Established in 1987,
Lefosse Advogados is a Brazilian full-service firm with offices in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Equity capital markets is where the firm thrives,
representing both issuers and underwriters in transactions across all industries.
The banking practice area
represents both borrowers and lenders in matters ranging from credit facilities to debt restructurings.
The M&A team works with strategic buyers, private equity buyers and sellers in mergers,
acquisitions and joint ventures. The group has experience with both public and private M&A transactions.
The project development team
represents clients on all sides in energy and infrastructure projects.
Many of
Lefosse’s key clients are international banks and corporations, including Marfrig, Bank of America, BBVA Securities, JPMorgan Chase, MUFG and GIC Special Investments. It also has key Brazilian clients including Petrobras, Eletronorte and Banco do
Brasil.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
Over the research period the firm was active
across banking, capital markets, investment funds, M&A, private equity,
projects and restructuring and insolvency.
The banking team had a substantial market impact working on significant cross-border financing transactions linked to agriculture, renewable energy, transport and other sectors. The firm
advised
borrowers and lenders.
On the debt side, the capital markets team was deeply engaged in the real estate sector, advising clients on real estate receivable credits and other issuances.
On the equity side, the firm advised mostly underwriters in cross-border share offers across various industries such as education and energy.
The investment funds team
assisted clients with fund formations and fund raising for private equity investment funds, real estate investment funds and
credit rights investment funds
almost entirely in the investment management industry.
In M&A,
the firm advised on multiple large cross-border acquisitions and mergers in industries such as healthcare and transport.
Energy,
agribusiness and sanitation were some of the sectors the private equity team was engaged in. The firm
assisted with the formation and structuring of several private equity funds for private acquisitions and other investments.
In project transactions, the development
and finance sides both consisted mainly of deals in the energy sector, specifically renewable energy. The project finance team advised lenders and borrowers equally on domestic and cross-border financing deals.
The firm’s restructuring and insolvency work included
judicial reorganizations, debt
restructuring, and bankruptcy matters in the
real
estate,
aviation,
transportation,
banking and
finance,
telecommunications and infrastructure sectors.
In April of 2022, the
projects and
onfrastructure team recruited Miriam Signor from Stocche Forbes.
In October of 2022, the firm recruited
partner Bernardo Carneiro from
Chamon Santana to join the restructuring and insolvency and banking and finance teams.
The firm also recruited Felipe Camara from
E.Munhoz Advogados over the research
period to join the restructuring and insolvency team.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
ArcelorMittal
Brasil
$2.2 billion acquisition of Companhia Siderúrgica do
Pecém
Assaí Atacadista R$2.6 billion follow on offering
Cosan R$22 billion financing
JBS Food
$1.5 billion financing
NotreDame/Hapvida
$10 billion merger
SATS
$1.8 billion acquisition of Worldwide Flight Services
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
“Miriam has a strong background in EPC contracts structuring and
TSAs for generation projects.”
