LEADING FIRMS BRAZIL
Rua Funchal, 418 - 11º andar São Paulo – SP 04551-060 Brazil
Tel: +55 11 3089 6517 Fax: +55 11 3089 6565 Email:
scbf@scbf.com.br Web:
www.scbf.com.br
Capital Markets division: Advice on complex debt and equity transactions, including IPOs, sovereign and corporate bonds, high yield bonds, commercial papers, debentures, project bonds, promissory notes and other debt securities, as well as ADRs, GDRs and BDRs. The firm assists in tender and exchange offers and provides comprehensive guidance on capital market rules issued by the Brazilian Securities Commission and other regulatory agencies, including in administrative procedures by the Brazilian Securities Commission, and advises foreign investors on investment in the Brazilian capital markets by means of funds, investment companies, securities portfolios and other mechanisms. The firm also advises financial services firms in the structuring and implementation of sophisticated capital market products in the money, options and futures markets. The firm is very active in securitisation transactions involving special purpose vehicles formed in or outside of Brazil.
Key contacts:
Cássio Namur, Partner Tel: +55 11 3089 6517 Email:
cassio.namur@
scbf.com.br
Firm profile:
Souza, Cescon, Barrieu & Flesch Advogados is a Brazilian law firm committed to offering legal services with outstanding quality and efficiency. The full-service firm has five fully integrated offices in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasília and Salvador. The firm’s teams in each area of practice consist of highly qualified lawyers graduated from Brazil’s most prestigious law schools, and with international experience acquired in graduate studies in the most prestigious US and European universities and by working as international associates at renowned law firms in major global financial centres.
Practice areas:
Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Infrastructure & Project Finance, Capital Markets, Banking & Finance, Tax Advice, Planning & Litigation, Antitrust/Competition, Litigation & Arbitration, Employment & Benefits, Real Estate
Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity division: Advice on all aspects of corporate law and corporate transactions, including in connection with the incorporation of companies, the formation of joint ventures and the structuring of multi-jurisdiction business transactions. Advice on complex merger and acquisition transactions involving public or private entities, including planning and implementation of corporate reorganisations, spinoffs, tender offers, leverage buyouts, private equity and PIPEs.
Infrastructure & Project Finance division: Assistance in project financing, in particular infrastructure projects such as power, oil and gas, shipping, offshore oil assets, water and sanitation, toll roads, ports, airports, railways, subway and telecommunications. The firm also assists lenders, governmental entities and multilateral agencies, suppliers and sponsors of the project and counts on full-scale expertise in the implementation of various financing structures and projects, obtaining of registrations and analysis in all project phases of the regulatory aspects of the activity being developed. The firm drafts and negotiates all agreements necessary to exploit and develop the activity, such as engineering procurement and construction contracts, supply agreements, operational agreements and concession and public-private partnerships, and also assists in obtaining operation licences issued by municipal, state and federal authorities.
Banking & Finance division: Assistance to commercial and investment banks in connection with syndicated lending, acquisition financing, export financing and other financing transactions. Assistance in structuring operational and finance lease transactions and advising on applicable legal and regulatory guidelines issued by the National Monetary Council, the Central Bank of Brazil and the Brazilian Securities Commission. Tax Advice, Planning & Litigation division: Tax advice to corporations, financial institutions and individuals as well as tax planning for mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, project financing and other complex business transactions involving multiple jurisdictions. The firm represents clients in judicial or administrative proceedings and performs due diligence in connection with all tax aspects of companies or projects and negotiates differentiated tax benefits or treatments for implementing and furthering industrial projects or new investments.
Antitrust/Competition division: The firm has renowned experience in assisting clients in domestic and international transactions subject to the merger control provisions of the Brazilian legislation, from the initial risk assessment to the antitrust clearance. Souza Cescon is also very active in the representation and accompaniment throughout investigation processes carried out by the authorities, in the negotiation of leniency and settlement agreements and implementation of compliance programs. The practice also includes the preparation of due diligence reports and general competition law counselling.
Litigation & Arbitration division: The firm works to prevent and resolve disputes through negotiation, arbitration and litigation. In the judicial sphere, the firm argues cases at all levels of the state and federal courts, including the main state and regional federal appellate courts as well as the highest courts in Brasília. The litigation team collaborates when necessary with lawyers from other practice areas and outside technical consultants with recognised expertise. In domestic and international arbitrations, the firm represents clients in cases ruled under the auspices of leading Brazilian and international arbitration institutions. The firm represents national and international clients and is prepared to work in cooperation with firms from other countries.
Employment & Benefits division: The firm offers legal advice and full representation with experience that encompasses every aspect of labour, employment and benefits regulations, including incentive plans for the high management. Real Estate division: Advice in all matters relating to real estate law, including assistance in the sale or acquisition of real property, structuring of real estate developments with residential, commercial, industrial and mixed purposes, as well as in financial transactions involving real property, such as securitisation, mortgage backed securities and real estate investment funds.
Other Areas of Practice: Environmental law, agribusiness, industrial and intellectual property, estate planning, insurance and reinsurance and regulated industries, such as power, oil & gas, renewable energy, maritime, transportation & logistics.
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