At Veirano Advogados, the venture capital department offers support to major corporate venture capitalists, funds and start-ups in their fundraising efforts, investment rounds and exits. M&A transactions involving tech companies also feature in the team’s portfolio. Guilherme Ohanian Monteiro, who has a strong transactional background, is counsel of choice for founders, VC and CVC funds, corporations and banks seeking advice on investment rounds in Brazil and involving offshore structures; he is also proficient in fund formation and tech-related M&A. He co-leads the department with Daniel Augusto Malatesta, who was promoted to the partnership in 2022, and is a name to note for start-ups, investors and established tech companies. Lior Pinsky, who oversees the private equity group, has recently advised on VC financings as well as venture-backed M&A. Associates Pâmela Pinheiro and Fernão Castro are also active in the venture capital space.
Testimonials
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- 'I work directly with Lior Pinsky, Guilherme Monteiro, Daniel Augsto Malatesta and Pamela Pinheiro and I commend the entire team for their professionalism, agility and commitment in conducting transactions, actively participating in defending the interests of clients.'
- 'Many firms have good technical legal knowledge and I believe this team has great depth. However, I really admire their ability to understand our specific demands and be a key player in the success of negotiations.'
Key clients
- Bunge Alimentos
- Loft
- Vector
- Citrino Ventures
- Goldman Sachs
- Itaú Unibanco Holding
- Equitas VC
- XP
- Altos Ventures
- Trusted Health
- BASF Venture Capital
- Yara Growth Ventures
- TPG Growth
- Mercado Livre
- Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Hospital Albert Einstein
- Kzas
- Singularus Capital
- Mandi Ventures
- Coruja Capital
- Softline
- Lemon Cash
- E3 Capital Partners
- Allievo Capital
- Microsoft
- Medway Residência Médica
- Apis Partners
- Aggir Ventures
- NG Cash
- Iveloz
- Serena Care
- Kuona
- Stride
- Biotimize
- Gavea Marketplace
- BIPA
- Quantifind
- Impinj
- Gallagher Corretora de Seguros
- Liber Soluções
- Afterverse
- Dossier
- Cubbo Holdings
- Payface Pagamentos
- Pag Dividido Tecnologia
- The Magnectic Energy
- Medicol
- Omnilogic
- LinkFit
- VBeauty
- Telavita
- Elytron
- Letsbank
- Pipó
- Bo Bags
- Delivery Much Tecnologia
- Bling
- Investtools
- WeCancer
- Gulf Capital
- Leblon Equities
- Clínica da Gávea
- DGF
- AHK
- Kyr Capital
- Gelt
- Easy Credito
- Hoobox
Work highlights
- Assisted Itaú Unibanco in an investment of an initial stake of 35% in Avenue Holding Cayman, the holding entity of Avenue Securities, a digital investment platform, for an amount of approximately R$493m.
- Assisted Altos Ventures in connection with a $16.7m Series A funding round of Galena Education Corporation led by Altos Ventures and followed by Exor’s Owl Ventures, Reaction, Globo Ventures and individual investors.
- Advised NG Cash and its founders on an investment round in the amount of $10m led by A16z and Monashees.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Guilherme Ohanian Monteiro, Daniel Augusto Malatesta