BRAZIL Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: José Virgílio Lopes Enei, Mauro Bardawil Penteado, Vitor Fernandes de Araujo and Antonio Paulo Kubli Vieira Machado Meyer Machado Meyer has been actively involved in vir- tually all material infrastructure and energy deals and projects in Brazil. The firm has 28 partners and around 70 associates dedicated exclusively to mat- ters related to infrastructure and energy, including M&A in these regulated sectors. Machado Meyer’s partners and lawyers combine corporate/transac- tional expertise with regulatory knowledge, which al- lows the firm to deliver well-crafted and value-added legal advice pertaining to any industry within the in-
frastructure and energy sectors. The firm’s practice is widely recognised by clients and relevant industry publications as a market leader. With offices in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Belo Horizonte and New York City, Machado Meyer provides clients with a seamless service in local and cross-border transac- tions. The firm has recently advised I Squared Capi- tal, Macquarie, GIC, and PSP, among other clients, in strategic M&A transactions in Brazil.
Authors
José Virgílio Lopes Enei (Virgílio) is the head of the infrastructure and energy practice at Machado Meyer. He focuses on project finance, M&A and PPPs in regulated sectors such as transportation, oil and gas, electricity, sanitation, social and urban infrastructure. Mauro Bardawil Penteado is a partner in the infrastructure and energy practice at Machado Meyer, representing financial institutions, private companies, pension funds and private equity funds in a large range
Vitor Fernandes de Araujo is a specialist in structured transactions, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, banking law, investment funds, international investments and securitisations in Brazil. He has
represented several Brazilian and international companies, financial institutions and investment funds. His practice at Machado Meyer encompasses the provision of legal assistance in structuring, reviewing terms, and implementing merger and acquisition transactions, structuring and implementing structured financing transactions, and assisting clients with the identification of different models adopted in infrastructure projects, besides providing legal assistance to international clients intending to initiate activities in Brazil. Vitor has previous experience with energy, logistics, investment funds, multilateral organisations, pension funds, and services.
of financial and commercial transactions. With great expertise in M&A transactions, Mauro focuses his practice on projects and transactions involving private investments in regulated sectors, including concessions, privatisations, project financing, and project development. He has solid experience in representing the public and private sectors in structuring and modelling public-private partnerships (PPPs).
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