Lenders and borrowers regularly turn to Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados for support with a wide range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions, including project finance, syndicated lending, trade finance, and matters involving development banks and multilateral agencies. The practice is jointly led by Gabriella Maranesi Najjar, whose broad expertise spans project, trade, corporate and acquisition finance, as well as asset-based lending, and Denise Chachamovitz Leão de Salles, noted for her work with payment services, fintech companies, and other financial institutions. Fernando Henrique Lopes handles both transactional and regulatory matters.
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‘Great partnership, organised work.'
‘Denise Salles is very helpful.'
Key clients
- Banco Santander (Brazil and Spain)
- Banco Votorantim S.A.
- Barclays Plc Bank
- CaixaBank, S.A.
- Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc
- EQI Agentes Autonomos De Investimentos S/S
- Fifth Third Bank
- First Abu Dahbi Bank – FAB
- Flextronics Internacional Tecnologia Ltda
- Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst (HUF)
- ING Group N.V.
- National Bank of Canada
Work highlights
Provided legal assistance to CaixaBank with the analysis of potential regulatory risks under Brazil framework and their impact within a certain financial transaction.
Advising Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc, a leading player in offshore drilling, regarding Brazilian law aspects related to Exit Facilities related to its Chapter 11 bankruptcy procedure.
Practice head
Gabriella Maranesi Najjar; Denise Chachamovitz Leão de Salles
Other key lawyers
Rodrigo Vella; Fernando Henrique Lopes