Our firm has a team dedicated to the investment funds industry and the participants in its ecosystem. We are qualified to deal with funds of any investment strategy, and our team has deep experience in the conception, development, structuring, offering, maintenance, reorganization, and liquidation of all types of investment funds used in Brazil, as well as international investor funds (feeders) or invested (masters) by Brazilian funds. In addition to working on products, our team has experience advising all participants directly and indirectly involved in the industry, such as resource managers, fiduciary administrators, distributors, investment advisors, custodians, investment consultants, investment analysts, and market makers.&nbsp; We offer strategic assistance with a holistic and business-oriented vision. With depth, robust analysis, simplicity, and security, the Investment Funds and Market Players team is recognized for innovative solutions and strategies, with the ability to act in complex cases and be at the forefront of technological development. Our main objective is to add value to our customers efficiently.&nbsp; We also work to face and monitor the various regulatory challenges faced by industry players, such as responding to letters and strategic defense in administrative, judicial, or arbitration proceedings; the accreditation of regulated industry entities before the competent bodies; the development, analysis, and diagnosis of internal control and regulatory compliance policies; legal advice on the parameterization of risk systems, internal controls or document creation; the development of corporate and governance structures with the coexistence of different regulated entities; advising on transactions involving sector participants; advocacy activities for the development of market standards, among others.

Nosso escritório conta com equipe dedicada à indústria de fundos de investimento e aos participantes do seu ecossistema. Capacitada para lidar com fundos de qualquer estratégia de investimento, nosso time tem profunda experiência na concepção, desenvolvimento, estruturação, oferta, manutenção, reorganização e liquidação de todos os tipos de fundos de investimento utilizados no Brasil, bem como de fundos internacionais investidores (feeders) ou investidos (masters) por fundos brasileiros. Além da atuação nos produtos, nosso time tem experiência na assessoria a todos os participantes direta e indiretamente envolvidos na indústria, como gestores de recursos, administradores fiduciários, distribuidores, assessores de investimento, custodiantes, consultores de investimento, analistas de investimento e formadores de mercado.&nbsp; Oferecemos um serviço estratégico, com visão holística e orientada a negócios. Com profundidade, robustez de análise, simplicidade e segurança, a equipe de Fundos de Investimento e Participantes do Mercado é reconhecida por soluções e estratégias inovadoras, com capacidade de atuação em casos complexos e na vanguarda do desenvolvimento tecnológico. Nosso principal objetivo é o de agregar valor aos nossos clientes de forma eficiente.&nbsp; Também atuamos no enfrentamento e acompanhamento dos variados desafios regulatórios dos players da indústria, como: a resposta a ofícios e a defesa estratégica em processos administrativos, judiciais ou arbitrais; o credenciamento das entidades reguladas da indústria perante os órgãos competentes; a elaboração, análise e diagnóstico de políticas de controles internos e compliance regulatório; a assessoria jurídica na parametrização de sistemas de risco, de controles internos ou de confecção de documentos; o desenvolvimento de estruturas societárias e de governança com a coexistência de diferentes entidades reguladas; a assessoria em transações envolvendo participantes do setor; atividades de advocacy para o desenvolvimento de normas do mercado, entre outras.

Fundos de Investimento e Participantes do Mercado

Investment Funds and Market Players

Guilherme Fernandes Cooke

Ana Paula Miguel

Milton Pinatti Ferreira de Souza

We have extensive experience representing large companies and Brazilian and international investment funds in Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Corporate Reorganizations, Capital Markets, Private Equity, Commercial Contracts, among other activities.One of the aspects of our services that stands out in the market is a careful structuring and legal implementation of the most sophisticated and complex of transactions.Our recognition as one of the leading Mergers and Acquisitions firms in Brazil, according to the main rankings and legal guides that cover the industry, is a reflection of our consolidated position.

Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions

With demanding consumers and more rigorous and engaged in social and environmental issues investors, companies need to rethink their business model to generate value, improve performance in the medium and long term and, consequently, attract more investments in such a competitive scenario.In this scenario, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) are important criteria of business qualification. Companies that adopt ESG in their strategies anticipate regulation and suffer lower costs of adapting to the sustainability standards that may be issued.We count with a multidisciplinary and collaborative team with extensive experience in all matters related to the topic; ready to assist our clients both in identifying opportunities and in adapting to the numerous challenges and requirements, national and international, that composes ESG.How we can assist in each area:Environmental • Energy efficiency • Socio and environmental policies • Renewable energy • Natural resource management • Waste reduction, reverse logistics and circular economy • Sustainability of the production chain / outsourcing contracts • Climate changes • Corporate carbon management and carbon markets • Land use, forests and preserved areas • Biodiversity • Environmental certificates • Green and sustainable financing (green bonds, social bonds and sustainability bonds)Social • Protection and defense of Human Rights • Prohibition of child, forced or slave labor • Apprentices and people with disabilities • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs, as well as anti-discrimination policies • Production chain and outsourcing services • Health and safety at work • Employment relationships between employee and employer, including benefits and policies • Investigations and tax assessments by the Public Ministry of Labor • Labor union relations • Hiring workers in other territories • Relationship with local/traditional communitiesGovernance • Anti-corruption • Transparent policies • Ethics and compliance • Integrity program • Risk management • Corporate governance • Board and/or board structure • LGPD and data protection • Prevention of anti-competitive practices • ESG guide for executives/investors&nbsp;

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We provide extensive advice on structured transactions, prepayment, import and export financing, project finance, syndicated loans, financial and operational leasing, and derivatives, among other structures.With a highly specialized team, we advise our clients in capital market transactions, such as initial public offerings (IPOs) and subsequent stock offerings (follow-ons), BDRs and other securities, issuances and offerings of debt securities and securitization transactions, including bonds, debentures, promissory notes, and real estate and agribusiness receivables certificates, as well as public takeover bids.We also advise on obtaining registration as a publicly-held company, creating securities distribution programs, such as units, creating and following procedures for distribution of units of investment funds. We also advise foreign investors in the Brazilian market.

Their approach is always very technical but they also play an important role advising on how to bridge negotiation gaps and structuring transactions.

Finance and Capital Markets

We are fully prepared to handle all matters in the Infrastructure sector, whether in transactional, advisory, regulatory, and/or dispute resolution aspects, assisting both national and international companies at every stage of public or private projects. Our team provides counsel on energy generation and transmission auctions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, project financing, and regulatory issues, including environmental, real estate, compliance, and anti-corruption aspects.In the public sphere, our activities range from the development of projects, through legal modeling of public calls for bids, concession contracts, and deal documents, through advisory services in tender procedures, project financing, acquisitions, and privatization and divestment processes.In the same manner, in the private sector, we also provide excellent service in corporate, contractual, and financial structuring, with unique experience in some of the most significant greenfield projects in Brazil in recent years.&nbsp;Our expertise enables us to take a comprehensive view of projects at every stage, covering a wide range of sectors, including sanitation, public lighting, transportation (metro-rail, rail, road, air, maritime, and inland waterway), oil and gas, electric power (including distributed generation), urban mobility, and education and healthcare facilities contracted under various models, including Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs).A key differentiator of our work is our ability to provide on-site advisory teams, allowing us to gain an in-depth understanding of the project and act promptly and effectively. This approach significantly enhances our efficiency in negotiations, contract management, and claim handling.

The team offers knowledge of administrative and regulatory law to advise on infrastructure projects, public bidding procedures and PPP.

Investment Funds and Market Players

Team Investment Funds and Market Players

Ana Paula Miguel

Guilherme Fernandes Cooke

Milton Pinatti Ferreira de Souza

Ana Paula Miguel

Guilherme Fernandes Cooke

Milton Pinatti Ferreira de Souza