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Banking and Finance / Capital Markets

TozziniFreire Advogados

Sao Paulo, Brazil
+55 (11) 5086-5000
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Banking & Finance

TozziniFreire’s excellence in the field of Banking & Finance is built on a long tradition of giving stellar advice to the world’s premier financial institutions. This experience enables us to act safely and innovatively in all stages of structuring complex financial operations, assisting creditors, government-subsidized companies, trustees, guarantors, and structuring agents.
Our team has proven experience with a range of issues, including: compliance with the rules enforced by the National Monetary Council (CMN) and the Brazilian Central Bank (BC); structuring of financial institutions in Brazil and abroad; representation of foreign financial institutions; prudential banking regulation; financial compliance and investigation; restructurings and corporate bankruptcy; lending transactions with intergovernmental organizations and the Brazilian Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES); project finance; syndicating loans; acquisition finance; corporate finance; trade finance; commodities finance; aircraft finance; vendor finance; leasing; pre-payment of exports; Advances on Export Shipment Documents (ACE); Advances on Export Exchange Contracts (ACC); forfaiting; international factoring; collateral structuring; debt restructuring; derivatives; currency exchange rules; centralized deposits; clearing houses; Brazilian Payment System (SBP); fintechs; payment arrangements and institutions; sanctions proceedings before the Central Bank and the Financial Activity Control Council (COAF); term sheets and leniency agreements before the Central Bank; and appeals before the National Financial System Appeals Council (CRSFN).

Capital Markets

TozziniFreire has a strong presence in capital markets and a long tradition of structuring complex operations both in Brazil and abroad. Our team’s knowledge extends over the whole range of securities, with particular expertise in public offerings.
Our team has proven experience in the most diverse matters, including compliance with the National Monetary Council (CMN), Securities Commission (CVM), Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Markets Entities (ANBIMA), and Brazilian Association of Private Equity and Venture Capital (ABVCAP) regulations; financial compliance and investigation; publicly-traded companies; public offering (IPO and follow-on); Share Acquisition Public Offer (OPA); debentures; promissory notes; Agribusiness Receivables Certificates (CRA); Real Estate Receivables Certificates (CRI); financial bills; Guaranteed Real Estate Bonds (LIG); Structured Operations Certificates (COE); cross-border issuances (bonds, notes, DRs, EETC); investment funds (ICVM 555); alternative investment funds (FIDC, FIP, FII, ETF); pension funds; processes that have been sanctioned by the CVM and the Financial Activity Control Council (COAF); as well as appeals before the National Financial System Appeals Council (CRSFN). We have experience working with underwriters; securities portfolio administrators; resource managers; securitization companies; custodians; security brokers (CTVM); securities distributors (DTVM); securities consultants.

Awards and Recognition

Chambers Global

We are ranked in Chambers Global for Banking & Finance and Capital Markets in several editions of the guide.

Chambers Brazil

We have been recommended by Chambers Brazil for Banking & Finance and Capital Markets in several editions of the guide.

Legal 500

Legal 500 constantly recommends TozziniFreire as one of the best law firms in Latin America for Banking & Finance and Capital Markets.

IFLR 1000

IFLR 1000 recommends TozziniFreire as one of the best law firms in Latin America for Banking & Finance and Capital Markets.

Latin Lawyer 250

Among the best 250 law firms in Latin America for Banking & Finance and Capital Markets by Latin Lawyer 250 in several editions of the guide.

Legal 500 Green Guide

We are recommended by Legal 500 Latin America Green Guide 2025.

Leaders League

Leaders League consistently recommends our Banking & Finance and Capital Markets practices through the years.

Environmental Finance

TozziniFreire won the Environmental Finance Impact Awards in 2020 and Bond Awards in 2023.

LatinFinance

Winner of the LatinFinance 2019 Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards in the category Port Financing of the Year.

IFLR Americas Awards

Winner of IFLR Americas Awards 2018 in the Deal of the Year category; and in 2023 in the Deal of the Year - Securitization and Structured Finance category.

Análise Advocacia

We are recommended by Análise Advocacia as one of the best law firms for Capital Markets.