Ms Ana Carolina Botto Audi > Demarest Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Demarest Advogados Offices
AV PEDROSO DE MORAES 1201
SÃO PAULO, SP 05419-001
Brazil
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Ms Ana Carolina Botto Audi
Work Department
Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Venture Capital
Position
Partner
Career
Partner in Demarest’s Mergers and Acquisitions, and Private Equity practice areas, Ana Carolina Audi holds a joint master’s degree in Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance and Securities Regulation from the University of Pennsylvania and Wharton Business School (USA), as well as a master’s degree in Civil Law from PUC-SP. She is licensed to practice law in Brazil and in the state of New York and a member of ABRASCA (Brazilian Association of Listed Companies). Ana Carolina concentrates her practice on advising national and international companies in the negotiation of transactional matters, including the structuring of purchase and sale operations, acquisitions of shareholding (private and stock exchange), drafting of complex commercial contracts and joint ventures, and reorganizations considering tax, regulatory, operational and strategic matters, whether domestic or multi-jurisdictional. She mainly advises private equity funds, family offices and other institutional investors. Ana Carolina also has extensive experience in Special Situations and litigation/arbitration that involves strategic and corporate business matters.
Languages
Portuguese and English
Memberships
- Member of the New York State Bar Association
- Member of ABVCAP – Brazilian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association
- Member of ABRASCA – Brazilian Listed Companies Association
Education
- Master’s degree in Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance and Securities Regulation from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
- Master’s degree in Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Finance from The Wharton School
- Master’s degree in Civil Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, Brazil
- Bachelor of Laws from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, Brazil
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Corporate and M&A: High-end
Regularly turned to by a stellar roster of clients, comprising international and domestic companies, private equity funds, financial institutions and other active participants in M&A, Demarest Advogados ‘provides practical, actionable advice’ and ‘innovative solutions’ in the context of high-value inbound and outbound transactions. In addition to its strong credentials in cross-border M&A, the group is particularly noted for its experience in deals involving publicly held companies, where it can draw on its strong regulatory and compliance skills. Corporate governance and M&A specialist Luciana Cossermelli Tornovsky is well versed in cross-border transactions, including investments and joint ventures. With over two decades’ experience in corporate transactional matters, José Diaz maintains a broad practice centred on M&A, corporate reorganisations and international trade. Gabriel Kuznietz, who regularly acts for aviation and maritime clients, is also singled out for his experience in large-cap M&A. Brazilian household name companies, sovereign wealth and private equity funds routinely seek Thiago Sandim’s advice, while Ana Carolina Botto Audi excels in private equity and venture capital investments. Fábio Tayar and Marcelo Peloso – who focus on M&A, private equity work, and corporate reorganisations – are the stand out figures at the associate level. Since publication, the team has been reinforced by the arrival of Julia Visconti from Lobo de Rizzo Advogados in January 2024, and of João Busin from TozziniFreire Advogados in May 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Customs
- Insurance
- International trade
- Labour and employment
- Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Environment
- Public law
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- TMT: Telecoms
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Intellectual property
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Projects and infrastructure
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- Transport: Aviation
- White-collar crime and investigations
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Life sciences
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business