Under the leadership of capital markets, banking and finance specialist Alexei Bonamin, TozziniFreire Advogados‘ department offers regular assistance to domestic and international clients – including banks and financial intermediaries – with corporate and project finance, syndicated facilities, debt restructuring, banking and financial licences. The group excels in complex regulatory matters, often advising digital banks and payment companies on the structuring and review of their business models and matters before the Central Bank. Practice head Bonamin is the key point of contact for multinational banks in relation to cross-border lending mandates. Marcus Fonseca specialises in issues concerning fintechs, derivatives, fund formation and foreign exchange transactions. Pedro Eroles is no longer at the firm.
Key clients
- The International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Banco Itaú
- Citibank
- BBVA
- Farmarin Indústria e Comércio Ltda.
- JP Morgan
- The Korean Development Bank
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
- Banco da Amazônia (BASA)
- Wells Fargo
- Claro Pay
- Haitong Bank, S.A.
- K2 Brasil
- PicPay
- Will Bank
- Adufértil Fertilizantes Ltda
- Lalamove Tecnologia Brasil
- Bank of America
Work highlights
- Advised Milenio Capital Gestão de Investimentos Ltda., Singulare Corretora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A., and RecargaPay group, on the preparation of documents relating to the constitution of RECARGAPAY FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO EM DIREITOS CREDITÓRIOS EMPRÉSTIMOS I.
- Acted as special Brazilian counsel to Itaú Asesorías Financieras Limitada to guarantee the payment of all obligations assumed by Medifarma S.A. under the credit agreement in the total amount of $160m.
- Acted as special Brazilian counsel to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in a R$330m financing to União Química Farmacêutica Nacional S.A. (União Química).
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alexei Bonamin