Corporate / M&A

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Mattos Filho’s Corporate/M&A practice supports Brazilian and international companies with matters concerning the entire business lifecycle in Brazil. We advise on a wide range of corporate transactions across various scenarios, structuring them so they are tailored to our clients’ specific needs. With a market-recognized multidisciplinary approach, we provide efficient, comprehensive and collaborative services via specialized, innovative solutions.

Our expert team advises both Brazilian and international companies on corporate transactions

Our main services

We support Brazilian and international companies throughout the course of their businesses’ life cycles;

We provide advice on purchase and sale transactions, stock exchange acquisitions of equity interest and corporate reorganizations;

We prepare corporate agreements to officialize business between Brazilian and international companies and groups;

We advise private equity funds throughout all phases of investment and divestment transactions;

We support multinational companies and foreign investors with their assets and investments in Brazil, as well as with compliance with commercial and corporate legislation.

Our partners

Anderson Jardim D’Avila

Camilla possui cabelos castanhos levemente ondulados. Usa óculos de grau com formato arredondado, e está usando blusa preta de manga longa com poás. Está com um largo sorriso.

Camilla Martes

Sócio Claudio Oksenberg

Claudio Oksenberg

Sócio Daniel Calhman de Miranda usa um blazer azul escuro e uma camisa branda. Ele usa óculos e tem o cabelo liso e grisalho.

Daniel Calhman de Miranda

Eduardo Marques Souza

Fernando Amendola

Fernando Amendola

Francisco Almeida Prado

Francisco A. Prado de Andrade Coutinho

Sócio

Guilherme Woo de Moraes Terra

Joana Pimentel

João Ricardo de Azevedo Ribeiro

Luciana Lorenzo

Luis é um homem branco de cabelo preto e usa uma blusa branca com um blazer preto.

Luis Eduardo Bologna Tierno

Marcelo Ricupero

Marcelo Ricupero

Maria Fernanda Prado

Maria Fernanda Prado

O sócio moacir possui cabelos curtos e grisalhos. Usa óculos de grau com modelo aviador. Na foto, está com um largo sorriso e usa paletó preto com blusa social branca por baixo.

Moacir Zilbovicius

Sócia Paula Vieira está vestindo uma camisa preta com bolinhas brancas. Ela tem cabelo liso, castanho escuro e na altura dos ombros e está com um largo sorriso.

Paula Vieira

Pedro Whitaker de Souza Dias

Rodrigo Arthur Carvalho

Rodrigo Ferreira Figueiredo

Sócio Rodrigo Figueiredo Nascimento está vestindo um terno preto e camisa tom gelo. Tem cabelo curto, castanho escuro e liso, usa óculos e está com um largo sorriso.

Rodrigo Figueiredo Nascimento

Sócia Sabrina Naritomi está vestindo uma blusa vermelha com camisa regata no mesmo tom embaixo e brinco de pérola. Tem cabelo castanho escuro, lisol, pouco abaixo dos ombros e está com um largo sorriso.

Sabrina Naritomi

Stephen O’Sullivan

Mulher branca de cabelos castanho acobreado usando blazer verde e camiseta branca

Thaís Gasparian Moraes

Tomás é um homem branco de cabelo grisalho. Está de terno e camisa branca, sorrindo levemente para a foto.

Tomás Neiva

Victor Gelli

Publications about Corporate / M&A

Mattos Filho announces the promotion of six lawyers to partner

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Publicly-held companies bulletin: new developments in Brazil

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Mattos Filho promotes seven lawyers to its partnership

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Awards and Recognitions

Chambers Brazil – Corporate/M&A: The Elite (2012 – 2025);

Chambers Brazil – Corporate/Commercial: Rio de Janeiro (2022 – 2025);

Corporate/M&A (2009 – 2020);

Chambers Global – Corporate/M&A: The Elite (2012 – 2025);

Chambers Global – Corporate/M&A: High-End-Capability (2014 – 2020);

Chambers Global – Corporate/M&A: Foreign Expertise Japan (2018 – 2019);

Chambers Global – Corporate/M&A: Foreign Expertise Spain (2025);

Chambers Global – Corporate/M&A: Foreign Expertise USA (2026);

Chambers Brazil Awards – Law Firm of the Year – Corporate/M&A (2023);

IFLR 1000 – M&A (2012 – 2024);

IFLR 1000 – Private Equity (2012 – 2025);

IFLR Americas Awards – ​Corporate Firm of the Year: Brazil (2023 – 2024); General Atlantic and Dragoneer take Brazil’s Arco private (2024);

Legal 500 Awards – Corporate and M&A (High-end) Firm of the Year (2025 – 2026);

Legal 500 Awards – Deal of the Year: Sabesp R$14.8bn follow-on offering and privatization (2026);

Legal 500 – Corporate and M&A (2012 – 2018);

Legal 500 – Corporate/M&A: High-End (2019 – 2026);

Latin Lawyer 250 – Corporate and M&A (2012 – 2026);

Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Prosus acquires Latin American travel agent Despegar for US$1.7 billion (2026); SABESP Privatisation (2025); GIP buys LatAm renewables group Atlas from Actis (2023)​; QuintoAndar buys Navent in cross-border proptech (2022); Natura pays USD 2 billion for Avon (2020); Suzano and Fibria create world pulp leader (2019); Brookfield’s acquisition of Petrobras pipelines (2018);

Latin Finance – Hapvida GNDI Merger (2022); Stonepeak’s acquisition of Lumen’s Latin American operations (2022);  Raízen’s acquisition of Biosev (2021); Natura’s acquisition of Avon (2020); Suzano’s acquisition of Fibria (2019); Cosan Vale Stake Acquisition Financing (2023); General Atlantic/Dragoneer’s acquisition of Arco Platform (2024);

Bloomberg – Highlighted as legal advisor in Brazil both in value and amount of deals (2015 – 2023);

Mergermarket – Highlighted as legal advisor in Brazil both in value and number of deals (2015 – 2025);

Thomson Reuters – Highlighted as legal advisor in Brazil both in value and number of deals (2015 – 2025);

TTR – Highlighted as legal advisor in Brazil both in value and number of deals (2017 – 2025).

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