M&A / Banking & Finance

Financial services regulatory and transactional counsel for Brazilian matters, encompassing payments/banking regulatory and structured finance. Advised on payments regulation, banking, investment funds and corporate finance.Interface with Brazilian Central Bank and counseling to Sea’s headquarters (Singapore) and local teams on financial products and Brazilian regulation.

Investment Funds, Banking & Structured Finance and Payments. Rising Star, International Financial Law Review 2022.Assisted local and foreign clients on a diverse range of cases involving traditional banking, financing and funds matters, such as advisory on securitization structures, loans, private banking, and structuring of financial products and partnerships as well as advice on the regulation on payment schemes, fintechs and online lending.• Advised Citibank in the termination of Diners card scheme in Brazil• Structured receivables funds for Cielo's anticipation of receivables business (BRL 5 billion, first of its kind) and other industry benchmark funds for Stone, Lone Star, Via Varejo, Kavak, Credsystem, Sem Parar, among others.• Advised Cielo in the banking aspects of its partnership with WhatsApp/Meta (WhatsApp Pay)• Assisted Stone in structured finance securitization deal with J.P. Morgan and with Morgan Stanley (BRL 1,8 billion and 700 million, respectively)• Advised 16 banks in a syndicated structured loan for the energy sector (BRL 7 billion)• Advised SumUp in the set-up of a global credit facility and two anticipation of receivables funds