Private Equity
Brazil
27 August 2025
TozziniFreire advises sponsors, multilateral agencies and investors on project development and financing, with a focus on the energy sector. The practice is led by Leonardo Miranda, who combines corporate and regulatory expertise to advise on significant projects and transactions in the energy transmission sector. Ligia Pereira Schlittler, who returned from Felsberg Advogados in September 2024, is active in transmission concessions, centralised power generation development and transactions involving renewable generation assets. Jun Makuta is another name to note for energy sector clients. Ana Carolina Katlauskas Calil, Karin Yamauti Hatanaka and Erica Makiyama are no longer at the firm.
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Key clients
- Neoenergia
- IFC - International Finance Corporation
- USP
- BNDES
- Acciona
- IGT
- Argo Energia
- Nouryon Pulp and Performance Indústria Quimica Ltda.
- bpbunge bioenergia
- IDB
Work highlights
Advised GreenYellow do Brasil Energia e Serviços Ltda. on the acquisition of 100% of the corporate capital of ON Barro Alto II Geração de Energia SPE Ltda., owner of three Photovoltaic Generating Plants (UFVs).
Advised Mini Solares do Brasil S.A. on the investment made by Kinea for R$225m.
Advised Soprema Ltda. on the acquisition of 100% of the capital stock of Polipox Indústria e Comércio Ltda, and on the acquisition of the property in which the company's manufacturing site is located.
Practice head
Leonardo Miranda
Other key lawyers
Ligia Pereira Schlittler; Jun Makuta