Praised for its ‘enormous capacity to understand client problems and provide practical and customised solutions’, Cescon Barrieu‘s corporate team has particular strength advising clients from the automative, mining, energy and real estate sectors on financial restructurings, corporate governance, IPOs, and M&A, as well as drafting commercial contracts. The group’s national capabilites are strengthened by its close collaboration with the firm’s other offices situated across Brazil. Practice head Frederico Viana Rodrigues is highlighted for his strong performance in capital markets deals, corporate governance and M&A. Partners Alice Brandão and Júlia Lobo focus on capital markets and M&A, and Marcelo Augusto Amim Correia is the name to note at the associate level. Associate Pedro Campos Vasconcellos left the firm in August 2022.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'Excellent knowledge and regulatory depth in the Brazilian capital markets. They always seek to facilitate complex transactions with the necessary legal certainty.'
'The team stands out for its technical quality and fast service. Partner Julia Lobo stands out for her excellence in technical quality and business vision. They are organised in the provision of services from the proposal to conversations for alignment and execution. They have knowledge about the topic and bring important considerations to the discussions.'
'They are proactive in solving problems and are always available when there are any doubts or questions.'
'The team has an enormous capacity to understand client problems and provide practical and customised solutions, with a lot of technical density and strategic vision. '
'Frederico Rodrigues - Partner with excellent relationship skills and who seeks to reconcile different solutions to complex problems.'
'Marcelo Correia - Excellent lawyer with strong analytical skills and extensive knowledge in the corporate area.'
'Julia Lobo is undoubtedly among the leading lawyers in the country when it comes to capital markets practice.'
'Frederico Viana Rodrigues, Alice Brandão and Marcelo Correia - a team of extreme technical quality, super accessible and willing to always provide a solution.'

Key clients

Bauminas Participacoes
Rio Branco Alimentos
D3 Energias Renovaveis
Grupo EMIVE
Galaxy Resource
PST Empreendimentos e Participacoes
Banco Mercantil do Brasil
Afya Participações
Bulbe Energias Renováveis
Biomm
Cemig - Companhia Energética de Minas
Gerais
Maestro Locadora de Veiculos
Patrimar Engenharia
Direcional Engenharia
Log Commercial Properties e Participações
Banco Inter
Hospital Mater Dei
Aura Minerals
Senior Sistemas
VLI
Ferrovia Centro Atlântica
Angelalign Technolgy
Vetria Mineração (Grupo Vetorial)
AG7 Participações
SB Crédito Securitizadora
One Corporate Assessoria e Consultoria
Urca Comercializadora de Gás Natural
Vaccinar Industria e Comercio

Work highlights

Advised Localiza Group on several debt and securities issuances.
Advised Aura Minerals on the acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Big River Gold.
Acted for Cemig Geração e Transmissão in its offer to purchase $500m of its outstanding 9.250% senior notes due in 2024.