Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados‘ restructuring and insolvency department – noted for ’in-depth knowledge of complex topics’ – is a key adviser to major players from the banking and financial sectors. The team is especially active in judicial restructuring mandates, often advising on debt restructurings, challenges to liability and payment of debts, and negotiations with third parties. Drawing on the firm’s stellar transactional capabilities, the team also shines in distressed deals. The group is jointly led by Renato Maggio, who maintains a broad practice focused on restructuring transactions, extrajudicial recoveries and special situation cases, and Renata Martins De Oliveira, commended for her ‘great litigation skills’ which she employs in insolvency and reorganisation disputes. In addition, Adriano Schnur is a contact for transactional work, with a special focus on the transport and logistics industries. Camilo Torres Gerosa Gomes has been praised for being ’prepared to tackle complex cases’, debt restructurings, distressed fundraisings and extrajudicial recoveries. Marcos Costa is another key member of the team, who has recently advised on judicial reorganisations in the retail, mining and outsourcing sectors.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Team has solid and deep technical knowledge. They are strategic yet hands-on and have great pragmatic/commercial vision. In addition, the team has a unique combination of transactional and litigation experience which makes them a truly one-stop shop for restructuring and insolvency matters.’

  • ‘Partner Renata Martins de Oliveira has great litigation skills and is a seasoned lawyer in the restructuring landscape.'

  • 'Renato Maggio leads the team. He combines a solid banking and transactional expertise with bankruptcy expertise.'

  • 'Camilo Torres Gerosa Gomes is a new generation partner. Very responsive and prepared to tackle complex case.’

  • ‘Team with in-depth knowledge of complex topics.'

  • ‘Renato Maggio and Gabriela Abdalla are complete lawyers in the area in which they work.'

Key clients

  • Lumina Capital
  • Procter & Gamble Industrial e Comercial Ltda.
  • C6 Bank
  • JP Morgan
  • Credit Suisse
  • Farallon Capital Management
  • Caixa Econômica Federal S.A.
  • Internacional Finance Corporation
  • BTG Pactual S.A.
  • Jive Investments Gestão de Recursos e Consultoria S.A.
  • Sequóia Logística e Transportes S.A.
  • Jari Celulose, Papel e Embalagens S.A. – Em Recuperação Judicial
  • Prisma Capital
  • Invista FIDC
  • AerCap Administrative Services
  • Knighthead Capital Management
  • Samsung
  • Itaú Asset
  • Banco Bradesco S.A.
  • Genomma Laboratories do Brasil Ltda
  • Ingram Micro Brasil Ltda
  • Livelo S.A.
  • Twitter Brasil Rede de Informação Ltda
  • Kovr Seguradora S.A.
  • Telefonica Brasil S.A.

Work highlights

  • Advised clients of different industry sectors - Bradesco, Banco ABC, JP Morgan, Falcon, Livelo, Telefônica, Twitter, GenommaLab, Andina (Coca-Cola), Elopar, and CSGH Logística (a fund managed by CreditSuisse) - in the judicial reorganisation of Americanas Group.
  • Advised Banco Bradesco S.A. on the second judicial reorganisation of Oi Group, filed in the first quarter of 2023.
  • Advised Itaú Unibanco S.A. and Banco Bradesco S.A. on the judicial reorganisation of Atvos Group, including in the implementation of the Atvos Group change of control, which took place in 2023.

Lawyers

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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Renato Maggio, Renata Martins de Oliveira

Other key lawyers

Adriano Schnur, Camilo Torres Gerosa Gomes, Marcos Costa, Carolina Mascarenhas, André Ericsson de Carvalho, Gabriela Abdalla Fajnzylber