Project financing, M&A, joint ventures, and capital markets transactions are the lifeblood of Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados’ mining team, whose full-service capabilities attract mining companies, investors, and financiers seeking assistance with mineral exploration, development and production agreements, royalty issues, engineering, processing and refining contracts, sales structures, real estate, and environmental issues. The São Paulo practice is led by infrastructure and natural resources specialist Pedro Henrique Jardim, and finance, tax, and foreign trade expert Liliam Fernanda Yoshikawa. Associate Yves Crivelini is a valuable resource for M&A, project financing, and corporate transactions.
Testimonials
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‘Very good lawyers, with deep understanding of the business, coupled with ample knowledge of the regulations, makes them a standout firm in the sector.’
‘Pedro Henrique Jardim has tons of experience in transactions, both in project finance and M&A in the mining sector.’
‘Machado Meyer has extremely qualified professionals who provide high quality services, fully meeting the expectations of its clients.’
‘Machado Meyer responds to our requests in a timely manner. Their quality of service is basically very good.’
‘Liliam Fernanda Yoshikawa is very sincere and credible.’
‘They are well-trained, diligent professionals, committed to deadlines.'
‘Pedro Henrique Jardim demonstrates excellent knowledge in his area of expertise, is purposeful, creative in the search for legal solutions, has a great capacity to advise on all fronts of a mining project, and with an emphasis on regulatory and corporate aspects. He proves to be a great leader for his team.’
‘Yves Crivelini has a lot of technical knowledge, is extremely attentive and patient, didactic in his explanations, organised, demonstrates maturity in carrying out the tasks he performs, and has a lot of potential for professional growth, taking on more and more subjects of greater complexity and responsibility.’
Key clients
- Vale
- Itochu Corporation
- Itochu Brasil
- Rio Tinto Alcan – RTA
- Rio Tinto do Brasil – RTB
- Mineração Geral do Brasil – MGB
- Brazil Iron Mineração
- Gerdau Açominas
- Dolomita Industria e Comercio de Calcário
- Mineração Samarco
- CEFAR – Companhia de Mineração Serra da Farofa
- Embotelladora Andina (Rio de Janeiro Refrescos)
- Omya do Brasil (Mineração Espírito Santo e Remen Mineração)
- The Energy & Minerals Group
- Anglo American Minério de Ferro do Brasil
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Pedro Henrique Jardim, Liliam Fernanda Yoshikawa