Latin America - Brazil

Felsberg Advogados

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Felsberg Advogados has made a strong push into the banking and finance space. With partner Ricardo Higashitani firmly embedded into the team, the firm’s offering in cross-border syndicated loans and other forms of complex financing and debt restructuring has been significantly enhanced. The practice has a strong foundation in project and aviation finance, with Maria Da Graça Pedretti playing an active role in these areas. The team acts for major banks, multilateral lenders, and borrowers, which not only instruct it in transactional work, but also seek advice on administrative proceedings and interactions with the main financial service regulators.

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Key clients

  • Bank Leumi USA
  • Renova Energia
  • Paranapanema
  • Grupo Moreno
  • Standard Bank Group
  • Stifel Bank & Trust
  • Atrafin
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
  • Vantiva
  • Armco do Brasil

Work highlights

  • Assisted Paranapanema in renegotiating of $479m in financial debts.
  • Advising Standard Bank of South Africa on a ZAR500m loan to InterCement South Africa Proprietary Limited, as well as subordination instrument and guarantee by InterCement Participações.
  • Advised Armco on the renegotiation of R$315m in debts arising from the issuance of debentures and banking credit certificates.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Maria da Graça Pedretti, Ricardo Higashitani