Tauil & Chequer Advogados
Rodolfo Tella is a partner in the Capital Markets and Securities practice of Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown in the São Paulo office.
Carlos Motta leads the practice at Tauil & Chequer Advogados, which offers clients a broad range of domestic and international capabilities, powered by the firm’s association with Mayer Brown. Singled out for its ‘technical knowledge’ and ‘familiarity with capital markets transactions’, the team handles listings in the equity and debt capital markets in a multitude of sectors, including infrastructure, energy, financial services, and food. A recent highlight for the team included advising the Brazilian development bank BNDES as shareholder on the milestone Eletrobras IPO and privatisation. Rodolfo Constantino De Tella is a trusted adviser to companies, shareholders, financial institutions and institutional investors in equity and debt securities offerings. Banking partner Eduardo Lima, and Luis Montes, who is particularly experienced in the infrastructure sector. Bruno Cerqueira is knowledgeable of asset-backed securities within the real estate and agribusiness sectors.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team stands out for its technical knowledge, familiarity with capital markets transactions and ability to propose solutions to specific cases.'
- 'Luis Montes has exceptional technical quality, follows cases closely, proposing creative solutions without losing legal quality.'
Key clients
- Ecorodovias Group
- Vinci Partners
- Alpargatas
- Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional – CSN
- Banco BTG Pactual
- Banco Santander
- Bradesco BBI
- Banco Itaú BBA
- UBS BB
- UBS Brasil Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores, Mobiliários
- Goldman Sachs
- Bank of America
- Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social - BNDES
- XP Investimentos
- Credit Suisse
- Concessionária Ecovias dos Imigrantes
- Aegea Saneamento e Participações
- Banco ABC Brasil
- Sanema - Saneamento de Maceió (CONASA Group)
- Eletrobras
- Farmácia Nissei
- Alubar Metais e Cabos
- BR Partners
- Banco Votorantim
- Energisa Transmissão de Energia
- Banco Safra
Work highlights
- Advising BNDES, as owner, on structuring the privatisation of Eletrobras.
- Advised BTG Pactual, BB - BI and Bradesco BBI, as placement agents, in connection with Eletrobas's R$6bn commercial notes issuance.
- Acted as Brazilian counsel to Alpargatas, as the issuer, in the R$2.5bn follow-on share offering.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Carlos Motta