Professor at ESA;
- Brazilian Co-Head of Dentons Women Lead initiative;
- Author of several articles in prestigious publications, such as: Revista de Direito Bancário e do Mercado de Capitais, Revista de Direito das Sociedades e dos Valores Mobiliários, Revista Capital Aberto, Practical Law Multi Jurisdictional Guide, etc.
Education
- Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Specialization in Business Law (Corporate and Capital Markets);
- Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Specialization in Banking Law;
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC/RJ, Bachelor of Laws (J.D.).
Leisure
- “O processo administrativo sancionador da CVM e o crime de manipulação de mercado”. In: Revista de Direito das Sociedades e dos Valores Mobiliários, n. 1. São Paulo: Almedina, 2015.
- “Capital Markets 2014: Brazil”. In: Practical Law Multi-Jurisdictional Guide: Capital Markets. London: Practical Law Company LTD, 2014/2015.
- “Capital Markets 2012: Brazil”. In: Practical Law Multi-Jurisdictional Guide: Capital Markets. London: Practical Law Company LTD, 2012/2013. p. 113-121.
- “Transparência e segurança jurídica”. In: Revista de Direito Bancário e do Mercado de Capitais, n. 44. São Paulo: Revista dos Tribunais, 2009. p. 118-125.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Banking and finance
Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados advises a wide range of domestic and international borrowers and lenders who benefit from the firm’s access to Dentons‘ global network for cross-border deals. The team is increasingly active in regulatory matters, regularly advising banks, payment providers and fintech companies on payment products, credit cards, joint venture agreements, and banking services. On the transactional side, the team is well positioned to handle acquisition and project financings, syndicated loans, and sector-specific corporate matters. Gabriella Maranesi Najjar is a key contact for financing transactions involving the energy and infrastructure sectors, while Denise Chachamovitz Leão de Salles is a go-to adviser to financial institutions, payment services and fintech companies. Founding partner Rodrigo Vilardo Vella is also active in project finance and capital markets matters.
Brazil > Capital markets
Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados has an experienced capital markets team capable of handling a broad range of domestic and cross-border deals. The firm’s capabilities in multijurisdictional transactions are powered by its strategic alliance with Dentons. Real estate, energy and financial services companies, including major investment funds, regularly engage the team in debt issuances. Gabriella Maranesi Najjar heads up the group, and is a regional practice leader for capital markets. Real estate partner Daniel Lopes Coelho is another key contact.
Brazil > Corporate and M&A: High-end
A host of domestic and international clients turn to Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados for assistance with big-ticket M&A, most notably in the financial services and private equity spaces. Typical instructions for the ‘team of extremely qualified professionals’ also include business transactions in the retail, healthcare, and media and entertainment sectors. Moreover, its strategic alliance with international firm Dentons and ‘deep understanding of local laws and business practices’ in Brazil make it well placed to handle consequential cross-border matters. The practice is under the leadership of founders Frederico Buosi, who draws on his international background to advise on multijurisdictional investments, mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures, and Rodrigo Vilardo Vella, the main point of contact for private equity mandates. Co-head of the firm’s compliance practice for the Latin American and Caribbean regions, Denise Chachamovitz Leão de Salles assists clients from the life sciences, financial services, infrastructure, real estate and energy sectors with transactional and corporate law matters. Gabriella Maranesi Najjar focuses on public M&A, while Bruna Gobbi has a strong track record in roll-up acquisitions for large private equity funds. Other key names to note include recently promoted partners Fernanda Le Tassinari and Fernando Henrique Lopes; Anne Chang, who joined from Halabi e Chang Advogados in October 2022 to strengthen the firm’s technology and digital law offering; and counsel Vitor Clark Nunes.