Active in a range of industries, such as agribusiness, energy and insurance, the restructuring and insolvency team at PGLaw is skilled at representing both debtors and investors. The team’s expertise includes the drafting and negotiation of restructuring plans, distressed deals and litigation related to bankruptcy and court-supervised reorganisation proceedings. The team is led by two restructuring and insolvency experts: Thomaz Luiz Sant’Ana is often instructed by clients from the agribusiness and energy sectors, while Maria Fabiana Seoane Dominguez Sant’Ana is especially active in the sugarcane mills segment. Both are proficient in judicial extrajudicial insolvency mandates, debt restructuring, and credit recovery.
Testimonials
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‘The team is agile and extremely qualified. They understand the client's business and are able to deliver the work with the necessary technique, also thinking about decision making, without exaggeration.'
‘Thomaz Luiz Sant’Ana is an extremely affable person and extremely well-known in the area, he assists with our investments and disputes, always with a lot of technique.'
Key clients
- Renuka Group (Renuka do Brasil S.A. and Renuka Vale do Ivaí S.A.)
- SulAmérica Capitalização
Work highlights
- Advised Renuka Group on its court-supervised restructuring, and also on litigation related to the judicial recovery process.
- Advised Banco BTG on several court-supervised restructurings and bankruptcies, analysing the feasibility for the bank to invest in the debtors’ activities (DIP financing) or in its assets.