Mr Fernando Azevedo Sette KC KC > Azevedo Sette Advogados > Belo Horizonte, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Azevedo Sette Advogados’ commercial, corporate, and M&A group is a powerhouse in the Minas Gerais market. The locally established firm has a full-service offering, which covers M&A, joint venture agreements, and equity sales of local, national and international scale. The practice is capable of handling transactional matters on behalf of clients from a variety of industry sectors, such as mining, real estate, and energy. Leading the team are Fernando Azevedo Sette, a key name for mining, construction, and engineering clients, Luis Ricardo Miraglia, noted for his expertise in the mining and energy sectors, and Ana Paula Terra Caldeira, who is especially active in the mining and technology segments. All three practice heads are renowned for their deep expertise in complex M&A deals, commercial and financial contracts, succession planning, and foreign investments. Other key names in the group include Frederico Bopp Dieterich, who focuses on the financing and development of infrastructure projects, and Roberto Ribas Wilson, who is recognised for his work on M&A, contracts, and corporate matters. The team also benefits from the knowledge of Bruna Bouissou who concentrates on concessions, public-private partnerships (PPPs), and privatisations.

Azevedo Sette Advogados‘ wealth planning practice is praised by clients for being ‘a go-to team for corporate and private wealth matters in Brazil and the wider Americas’. Highly regarded Fernando Azevedo Sette has significant experience in succession planning matters. Sette jointly heads up the team with Rafael Bassoli, who regularly advises high-net-worth clients on estate and succession planning, as well as international taxation issues. Active members of the practice include tax experts Leandra Guimarães and Mauricio Pernambuco Salin.

Azevedo Sette Advogados fields a ‘highly qualified team‘ that is split between São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, and recognised for assisting domestic and international companies, family offices, and individuals with corporate and M&A matters across a variety of sectors, including banking, agribusiness, retail, energy, telecoms and technology, among others. Belo Horizonte-based Fernando Azevedo Sette boasts over 25 years of experience in complex commercial agreements, M&A, foreign investments and succession planning, with a special emphasis on the mining, construction and engineering industries. He heads the department with Luiz Augusto Azevedo Sette in São Paulo. André de Godoy Fernandes is another name to note in the São Paulo office, who is particularly active in the agribusiness, healthcare and technology segments.