At Mattos Filho, the mining practice provides comprehensive advice to its corporate client roster, but is perhaps best known for its transactional capabilities, which see it act for major mining companies in M&A, corporate restructurings, project finance, capital markets deals as well as royalty and streaming deals. Regulatory and ESG-related mandates also feature in the team’s workload, which is further populated by policy-making and legislative matters. The highly recommended Adriano Drummond Cançado Trindade has a wealth of experience in the mining industry, advising on regulatory issues, contracts, projects and transactions. He is based in the Brasília office, and receives key support from São Paulo-based associate Eugênia Pedroso, who focuses on mining and energy transactional matters, including cross-border deals.
Testimonials
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- 'Proximity to the client (and to the business) and technical quality of all professionals.'
- 'Traditional firm with an avant-garde vision of the legal market. Technical qualification, excellence in service. Agility in responses.'
- 'Adriano Trindade stands out.'
Key clients
- Ero Copper
- EuroChem Group
- G Mining Ventures
- Horizonte Minerals
- Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio - CBA
- Norsk Hydro ASA
- Pan American Silver
- New Wave Tech (Lorinvest)
- Osisko Gold Royalties
Work highlights
- Advised Ero Copper on the Brazilian law aspects of the $400m offer of Senior Notes due 2030, as well as on the review of the key assets of Mineração Caraíba– MCSA (guarantor of the offer) and NX Gold.
- Assisted Horizonte Minerals in the review of documents governed by Brazilian law related to a funding package of $633m that would complete the funding required for the development of the Araguaia nickel project in Pará.
- Assisted Pan American Silver in the potential acquisition of Yamana Gold.
