'Composed of highly qualified professionals', the banking and finance team at Stocche Forbes Advogados is recognised for its 'outstanding technical knowledge to support deals ranging from the simplest to the most complex'. The team advises financial institutions, development banks, multilateral organisations, and both domestic and international companies on trade finance, acquisition finance, mezzanine financing, DIP financing, and other structured transactions. Frederico Moura brings extensive experience in debt restructurings and project finance, in addition to capital markets and M&A deals. Henrique Filizzola advises financial institutions, investment funds, and large corporations on the structuring of high-profile finance transactions, while Eduardo Pereira is particularly active in financings across the energy, real estate, retail, agribusiness, and transport sectors.
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Testimonials
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‘Proactivity and customer focus.'
- 'The firm has excellent lawyers with outstanding technical knowledge to support deals ranging from the simplest to the most complex, offering agile and responsive client service. Their in-depth knowledge of the client's business is what sets Stocche Forbes' lawyers apart from other players in the market.'
- 'Thadeu Bretas and Eduardo Pereira - excellent lawyers who are always available to clients and possess extensive technical knowledge and understanding of their clients' businesses, which facilitates negotiations, the structuring of complex transactions, and problem-solving.'
- 'The Stocche Forbes team is composed of highly qualified professionals. In addition to always being close at hand during transactions, they help us by “de-complexifying” legal terms and providing the treasury team with the technical comfort we need to proceed with transactions.'
- 'Henrique Filizzola and Thadeu Bretas demonstrated great technical mastery of the subject in the transactions in which I participated, in addition to being easy-going.'
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
- Mubadala
- Brookfield Asset Management
- Equatorial Energia
- Eneva S.A.
- PetroRio S.A.
Work highlights
Advised XP Investimentos, Kanastra-1 Securitizadora and Facta Financeira on a securitisation transaction backed by bank credit certificates related to "Saque FGTS" loans.
Acted as Brazilian counsel to Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - ELETROBRAS in a Credit Agreement with Citibank.
Advised Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., Banco Bradesco S.A., and Fundo de Investimento do Fundo de Garantia do Tempo de Serviço – FI-FGTS, as lenders of Porto do Açu Operações S.A., in the context of the restructuring and refinancing of Porto do Açu Operações S.A.'s debts.
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