Latin America - Brazil

TozziniFreire Advogados

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Noted for its ‘excellent expertise in banking, investment and insurance products’, the banking and finance practice at TozziniFreire Advogados offers transactional and regulatory support to a varied client roster comprising banks, fintech companies and payment institutions. Practitioners boast extensive experience advising international clients on corporate and project finance, including cross-border syndicated credit facilities and complex debt restructurings. These are all core areas of activity for Alexei Bonamin, who leads the team praised for its ’ability to create solutions in untested scenarios’. Pedro Eroles, who joined from Mattos Filho in August 2022, is a key contact for fintech and regulatory issues. Also noted, Marcus Fonseca handles structured products and fintech-related mandates.

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  • ‘Good allocation of lawyer hours combined with great and fast client service, with excellent expertise in banking, investment and insurance products.’

  • ‘Their ability to create solutions in untested scenarios is important to us.’

Key clients

  • Wells Fargo
  • Haitong Bank
  • Kinross Brasil Mineração
  • Adufértil Fertilizantes
  • K2 Partnering Solutions Holding
  • Revelo
  • Monnos
  • Alume Tecnologia E Serviços Financeiros

Work highlights

  • Acted as special Brazilian counsel to Wells Fargo as a collateral agent for itself and the lenders in an ABL credit agreement.
  • Acted as Brazilian counsel to Kinross Brasil Mineração (Guarantor) in the preparation and negotiation of a letter of guarantee governed by Brazilian law.
  • Advised Adufértil as borrower on a cross-border financing deal with a syndicate of Asian banks, for the purpose of importing raw materials, guaranteed by the Indorama Corporation.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alexei Bonamin