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Proskauer Rose LLP‘s Latin America team is largely spread across its New York and São Paulo offices; its substantial São Paulo office has a number of senior banking and finance specialists, qualified both in the US and UK. Expertise ranges from pre-export finance, acquisition finance and project finance to syndicated term and revolving loans, hedging and derivatives. The ’very strong team with a deep expertise in Brazil‘, represents an impressive number of Latin American corporates, financial sponsors and international lenders. New York-based Carlos Martinez heads the Latin America group, specialising in a variety of practice areas, including banking and finance, and restructurings. Splitting his time between São Paulo and New York, Antonio Piccirillo ’has extensive experience in this field and it shows‘; he is ’a top-notch attorney‘ who acts for both lenders and borrowers. São Paulo’s David Fenwick and Fábio Yamada (noted for his expertise in pre-export financings and ’a go-to partner for all banking and finance matters‘), are also key members of the department. Since publication, Carlos Martinez has retired.
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  • ‘Proskauer has accompanied us in all stages of this process, advising us in negotiations with both banks and private lenders. In this context, the Proskauer partner who led these financings has been Antonio Piccirillo. Antonio has extensive experience in this field and it shows. It also stands out for its attention to detail. I believe that, based on my extensive experience working on financing transactions, Tony is a top-notch attorney.’

  • ‘Very strong team with a deep expertise in Brazil.’

  • ‘Fábio Yamada is a go-to partner for all banking and finance matters. He has extensive knowledge about Brazil and finance transactions. He has always added value to all deals we worked together. ’

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Key clients

  • Elektro Redes (Neoenergia Group)
  • Sociedad Portuaria Puerto Bahia
  • Prisma Capital
  • Sylvamo Brazil
  • Cala Morritos Power
  • Itaú Unibanco
  • Jaime Gilinski

Work highlights

  • Represented Elektro Redes as borrower and Neonergia as guarantor in a BRL$800m 'Super Green Loan' financing by the International Finance Cooperation (IFC).
  • Advised Jaime Gilinski on the financing of his contentious bid for a majority interest in Grupo Nutresa, Colombia’s largest food maker.
  • Represented Sylvamo Brazil in the establishment of an export receivables purchase programme with Santander.

Lawyers

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Carlos Martinez