Showcasing a wealth of experience in both lender and borrower-side mandates, Stocche Forbes Advogados‘ banking and finance practice manages a balanced transactional workload, encompassing acquisition and structured finance, debt renegotiations and trade finance deals. Financial institutions, development banks, multilateral agencies and major companies all seek the team’s regular advice on domestic and cross-border financing deals and banking regulatory matters. Frederico Moura, who handles a mix of capital markets, M&A, project finance and debt restructuring work, ’stands out for his technical quality’, while Henrique Filizzola, a key contact for financial institutions, investment funds and large corporations, focuses on structured finance and securitisations. ‘Attentive to commercial and business issues’, Eduardo Pereira has recently advised on large acquisition financings, securitisations and debt restructurings.
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Testimonials
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‘The firm has know-how and assists us in debt and structured transactions, always presenting good quality work, with a qualified team.'
‘Thadeu Bretas is a partner who is always available and gives us comfort in deals as he has a lot of knowledge of the legislation and is able to provide excellent quality services.'
'It's a complete team and Eduardo Pereira's leadership as a partner is important. He is attentive to commercial and business issues.'
‘Eduardo Pereira is an excellent lawyer, with a lot of experience in complex financial matters.'
‘Henrique Filizzola is a very senior partner but maintains his involvement in the transactions and in the relationship with the client. His participation in deals makes a difference, providing security to the clients.'
‘Frederico Moura stands out for his technical quality and availability to participate in deals.'
Key clients
- Banco Itaú BBA S.A.
- Banco (Santander) Brasil S.A.
- Banco BTG Pactual S.A.
- Banco Bradesco BBI S.A.
- Credit Suisse (Brasil) S.A.
- XP Investimentos Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários
- Patria Investments
- Vinci Partners
- Mubadala
- Brookfield Asset Management
Work highlights
Advised Aligned Data Centers on the financing of the acquisition of a data centre conglomerate with units in several Latin American countries from Pátria.
Advised Ocyan S.A. on the restructuring of approximately $2.7bn of indebtedness.
Advised the financial institutions on the financing of Águas do Rio sanitation concessions, in a total amount of more than $5.4bn.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Guilherme Forbes; Henrique Filizzola; Marcos Ribeiro; Frederico Moura; Bruno Gandolfo
Other key lawyers
Eduardo Pereira; Thadeu Bretas