Primarily engaged by lenders, Tauil & Chequer Advogados’ banking and finance team supports financial institutions, multilateral organisations, equity sponsors, private equity firms, and corporations on cross-border finance transactions. The group is jointly led by Eduardo Lima, whose expertise spans project finance, acquisition finance, out-of-court restructurings, asset-based loans, and trade finance; Luis Montes, who brings experience across corporate, finance, and capital markets matters; and Priscilla Santos, who handles a broad range of financing deals for both borrowers and lenders. Senior associate Ingrid Pistili is skilled in project finance, acquisition finance, syndicated loans, and trade finance, among other sophisticated financing arrangements.
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Eduardo Alves Lima is a partner and member of the Banking & Finance practice of Tauil & Chequer Advogados in the São Paulo office.
Career
Eduardo represents financial institutions, multilateral organizations, equity sponsors, private equity houses and corporate clients in financing transactions, banking regulatory and related matters, including project financings (with experience in a wide range of infrastructure and energy transactions), acquisition financings, out-of-court restructurings, asset-based loans and structured trade finance.
Eduardo is ranked as a “leading individual” in Projects and Banking & Finance in Chambers Latin America and Global. In particular, he has experience in advising sponsors, lenders (including ECAs) and government agencies, on the commercial and financing aspects of the development, funding, restructuring, sale and purchase of energy and infrastructure assets (especially power generation and transmission, ports, airports, roads and water projects), including financings by way of bank debt and capital markets funding.
Prior to joining Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown, Eduardo was a partner at a leading local law firm and an associate of an international law firm based in New York. He has also practiced NY corporate and banking law and has significant cross-border experience.
Languages
Portuguese, English
Education
Duke University, LL.M, 2003
Mackenzie University, LL.B., 1997.
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Key clients
- BANCO SANTANDER (BRASIL) S.A. BANCO BRADESCO S.A AND BANCO BRADESCO BBI S.A. BANCO ITAÚ BBA S.A. GOLDMAN SACHS S.A. BANCO BTG PACTUAL S.A. BANCO CREDIT AGRICOLE BRASIL S.A. BANCO DO BRASIL S.A BANCO SUMITOMO MITSUI BRASILEIRO S.A. HSBC – THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI CORPORATION LIMITED BCP SECURITIES MERCADOPAGO SOLFÁCIL 99 PAY UBS BB CREATION INVESTMENTS US INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION CONSTELLATION JP MORGAN BANCO ABC TMF PATRIA VINCI
Work highlights
Advised Banco Santander (Brazil) on the restructuring of a R$2.46bn financing for 3R Potiguar S.A.
Advised, as Brazilian counsel, Constellation Oil Services Holding S.A. in connection with the issuance and sale by NewCo Holding USD 20 in the context of debt refinancing and corporate restructuring of the group for $650m.
Advised Eneva on its latest financing, totaling R$2.5bn, through the issuance of debentures.