FINANCE LAWYER FIRM OF THE YEAR
Gabriel Sollero Figueira ABOUT GABRIEL SOLLERO FIGUEIRA
WINNER
Gabriel Sollero Figueira is the coordinator of the Capital Markets department of Madrona Hong Mazzuco – Sociedade de Advogados (MHM). He is graduated in law by the Pontificia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, has a post graduate degree in Business Law by the Pontifícia Universidade
Católica of Minas Gerais, and extension in Corporate Contractual Law and Corporate Environmental Law at Fundação Getúlio Vargas of Rio de Janeiro. He is member of the capital markets comittee of the Associação Brasileira das Companhias Abertas - Abrasca.
ABOUT MADRONA HONG MAZZUCO Madrona Hong Mazzuco – Sociedade de Advogados (MHM) was founded in 2004 by an experienced group of lawyers specialized in corporate law. Our objective is to offer innovative legal services that are customized according to the client’s businesses and demands.
MHM is headquartered in São Paulo and comprises a team of seven partners and more than sixty lawyers with solid academic and professional background. The firm provides legal services that range from the most common to extremely complex and multidisciplinary legal matters, providing high standards of service that are constantly being monitored by the partners. Our legal approach always takes the client’s strategies and commercial and financial targets into consideration. MHM’s
He has experience in financing transactions, debt restructuring and debt capital markets in both local and international markets. In the corporate area he has provided legal advice to local companies for corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions.
organizational environment encourages teamwork, cultural diversity, creativity, and dedication to the clients, providing, thus, a clear and deep understanding of each consultation, transaction, or project. The combination of such attitudes creates solid and durable relationships.
Throughout its history, the office expanded the scope for its operations and conquered a prominent position in Brazilian corporate legal practice, especially in the areas of Mergers and Acquisition, Business and Corporate Law, Capital Markets, Financial, Infrastructure, and Tax. MHM has met the needs of large companies, investment funds, asset managers, commercial and investment banks, public agencies, and other financial entities in Brazil and abroad.
RECENT NOTABLE LEGAL WORK In 2013, he has assisted telecom company Oi S.A. in a US$ 256,0 million credit facility with HSBC and The Bank of Tokyo- Mitsubishi for financing the acquisition of telecommunication equipment produced by Alcatel Lucent, supported by the Office National Du Ducroire/Nationale Delcrederedienst, the Belgium national export credit agency;
In 2013, he has assisted telecom company Oi S.A. in its R$ 1,5 billion worth Public Offering of Debentures to finance its CAPEX investments, increase its working
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capital and restructure the debt profile of the company. The public offering was coordinated by Banco do Brasil – Banco de Investimento S.A. and was directed to qualified investors, as defined by CVM’s normative instruction 476/09;
In 2012, he has assisted telecom company Oi S.A. in the hire of a revolving credit facility amounting R$ 1,5 billion granted by a syndicate of local banks (Bradesco BBI, HSBC, Banco do Brasil and Banco Santander (Brasil));
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Madrona Hong Mazzuco - Sociedade de Advogados (MHM) Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 1461 - 12º andar cep 01452-921 São Paulo, SP – Brasil
Tel. +55 11 3094-7810 Fax. +55 11 3094-7820
The office expanded the scope for its operations and
conquered a prominent position in Brazilian corporate legal practice, especially in the areas of Mergers and Acquisition, Business and Corporate Law, Capital Markets, Financial, Infrastructure, and Tax.
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