M&A / Finance / Infrastructure

Partner - M&A / Finance / Infrastructure

Gabriella Maranesi Najjar is a partner in the Corporate and Finance department in the São Paulo office, being also the head of the Finance and Capital Markets practice group and one of Denton's Global Practice Leaders. Before joining the firm in 2018, Gabriella practiced for 8 years at Barbosa, Mussnich, Aragão Advogados and for 3+ years at Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown.

Gabriella has nearly 20 years of experience in complex transactions, acting in all kinds of investments, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances. She assists clients in numerous corporate and governance matters, with focus in publicly held entities.

Her practice also includes project finance and development, corporate finance, trade finance, acquisition finance, asset-based lending, structured finance, bonds and notes issuances.

With particular expertise in Infrastructure & Energy, Gabriella has been involved in some of the most significant deals in the industry, including: (i) the M&A transaction that formed the largest Brazilian private player in the electrical energy sector, as well as its subsequent corporate restructuring, tender offer and IPO; (ii) a R$4.3 billion transaction to share the control of one of the largest toll road players in Brazil; (iii) the formation of a JV between three major airlines in Latin America and the USA; (iv) acting as counsel to the controlling shareholders of one of the largest Brazilian integrated port systems operators in connection with the sale of the controlling equity investment held by it in the country's second largest private port terminal; and (v) assistance to leading international group in the acquisition of two important transmission lines in Brazil, as well as in the negotiation of the corresponding shareholders’ agreement, EPC and project financing.

Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Member of the Banking and Capital Markets Commissions of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB); Member of the Corporate & Capital Markets, ESG and Infrastructure commissions of Brazilian Institute of Business Law – IBRADEMP; Brazilian Co-Head of Dentons Women Lead initiative; Member of Dentons Global Inclusion Advisory Council; Author of several articles in prestigious publications, such as: Revista de Direito Bancário e do Mercado de Capitais, Revista de Direito das Sociedades e dos Valores Mobiliários, Revista Capital Aberto, Practical Law Multi Jurisdictional Guide, etc.

Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Specialization in Business Law (Corporate and Capital Markets); Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Specialization in Banking Law; Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC/RJ, Bachelor of Laws (J.D.).

“O processo administrativo sancionador da CVM e o crime de manipulação de mercado”. In: Revista de Direito das Sociedades e dos Valores Mobiliários, n. 1. São Paulo: Almedina, 2015. “Capital Markets 2014: Brazil”. In: Practical Law Multi-Jurisdictional Guide: Capital Markets. London: Practical Law Company LTD, 2014/2015. “Capital Markets 2012: Brazil”. In: Practical Law Multi-Jurisdictional Guide: Capital Markets. London: Practical Law Company LTD, 2012/2013. p. 113-121. “Transparência e segurança jurídica”. In: Revista de Direito Bancário e do Mercado de Capitais, n. 44. São Paulo: Revista dos Tribunais, 2009. p. 118-125.