Banking and finance

Demarest Advogados

At Demarest Advogados, the banking and finance practice is singled out for its expertise in regulatory matters related to the Central Bank and the CVM, and increasingly, for its growing presence in the fintech space. The firm is particularly well positioned to advise companies on the structuring of their businesses for the provision of digital financial services, including electronic payments and online banking. On the transactional front, the group acts for both borrowers and lenders in an array of deals, covering syndicated facilities, debtor-in-possession (DIP) financings, project finance and debt restructuring, among other areas. In addition to corporate finance, practice head Fabio de Almeida Braga also focuses on banking regulations, fintech and open banking issues. Key support is offered by Fausto Teixeira, a contact for domestic and international financial institutions, fintechs, crypto companies and payment services players. Since publication, the practice has been strengthened by the arrival of fintech and payment services specialist Marcus Fonseca, who joined from TozziniFreire Advogados in March 2025.

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Testimonials

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‘This team goes the extra mile to provide timely and high quality service. As the client in a large and complicated cross-border financing transaction, we were able to rely on Demarest to be proactive advisers and execute with a high degree of professionalism.’
‘Fausto Teixeira was proactive, professional and pleasant to work with.’

Key clients

SAAM Towage Brasil S.A.
FCA FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMÓVEIS DOBRASIL
Honda do Brasil Automóveis Ltda.
Banco Honda S.A.
Yamaha Motor do Brasil Ltda.
Banco Yamaha Motor do Brasil S.A.
Tecumseh do Brasil Ltda.
Latam Airlines Group
Smart RJ
Sky Serviços de Banda Larga
Syngenta Proteção de Cultivos
Ford Motor Company Brasil
NH Latam Investments & Securities
Stone Pagamentos S.A
Mosaico Negócios de Internet S.A
StartMeUp Crowdfunding Sistema para Investimentos Colaborativos Ltda.
Transunion LLC
PNC Bank, National Association
Bank of America N.A
Banco Agibank
New Development Bank
MUFG Bank
Banco Hyundai Capital Brasil S/A
Vale S/A
Atvos Agroindustrial Participações S.A.
Uralkali Group
Fertgrow YGPD Holdings LLC D/B/A Coinflip
PayMee Instituição de Pagamento
Colbras Indústria e Comércio Ltda.
PGS ASA

Work highlights

Supported Tools for Humanity Corp. in the development of on-ground studies and regulatory analysis regarding the creation of a web3-based technology to be used for the launch of a new crypto asset worldwide.
Advising StartMeUp on the project for the creation, within the CVM regulatory sandbox environment, of an over-the-counter market aimed at the trading of tokenised equity-related securities issued by start-ups, nurturing the evolvement of a secondary crowdfunding market.
Advising the New Development Bank (NDB), a multilateral financial institution established by the BRICS countries, on a $200m loan granted to Banco do Brasil’s London branch.