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Henrique Ferreira Antunes
São Paulo
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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 initial and follow-on public offerings of shares and certificates of deposit representing shares (IPOs and Follow-ons) in Brazil and abroad, as well as public tender offers for acquisition of shares.
Henrique assists publicly-held companies with regulatory and self-regulatory issues, especially those related to Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and the Brazilian stock exchange, B3 S.A. – Bolsa, Brasil, Balcão.
He also focuses on ESG matters – particularly in relation to corporate governance – including related disclosure matters and specialized ratings/rankings.
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
Chambers Brazil – Capital Markets: Equity (2025);
Chambers Global – Capital Markets: Equity (2026);
Latin Lawyer 250 – Capital Markets (2024 – 2027); Environmental, Social & Governance (2025 – 2027);
TTR Data – Rising Star Dealmarker Equity Capital Markets (2021);
Lexology Index Brazil: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (2024);
Análise Advocacia (2026).
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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
DEAL: Ecopetrol obtains loan and ups stake in Brava Energia
Several firms have helped Colombian oil giant Ecopetrol secure a US$1.2 billion acquisition financing, which it used to fund its May purchase of a stake in Brazil’s Brava Energia and to launch a 2.7 billion reais (US$521 million) tender offer to snap up further shares in the company.
Click here to access the deal published by Latin Lawyer.
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DEAL: Amapá Minerals raises US$95 million in Canadian IPO
Canadian gold mining company Amapá Minerals Holdings, which has operations in Brazil, has relied on Milbank in São Paulo, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Vancouver and Brazil’s Mattos Filho to launch a 132.8 million Canadian dollar (US$95 million) initial public offering (IPO) on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Click here to access the deal published by Latin Lawyer.
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DEAL: Ecopetrol acquires stake in Brazil’s Brava Energia
Mayer Brown LLP in Houston and its affiliated Brazilian firm Tauil & Chequer Advogados have helped Colombian state-owned oil company Ecopetrol acquire a stake in Brazil’s Brava Energia.
To fund these transactions, it is obtaining a bridge loan. Mattos Filho is advising the lenders in that deal.
Click here to access the deal published at Latin Lawyer.
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