We offer comprehensive and integrated legal counsel on financial transactions, combining regulatory expertise, business acumen, and strategic execution in structured deals in Brazil and abroad. Our Financial and Capital Markets practice is recognized for cases requiring legal sophistication and ranks among the country’s leading firms in terms of transaction value and issuance volume, according to&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ttrdata.com/pt/loboderizzo/">TTR Data</a>.With over 50 dedicated professionals, our attorneys work closely together to develop customized solutions for companies, financial institutions, and investors, both domestic and international. This structure allows us to gain a deep understanding of the objectives of each transaction and to structure legally sound and efficient alternatives.The practice covers debt transactions in the capital markets and structured finance, including securities offerings, securitization, and syndicated loans, as well as equity transactions such as IPOs&nbsp;and follow-ons.<h2>Services</h2>Capital Markets (Equity) Advising on IPOs, follow-ons, public and private offerings, and transactions involving publicly traded companies.Capital Markets (Debt) Issuances of debentures, commercial paper, bonds,&nbsp;and other debt instruments in the local and international markets.Securitization Structuring and implementation of securitization transactions involving receivables and financial assets.Project Finance Comprehensive advisory services in project finance, from pre-financing to post-financing, across various infrastructure sectors.Structured Transactions Development of customized financial structures and innovative funding solutions.Syndicated Loans and Acquisition Finance Advising lenders and borrowers on complex financing and structured acquisitions.Debt Restructuring and Refinancing Advising on renegotiations, financial restructurings, and debt reorganizations.<h2>Awards</h2><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:72px;"><li>Chambers Brazil - Transactional</li><li>Chambers Global</li><li>Legal 500 Latin America​</li><li>Latin Lawyer 250</li><li>IFLR1000</li><li>Leaders League</li></ul>

Lobo de Rizzo provides excellent support and acts attentively, is always available, and is sensitive to our challenges, always seeking the best solutions.

Oferecemos assessoria jurídica completa e integrada em operações financeiras, combinando conhecimento regulatório, visão de negócios e atuação estratégica em transações estruturadas no Brasil e no exterior. Nossa prática de Mercados Financeiro e de Capitais é reconhecida por casos que exigem sofisticação jurídica e está entre as principais do país em valor das operações e em volume de emissões, de acordo com o&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ttrdata.com/pt/loboderizzo/">TTR Data</a>.Com mais de 50 profissionais dedicados, nossos advogados trabalham de maneira próxima desenvolvendo soluções personalizadas para empresas, instituições financeiras e investidores, tanto nacionais quanto internacionais. Essa estrutura permite compreender com profundidade os objetivos de cada operação e estruturar alternativas juridicamente seguras e eficientes.A prática abrange operações de dívida no mercado de capitais e financiamentos estruturados, incluindo emissões de títulos, securitização e empréstimos sindicalizados, bem como transações de equity, como IPOs e follow‑ons.&nbsp;&nbsp;<h2>Serviços&nbsp;</h2>Mercado de Capitais (Equity) Assessoria em IPOs, follow‑ons, ofertas públicas e privadas e operações envolvendo companhias abertas.Mercado de Capitais (Dívida) Emissões de debêntures, notas comerciais, bonds e outros instrumentos de dívida no mercado local e internacional.Securitização Estruturação e implementação de operações de securitização de recebíveis e ativos financeiros.Financiamento de Projetos Assessoria completa em project finance, do pré‑financiamento ao pós‑financiamento, em diversos setores de infraestrutura.Operações Estruturadas Desenvolvimento de estruturas financeiras customizadas e soluções inovadoras de funding.Empréstimos Sindicalizados e Acquisition Finance Assessoria a credores e tomadores em financiamentos complexos e aquisições estruturadas.Reestruturação e Refinanciamento de Dívidas Atuação em renegociações, reestruturações financeiras e reorganizações de passivos.&nbsp;<h2>Prêmios e Reconhecimentos</h2><ul><li>Chambers Brazil - Transactional</li><li>Chambers Global​</li><li>Legal 500 Latin America​</li><li>Latin Lawyer 250​</li><li>IFLR1000​</li></ul>

O Lobo de Rizzo presta um suporte de excelência e atua de forma atenta, disponível e sensível aos nossos desafios, sempre buscando as melhores soluções.


Mercados Financeiro e de Capitais

Finance and Capital Markets

Strategic and integrated legal counsel in the Capital Markets sector, combining regulatory expertise with business acumen.

Financial and Capital Markets | Lobo de Rizzo

Fabio Medeiros

André Ramos Bedim

Marcelo Frioli Droghetti

Natalia Salzedas Pinheiro da Silveira

Gustavo Silveira Cunha

Renata O. Pires Castanho

Mariana Cano Assef Donini

Maria Costa Neves Machado

Lobo de Rizzo’s Infrastructure practice offers comprehensive and integrated legal counsel on the structuring, development, financing, regulation, and implementation of infrastructure projects and public service concessions. We have extensive experience in matters concerning contractual relationships with the government for the development of services such aspower, airports, ports, railways, highways, sanitation, urban mobility, public lighting, healthcare, education, and social infrastructure.Our practice covers the design, development, and implementation of projects, addressing their contractual, regulatory, corporate, budgetary, and financial aspects. We are involved from the project development phase through the bidding process and the structuring of consortia, supporting our clients with transactional, advisory, regulatory, and financing matters, as well as with contract execution, claims for economic and financial rebalancing, and disputes that may arise.&nbsp;We have worked on various forms of public service delegation, such as concessions, PPPs, authorizations, permits, privatization processes, and divestitures. We have extensive experience in energy generation and transmission auctions, representing domestic and foreign companies in complex and highly competitive regulatory environments, including in mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and project financing.In the private sector, we have recognized expertise in greenfield projects, starting with the negotiation of incentives with public authorities and throughout the entire project development phase, including corporate, contractual, financial, and regulatory structuring, with the aim of ensuring the legal viability of investments.&nbsp;<h2>Services</h2>Project Modeling Structuring the legal framework for infrastructure projects, including the definition of contractual models, risk allocation, and governance mechanisms.Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and Concessions&nbsp; Advising on the design, structuring, bidding, contracting, and management of PPPs and concessions across various infrastructure sectors.Bidding Processes Assistance in drafting bidding notices, concession agreements, and legal terms and conditions, as well as advising public and private entities in bidding processes.Privatizations and Divestitures&nbsp; Legal counsel in privatization, divestiture, and disposal of infrastructure assets, including regulatory and contractual support.Project Finance Structuring and negotiating project financing, including tax-incentivized debentures, bank financing, and structured transactions.Power Generation and Transmission Auctions Multidisciplinary legal counsel to domestic and foreign companies in regulated auctions, pre-auction consultations, risk assessments, and bid structuring.Greenfield projects Representation in private projects from the initial phase, with a focus on the corporate, contractual, financial, and regulatory structuring of new ventures.Corporate structuring and reorganizations Handling corporate reorganizations, M&amp;A transactions, and joint ventures involving infrastructure assets and projects.<h2>Awards</h2><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:48px;"><li>Legal 500 Latin America</li><li>Latin Lawyer 250</li><li>Leaders League</li></ul>

The team excels in Public Law, covering Regulatory and Administrative Law, and is capable of advising on infrastructure projects, bidding procedures, and PPPs.

Infrastructure

Legal counsel on project financing and complex infrastructure transactions, with a focus on bankability and regulatory compliance.

Infrastructure | Lobo de Rizzo

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English

São Paulo

Partner

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Beatriz Rocha

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The firm’s ESG practice advises corporations, investors, and financial institutions on the strategic integration of environmental, social, and governance criteria into business decisions. Our multidisciplinary approach connects&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ldr.prod.olivasdigital.com/atuacao/ambiental/">Environmental</a>,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ldr.prod.olivasdigital.com/atuacao/regulatorio/">Regulatory</a>,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ldr.com.br/atuacao/trabalhista/">Labor</a>, and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ldr.com.br/atuacao/mercado-financeiro-e-de-capitais/">Capital Markets&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;practices. Our services range from risk mitigation and reputational protection to support for financing projects and green funds.Legal counsel on ESG matters strengthens governance, reduces regulatory costs, mitigates litigation risks, and enhances eligibility for green financing, such as green bonds, social bonds, and sustainability bonds. Our work is focused on creating long-term value, ensuring operational security, and complying with national and international standards required by investors, regulators, and markets.<h2>Services</h2>Pre-litigation ESG Advisory Strategic advisory services prior to judicial and administrative litigation, focusing on risk mitigation, reputational protection, and business continuity.Climate Component in ESG Comprehensive advisory services for incorporating and reviewing the climate component within ESG Programs and Projects. See also specific services from our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ldr.com.br/atuacao/clima-e-carbono/">Climate and Carbon</a> practice.ESG Due Diligence Identification and assessment of ESG risks and liabilities in corporate transactions, financing, and capital markets, ensuring informed decisions.ESG Training and Governance Development of training programs, internal policies, manuals, and ESG governance models, with a focus on executives, boards, and investors.Infrastructure and Concessions with ESG Clauses Legal counsel on privatizations, concessions, and PPPs, integrating ESG criteria into regulatory and contractual frameworks, such as the IFC Performance Standards.ESG Policy Advisory Legislative monitoring, preparation of legal opinions, and analysis of regulatory and judicial trends, supporting the anticipation of risks and opportunities.Sustainable financial products Experience providing legal counsel on green, social, and sustainability bonds, blended finance, and the structuring of ESG green funds.

The firm has a strong grasp of the most specific and current issues, with a strategic vision for finding solutions, as well as market experience and a strong network in the sector.

We advise corporations, investors, and financial institutions on the strategic integration of ESG criteria into business decisions.

ESG | Lobo de Rizzo

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Lobo de Rizzo’s Listed Companies practice provides ongoing legal counsel to publicly traded companies, focusing on compliance with regulatory, corporate, and governance obligations under CVM regulations and obligations related to B3 listing segments. Our work is geared toward providing strategic and operational support for the day-to-day operations of publicly traded companies in complex and dynamic regulatory environments.Our attorneys advise publicly traded companies by supporting boards of directors, executive management, and in-house legal departments in decision-making, structuring corporate governance practices, and managing corporate and regulatory routines. The practice combines technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and an understanding of our clients’ businesses.Our Listed Companies practice is integrated with our Financial and Capital Markets, Corporate, and Mergers and Acquisitions practices, enabling a multidisciplinary approach to corporate reorganizations, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions (M&amp;A), and recurring issues in the Brazilian and international capital markets.The practice also &nbsp;providescomprehensive support in structural transactions, such as initial&nbsp;public offerings (IPOs), follow-on&nbsp;offerings, tender offers&nbsp;(OPAs), changes in listing segments, and delistings, always aligning regulatory, corporate, and governance aspects with the long-term strategies of the companies we advise.<h2>Services</h2>Legal counsel to publicly traded companies Ongoing support to publicly traded companies in complying with legal, regulatory, and corporate obligations.Corporate Governance Drafting, reviewing, and implementing corporate governance policies, codes, and practices, working closely with management and boards.Regulatory obligations before the CVM, B3, and&nbsp;the National Financial System Appeals Council (CRSFN) Legal consulting on CVM, B3, and&nbsp;CRSFN regulations, including regulatory monitoring and interaction with authorities.Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings Planning, structuring, and comprehensive legal counsel for Ordinary General Meetings (OGMs) and general meetings of publicly traded companies.Reference Form and periodic &nbsp;filingsAnnual review and update of the Reference Form, as well as mandatory documents and disclosures to the market.Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and Public Offerings Advice on IPOs both in Brazil and abroad, follow-on offerings, and other capital markets transactions, in coordination with the Financial and Capital Markets practice.Tender Offers and Delisting Representation in voluntary or mandatory tender offers and in delisting processes.B3 listing segments Advising on joining, migrating to, or exiting listing segments, including regulatory and governance analysis.Corporate reorganizations and M&amp;A Legal support in reorganizations, &nbsp;corporate due diligence, and merger and acquisition transactions involving publicly traded companies, including analysis of tax, real estate, environmental, labor, and regulatory aspects.

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

Listed Companies

Ongoing legal counsel to publicly traded companies, focusing on compliance with regulatory, corporate, and governance obligations.

Finance and Capital Markets

Lobo de Rizzo provides excellent support and acts attentively, is always available, and is sensitive to our challenges, always seeking the best solutions.

Client testimonial to Chambers and Partners

Services

Awards

André Ramos Bedim

Beatriz Rocha

Gustavo Silveira Cunha

Maria Costa Neves Machado

Mariana Cano Assef Donini

Marília do Valle Farias

André Ramos Bedim

Beatriz Rocha

Gustavo Silveira Cunha

Maria Costa Neves Machado

Mariana Cano Assef Donini

Marília do Valle Farias