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.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • '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
  • Facebook
  • 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