Clients in the education, agribusiness, renewable energy, and financial services sectors routinely turn to Veirano Advogados' Porto Alegre office for advice on complex M&A transactions, with a particular emphasis on buy-side instructions. The practice also offers assistance to clients in the negotiation of commercial agreements and the drafting of domestic and international commercial contracts. Corporate and transactional specialist Fernando Verzoni, who is dual qualified in Brazil and New York, is the regional head of the corporate and M&A practice in Southern Brazil. Verzoni is supported by the 'calm, competent, and always supportive' Diego Fraga Lerner, whose areas of expertise cover M&A, infrastructure projects, commercial contracts, and real estate transactions.
Testimonials
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'The support is excellent, both in terms of the technical offering and also in terms of response time and controls.'
‘Veirano has proved, year after year, that it is a law firm extremely committed to the interests of the client.'
‘Diego Lerner is calm, competent, and always supportive.'
‘Diego Lerner is an excellent professional who takes matters seriously and he demonstrates extensive knowledge in the area in which he operates.'
'I consider this to be an exceptional team. They are very precise in their responses and recommendations, are very diligent and always available when needed. Additionally, they are excellent people, very respectful.'
Key clients
- Yara Brasil Fertilizantes
- Arauco Forest Brasil
- S.Oleum Brasil Agro Industrial
- Philip Morris do Brasil
- Borrachas Vipal
- BSBios Indústria e Comércio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil
- Yara Growth Ventures
- Omega Green
- ECB Holding
- Associação dos Produtores de Biocombustível do Brasil
Work highlights
- Advised Yara Growth Ventures on a R$145m series B funding round of Agrolend.
- Assisted Borrachas Vipal in obtaining its registration as a publicly-traded company in Brazil and listing in the Novo Mercado segment of the Brazilian Stock Exchange.
- Advised BSBios on the acquisition of a swiss company operating a second generation biodiesel plant in Switzerland.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Fernando Verzoni