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Henrique Ferreira Antunes
São Paulo
Areas of expertise
Experience
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 (2024–2025), Environmental, Social & Governance (2025).
CVM requires companies disclose financial information related to sustainability in Brazil
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
Americanas scandal spurs scrutiny on executive bonus recovery
The accounting scandal at retail chain Americanas has intensified discussions around “clawback” policies for recouping bonuses and benefits previously awarded to executives. This practice is becoming increasingly common both in Brazil and the United States, particularly among Brazilian companies with ADRs listed on the American market, such as Ambev and Vale, which already implement such rules.
Antonio Tavares Paes Júnior, a partner at Costa Tavares Paes Advogados with a master’s degree in corporate law from Columbia University, reports a surge in inquiries about clawback clauses. “The Americanas case has shed light on a topic that was previously obscure and rarely discussed outside confidential settings,” he said.
Click here and read the article on Valor International.
Areas of expertise
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.
Click here and read the article on Latin Lawyer.
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