Lobo de Rizzo Advogados

Brazil

IFLR1000 Reviews

Financial and corporate

Lobo De Rizzo is a full-service law firm that was founded in 2007. The firm has two offices in Brazil, with locations in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The banking team works with local and foreign companies, financial institutions, investment funds and development agencies. The group works on structures transactions, international securities and helps clients guarantee instruments and prepare agreements.

The debt capital markets work for the firm is very active in the infrastructure sector. It assists clients in a variety of industries on the issuance of debentures.

The equity capital markets work from the team has experience assisting IPOs and follow-ons.

The M&A team at the firm assists local and international clients on sale side and buy side transactions. The group is experienced assisting companies engaged in high-profile, industry leading deals.

The projects team advises on a wide variety of sectors including infrastructure, energy and oil and gas. The firm has a public law practice that has worked on modelling of infrastructure projects and looking at regulatory issues in regulated sectors.

 

Key clients

Key clients for the firm include Odebracht, BNDES, Banco do Brasil, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Itaú BBA, Afya and BK Brasil Operação e Assessoria a Restaurantes and XP Investimentos.

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)

Capital markets: Debt

" Lobo de Rizzo has a wonderful team. All members are very prepared and available to discuss and solve high complexity issues."

 

M&A

“LdR's teams involved in our transactions have the appropriate seniority level, gives prompt feedback whenever necessary, is always up-to-date as regards the deals' key issues, is very precise in its drafting.”