BMA Advogados

BMA Advogados is recognised for its ‘great ability to think of creative and efficient solutions’ in the context of complex restructuring and insolvency proceedings. The firm remains active in debtor-led matters, though it also sees plenty of activity advising shareholders and creditors. A notable example on the shareholder side is representing BHP Billiton on the debt restructuring of Samarco Mineração, following the tragic rupturing of a dam in the city of Mariana in 2015. The multifaceted practice has good credentials across all work streams, including DIP financings, distressed M&A, and judicial and extra-judicial reorganisations. Practice head Sérgio Savi, a reference for distressed deals and reorganisation proceedings, is backed by a highly experienced team that includes Eduardo Guimarães Wanderley, who ’combines legal knowledge with an excellent understanding of financial structures for solving insolvency cases’. Other names to note include Luciana Celidonio, who handles debt financings, distressed transactions and bankruptcy-related litigation, and senior lawyer Natalia Yazbek, a key contact for financial institutions, investors, bondholders, fiduciary agents, shareholders and companies in financial distress.