Corporate / M&A

  • Set-up of companies, joint ventures, consortiums, associations and foundations;
  • Planning and structuring business ventures for various industry sectors;
  • Drafting of shareholders’ agreements, consortium agreements, minutes of meetings, resolutions and other corporate documents;
  • Structuring and implementing corporate reorganizations, including mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs;
  • Structuring and analysis of transactions involving privately or publicly-held companies, such as mergers and acquisitions, transfer of corporate control and transactions among related parties;
  • Legal advice on mergers and acquisitions;
  • Analysis and guidance in mitigating risks arising from business activities and the exercise of board positions;
  • Advice on corporate disputes;
  • Drafting and analysis of business contracts, such as services, rental, leasing, franchising, distribution, omnibus accounts, licensing, representation, transfer of technology and aircraft and other financing agreements;
  • Preparation of preliminary agreements, term-sheets, memorandum of understandings, call and put option agreements in connection with corporate and business transactions;
  • Legal advice on the legal treatment of foreign investments in Brazil, by means of equity investments.
  • Support to clients in conversions between several types of assets held by foreigners, such as loans into equity investments and equity investments into financial portfolio investments;
  • Registration of foreign investments and international loans at the Brazilian Central Bank;
  • Legal advice on remitting and receiving international money transfers and repatriation of foreign funds; and
  • Legal advice on import and export transactions, and other foreign trade matters.