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Raphael Saraiva

Raphael Saraiva

Experience

Raphael’s practice focuses on structured finance transactions, including acquisition finance, syndicated financing, debt restructurings, and cross-border transactions. He has been advising investors, financial institutions and companies on debt transactions carried out in capital and financial markets for over ten years, such as those regarding debentures, credit rights investment funds (FIDCs), securitization transactions via real estate receivables certificates and agribusiness receivables certificates. Raphael has particular expertise in advising agribusiness players, such as rural producers, cooperatives and the agribusiness industry in general, especially regarding regulatory and financing matters. He previously worked as an international associate at White & Case in New York.

Education

Bachelor of Laws – Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.

Recognitions

  • Chambers Brazil – Agribusiness (2022 – 2024); Capital Markets: Debt (2025);
  • Análise Advocacia – Trade (2018); Power (2019); Financial transactions (2024); Agriculture & Livestock (2024); Food, Beverage & Tobacco (2024); Sugar & Alcohol (2024); São Paulo (2024).

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With Raphael Saraiva
Latin Lawyer

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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