Brazil

Founded in 1972, Machado Meyer is one of Brazil’s largest law firms, headquartered in São Paulo with additional offices in Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, and an international office in New York City. The firm is dedicated to developing innovative solutions that align with market trends, enabling clients to achieve their business goals. In banking work, the firm participates in complex transactions involving banks, financial institutions, fintechs, and investment funds, primarily representing lenders. The capital markets team represents both issuers and underwriters, working on debt and equity transactions.

Highlights

The project development and finance groups represent mostly developers. Across all practice areas the firm has a particular specialization in the telecoms, oil and gas, financial services, energy, retail, education and mining industries. Specific examples in project development include advising the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) on a transaction consisting of $2.5B financing. This funding was secured via an infrastructure debenture issued by the concessionaire of one of the train lines of the city of São Paulo. In addition to this complex matter, the firm also displayed their expertise, serving as lead counsel to HSBC on an $800M credit facility in a projects transaction spanning across multiple jurisdictions.

Key Clients

Petrobras, APM Terminals, Santander, Itau , Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), Éxito Almacenes, Banco BTG Pactual, Banco Bradesco BBI, XP Investimentos, Sendas Distribuidora

Testimonials

“Partner Renato Maggio and his team have a multidisciplinary legal knowledge, being perfect for advising a bank in its transaction.” (Banking and finance client)

“It was an incredible advisory experience; they quickly understood what needed to be done, guided us throughout the process, and provided simple and feasible solutions. The team's organization and expertise were excellent.” (Capital Markets client)

“What stands out is the fact that the restructuring team has a unique combination of litigation and transactional partners and associate that work in a very coordinated and united front to provide advice to clients. This is helpful to the extent that the majority of cases involve both aspects (litigation and transactional), so the team is a truly one-stop shop for restructuring and bankruptcy matters.” (Restructuring client)