Led by the highly regarded Carlos Alberto Moreira Lima Jr, the sizeable corporate and M&A group at Pinheiro Neto Advogados handles a significant volume of large-cap deals on behalf of major multinational and domestic public corporations, privately-held companies, private equity funds and financial investors. The group is equally adept in public and private M&A transactions, and demonstrates strength in cross-jurisdictional mergers, acquisitions, disposals, and joint ventures in a variety of industries, including insurance, infrastructure, agribusiness, energy, life sciences and technology, to name a few. Co-managing partner Fernando Alves Meira possesses an impressive track record in multijurisdictional M&A. Marcelo Viveiros de Moura is especially active in the oil and gas and telecoms industries, while Miguel Tornovsky handles a mix of cross-border deals, corporate reorganisations and PE matters. João Marcelo Pacheco and Joamir Müller Romiti Alves are other names to note for PE and M&A mandates. PE fund managers and corporate clients regularly turn to Eduardo Paoliello Jr. for advice on transactional work. Camila Carvalho Gomes and Tiago Eler Silva handle buy and sell-side instructions in the context of PE and strategic deals in Latin America.

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  • ‘High level of commitment and team capacity. We felt that the PNA team was part of our team from the beginning.'

  • ‘We had the pleasure of working in particular with Fernando Alves Meira and Tiago Eler Silva. Tiago was the closest partner throughout the deal and helped us tremendously to evaluate the opportunity and risks involved, as well as to design and execute a winning negotiation strategy. I am sure that without their great support we would not have reached the end of the transaction.'

  • ‘Knowledge, availability, easy access and joint action with the client.'

  • ‘Camila Carvalho Gomes is a distinguished partner: attentive to the client's needs, acts efficiently and objectively, establishing partnerships with the client.'

  • ‘Technical knowledge involving corporate matters, M&A and data protection. Availability to respond to requests. Punctuality of deliveries.'

Key clients

  • JPMorgan
  • Natura &CO
  • Santander
  • H.I.G. Capital
  • Orizon
  • Bunzl
  • Publicis Groupe
  • Hospital Albert Einstein
  • Grupo Boticário
  • Bradesco BBI
  • Franco-Nevada Corporation
  • Kimberly-Clark
  • Banco Safra
  • Energisa
  • Greif
  • Cosan
  • Bain Capital LP
  • Serasa
  • Hubbell
  • Banco Modal

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Practice head

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Carlos Alberto Moreira Lima Jr

Other key lawyers

Fernando Alves Meira, Marcelo Viveiros de Moura, Miguel Tornovsky, João Marcelo Pacheco, Eduardo Paoliello Jr., Vânia Marques Ribeiro, Pythagoras Carvalho, André Bernini, Joamir Müller Romiti Alves, Camila Carvalho Gomes, Tiago Eler Silva