Azevedo Sette Advogados has a prominent commercial, corporate, and M&A practice in the Minas Gerais market, offering comprehensive services to local, domestic, and international clients from the banking, agribusiness, retail, mining, energy, telecoms and tech sectors, to name a few. The group is regularly engaged in M&A, joint venture agreements, equity sales and corporate reorganisations. The practice is co-led by Fernando Azevedo Sette KC, Luis Ricardo Miraglia, and Ana Paula Terra Caldeira, all of whom are renowned for their expertise in high-value M&A, commercial contracts, and foreign investments. Roberto Ribas Wilson is another name to note for transactional and contractual work.
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'The experience with Azevedo Sette Advogados has been very positive, with very professional lawyers and extensive experience in international matters. It is a firm that can be trusted both for its knowledge and for its level of monitoring and involvement in legal matters. The follow-up they offer is very good, which is very comforting, especially when working remotely. I would certainly hire them again to handle any M&A transaction in Brazil.'
- 'Ana Paula Terra Caldeira: I consider her an excellent professional, with a great ability to understand different issues, anticipate problems, and quickly propose solutions. She is a very intelligent professional who also knows how to manage deadlines and her team very well.'
- 'Fernanda Santiago: I consider her an excellent professional, with a great ability to understand different problems and quickly propose solutions. She is a great professional with a high capacity for work and is very proactive in finding and proposing solutions. I really admire how well she works and how quickly she finds solutions.'
Key clients
- Gecal
- Grupo Toctao
- SADA Transportes
- Neooh
- Vale S/A
- Carmeuse Brasil
- Grupo Pulsa
- Andrade Gutierrez
- CGN Group
- Grupo Mater Dei
- Cipalam
- LOG Commercial Properties
Work highlights
Advised Vita Participações S/A (Grupo Pulsa) on the corporate reorganisation of Vita and H. Hemo groups (incorporation/merger) to attract investment from the BTG Group (cash in), with consequent transfer of control of Vita and the H. Hemo groups to the BTG Group.
Advised Toro Participações on the sale of 100% of its shares to Santander, through the signing of a Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) among the shareholders of Toro Participações, as sellers, and Santander, as purchaser.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Fernando Azevedo Sette; Luis Ricardo Miraglia; Ana Paula Terra Caldeira
Other key lawyers
Roberto Ribas Wilson; Natália Meirelles Barros; Ana Carolina Veloso Ferreira; Fernanda Santiago