Rated for its 'outstanding technical quality', Mattos Filho fields a robust capital markets practice, which consistently handles high-profile equity offerings, including IPOs and follow-ons, as well as debt issuances and securitisation transactions for issuers and underwriters. With a strong client base of domestic and international corporations, financial institutions, and institutional investors, Jean Marcel Arakawa brings over 25 years of experience advising companies across a wide range of industries on accessing capital markets. His expertise spans public offerings and private placements of equity, debt, and hybrid securities, listings on organised markets, market exits, and regulatory obligations. Vanessa Fiusa plays a prominent role in public and private offerings of equity and debt in Brazil and internationally, advising companies, financial institutions, and investors. Caio Cossermelli undertakes both ECM and DCM work, with particular strength in IPOs, follow-ons, debt and hybrid securities, and securitisation deals, while Raphael Saraiva focuses on securitisations involving agribusiness receivables (CRAs).
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Testimonials
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‘Partner Jean Arakawa is always very present, prompt and has in-depth technical knowledge on the topics, which provides a lot of security for our legal work for which we request support.'
‘Jean Arakawa - Methodical, prompt and highly excellent in legal activities; allows us to be at the forefront of important negotiations.'
‘Mattos Filho has outstanding technical quality, providing us with trustworthy legal advice. In addition, they work with incredible deadlines to respond to our needs.'
‘Raphael Saraiva, Bruno Tuca and Thais de Melo Silveira are people who work very closely with our company. In addition to being highly qualified people, they provide us with comfort and help us with the technical negotiations we have.'
Key clients
- Concessionária Rodoanel Norte SPE S.A.
- Zamp S.A.
- EcoRodovias Concessões e Serviços S.A.
- Dislub Combustíveis S.A.
- Upper Dog Comercial Ltda.
- Usina Coruripe Açúcar e Álcool e Slc Máquinas Ltda.
- Oceânica Engenharia e Consultoria S.A.
- Ez Tec Empreendimentos e Participações S.A.
- Boa Safra Sementes S.A.
- Vulcabras S.A.
- Ambipar Participações e Empreendimentos S.A.
- Grupo Fartura de Hortifrut S.A.
Work highlights
Advised Equatorial Participações e Investimentos IV S.A. as a Cornerstone Investor on the public offering of secondary distribution of shares by Companhia de Saneamento do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP) owned by the Government of São Paulo.
Acted as legal adviser on the 3rd Issuance of Águas de São Francisco do Sul SPE S.A., the 2nd Issuance of Águas de Bombinhas SPE S.A., the 3rd Issuance of Águas de Camboriú Saneamento SPE S.A., and the 3rd Issuance of Águas de Penha SPE S.A. ("Issuers") of simple debentures, not convertible into shares, of the unsecured type, in a single series, with corporate guarantee of Aegea Saneamento e Participações S.A. ("Guarantor"), with a total value of R$600m.
Advised Itaú BBA Assessoria Financeira S.A., Banco Bradesco BBI S.A., BTG Pactual Investment Banking Ltda., XP Investimentos Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários. and Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. on the legal structuring, drafting and review of the documents necessary for the issuance and offering, pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 160, of July 13, 2022, as amended, of 600,000 real estate receivables certificates (CRI), in three series of the 341st (three hundred and forty-first) issuance of Opea Securitizadora S.A backed by real estate credits owned by JHSF Participações S.A.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Other key lawyers
Jean Marcel Arakawa; Vanessa Fiusa; Bruno Tuca; Caio Cossermelli; Flavia Magliozzi; Henrique Ferreira Antunes; Raphael Saraiva; Thais de Melo Silveira