Praised by clients for its 'professional, technical and attentive manner', Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados predominantly acts for financial institutions in a host of restructuring and insolvency matters - including judicial restructurings, distressed deals and extrajudicial recoveries - across a wide range of sectors. An expert in representing creditors and debtors in local and cross-border mandates, Renato Maggio co-heads the team with Renata Martins De Oliveira and Camilo Torres Gerosa Gomes, with Oliveira bringing strong skills in contentious judicial recovery and bankruptcy cases, while Gomes is experienced in extrajudicial recoveries and distressed asset and credit sales. Adriano Schnur draws on his finance, corporate and infrastructure expertise to advise on major insolvencies, Marcos Costa acts for clients from the retail, food, automotive, telecoms, and other industries on contentious insolvency and restructuring issues, and Diego de Souza Aguiar specialises in debt restructuring, special situations and M&A.
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Testimonials
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‘We are completely satisfied with the services provided by the firm, which always acts in a professional, technical and attentive manner in relation to our demands. In addition, the competence and experience of its professionals are essential to increase the possibility of credit recovery.’
‘Renata Oliveira, Adriano Schnur and Caio Aranha Saffaro Vieira stand out for the technical excellence of the services provided.'
‘The restructuring and insolvency area of Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados has a senior partner, Renato Maggio, who is a reference in the market on the subject, duly accompanied by partner Camilo T. Gerosa Gomes, "up and coming" partner on the subject, and with a balanced team between men and women, who perfectly address the issue of diversity, who are duly qualified to deal with simple and complex issues, that is, they can provide "full" service to clients in situations of low or high complexity.’
‘Renato Maggio, senior partner for special situations at Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados, is, in my opinion, a vanguard in the area of restructuring and insolvency (including, especially, special situations). He has technical and practical knowledge above the market average on the subject, proposing tailor-made solutions on the requested topics. He is always available and accessible to clients when accessed. ’
‘The team is very dedicated, and the document template they use is our favourite. The documents are neat, clear and complete, capturing most of the hypotheses that we, as creditors, need to capture. The clauses are well written and ensure a lot of flexibility in use. The contracts they create are often models and inspirations for many other cases.’
‘Renato Maggio - I really like him, he is very technical, hopeful and pro-deal. He seeks solutions and usually gives his opinion on topics, which is important for us.'
Key clients
- Lumina Capital
- Procter & Gamble Industrial e Comercial Ltda.
- BTG Pactual S.A.
- Jive Investments Gestão de Recursos e Consultoria S.A.
- Sequóia Logística e Transportes S.A.
- Jari Celulose, Papel e Embalagens S.A. – Em Recuperação Judicial
- Invista FIDC
- AerCap Administrative Services
- Samsung
- Itaú Asset
- Banco Bradesco S.A.
- Ingram Micro Brasil Ltda
Work highlights
Assisted a major financial institution and other key creditors with the judicial reorganisation of a leading Brazilian retail group, involving R$40 bn in accounting discrepancies.
Assisted a major financial institution in the judicial reorganisation of a leading telecoms company in Brazil, involving a potential exposure of over R$2.2 bn through letters of guarantee related to tax claims.
Assisted a major financial institution with the debt restructuring and judicial reorganisation of a prominent brewery group in Brazil.
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
Renato Maggio; Renata Martins de Oliveira; Camilo T. Gerosa Gomes
Other key lawyers
Adriano Schnur Ferreira; Marcos Costa; Diego de Souza Aguiar; Caio Aranha Saffaro Vieira; André Ericsson de Carvalho; Karia Deorio