Financing and Credit Instruments:
Legal advisory in bilateral and syndicated financing transactions, involving:
- Bank Credit Notes (CCBs);
- Advance on Foreign Exchange Contracts(ACC);
- Advance on Foreign Delivered Exchange Contracts (ACE);
- Loan agreements, with or without real or personal guarantees;
- Transactions involving documentary credits, leasing agreements, and bank guarantees.
Guarantees and Insurance:
Preparation, structuring, and negotiation of security and insurance instruments, such as:
- Guarantees, fiduciary assignments of receivables, pledges, mortgages, and fiduciary transfers;
- Structuring of insurance and reinsurance policies, including performance bonds, political risk insurance, credit insurance, and structured insurance for project coverage.
Financial Regulation:
Advisory services on regulatory matters involving the Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN), including:
- Registration of financial transactions and foreign investments;
- Compliance with regulatory requirements applicable to financial institutions, corporate entities, and investment funds operating within the Brazilian financial market.
Securitization:
Legal counsel in the structuring of receivables securitization transactions, encompassing:• Formation of structured vehicles such as Credit Rights Investment Funds (FIDCs), Real Estate Receivables Certificates (CRIs), and Agribusiness Receivables Certificates (CRAs);
• Analysis of guarantees and contractual instruments in transactions regulated by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and the Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN).
Foreign Trade and Development Financing:
Legal consultancy in international financing transactions involving development banks, multilateral agencies, and export credit agencies, including structuring of sovereign guarantees, collateral arrangements, and risk mitigation instruments., including the structuring of sovereign guarantees, collateral and risk mitigators.
Project and Infrastructure Financing:
Legal support in large-scale infrastructure projects, with expertise in the contractual and financial structuring of financing for sectors such as energy, transportation, telecommunications, sanitation, and other strategic industries. Services include:
- Drafting and negotiation of term sheets, financing agreements, commercial contracts, security packages, and insurance contracts for engineering and operational risks;
- Advisory before regulatory agencies and environmental authorities to ensure legal compliance and project viability.
Debt Restructuring and Credit Recovery:
Comprehensive legal support to creditors and investors in the restructuring and recovery of credit, including:
- Extrajudicial restructuring and contractual renegotiations;
- Representation in judicial recovery, extrajudicial recovery, and bankruptcy proceedings;;
- Coordination with court-appointed trustees and active participation in creditors’ meetings.
