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Henrique Ferreira Antunes
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Henrique advises domestic and foreign companies, financial institutions, and investors on a wide range of capital market and corporate matters. He applies his expertise to structuring and executing IPOs and follow-ons both in Brazil and abroad, as well as in share acquisition offerings, SPAC transactions, and bond issuances. As a result, Henrique has vast experience registering publicly traded companies with the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and listing shares on the B3 S.A. – Bolsa, Brasil, Balcão (B3).
Henrique assists publicly-held companies with regulatory and self-regulatory issues, especially those related to CVM, B3, and Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Association (ANBIMA) regulations. He also defends capital market participants in administrative proceedings filed by these institutions.
He also focuses on ESG matters – particularly in relation to corporate governance – including issues related to market disclosures on the subject and specialized ratings/rankings (such as Institutional Shareholder Services – ISS, among others).
Henrique previously worked as an international lawyer at Milbank LLP in New York.
Education
Bachelor of Laws – Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL);
Specialization – Fundação Getulio Vargas Business School (FGV);
Master of Laws (LL.M.) – University College London (UCL).
Recognitions
TTR Data – Rising Star Dealmaker Equity Capital Markets (2021).
Latin Lawyer 250 – Capital markets (2024).
ESG trends in the CVM’s Reference Form: How are companies tracking?
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Brazil’s B3 stock exchange publishes new issuer regulations with ESG requirements
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New regulatory framework established for Brazilian Depository Receipts
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Mattos Filho promotes eight associates to partnership
Mattos Filho appoints eight partners
Érika de Siqueira Seddon, José Daniel Gatti Vergna, Henrique Ferreira Antunes, Thaís Gasparian Moraes, Tomás Machado de Oliveira, Paula Camara Baptista de Oliveira, Raphael Saraiva and Henrique Lago da Silveira join the partnership today.
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Mattos Filho asesora en oferta pública de acciones del Fondo Infinity DI en Brasil
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados asesoró a las partes involucradas en la oferta pública de acciones sénior del Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditórios de Transmissão Infinity DI, por un total de BRL 690 millones, que equivalen a USD 222 millones (al 27/2/2017), con base en activos de la empresa Eletrosul Centrais Elétricas S.A. Acceda al articulo en LexLatin
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Banco BMG IPO raises US$396 million
Hogan Lovells LLP in New York and São Paulo and Pinheiro Neto Advogados in São Paulo have helped Banco BMG raise 1.6 billion reais ($396 million) in its initial public offering on Brazil’s stock exchange, B3. Milbank in São Paulo and Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados in São Paulo advised the underwriters, which were XP Investimentos, Itaú-Unibanco, Credit Suisse and Banco do Brasil. Click here and learn morenrique
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