Rodrigo has advised domestic and foreign companies for more than 25 years in corporate and M&A matters involving strategic transactions, private equity, joint ventures, divestitures, and corporate restructurings.
Bachelor of Laws – Universidade de São Paulo (USP);
Master of Laws (LL.M.) – Cornell Law School, USA.
Chambers Brazil – Corporate & M&A (2009 – 2025);
Chambers Global – Corporate & M&A (2009 – 2026);
LACCA Approved – Corporate & M&A (2021 – 2022, 2026) and Private Equity (2021 – 2022, 2024);
Latin Lawyer 250 – Corporate & M&A (2019 – 2026) and Private Equity (2023 – 2026);
Análise Advocacia – Corporate (2013 – 2015), Trade (2018, 2022 – 2024) and Business Contracts (2022 – 2024);
Finance Monthly – Deal Maker (2019);
IFLR 1000 – Highly regarded (2018 – 2023) M&A (2024 – 2025);
Lexology Index Brazil – M&A (2025).
Machado Meyer Advogados has helped two Patria-managed funds acquire full ownership of Brazilian thermoelectric power plant operator Marlim Azul Energia.
Mattos Filho advised target company Marlim Azul Energia and the sellers, Shell, Mitsubishi Power Americas and a separate Patria-managed fund.
Click here to access the deal published at Latin Lawyer.
Mergers and acquisitions activity in Latin America and the Caribbean has been sluggish this year, but a rebound is expected in the fourth quarter, led by more cross-border deals, experts say.
“I’m cautiously optimistic,” says Pedro Whitaker de Souza Dias, a managing partner of M&A at Mattos Filho, a law firm in São Paulo. “I think it is going to be a bit better during the last four months of the year, but again, moderately.”
Click here and read the article on Latin Finance.
The volume of mergers and acquisitions in cybersecurity is expected to increase in Latin America as the segment grows in relevance, according to a financial and a legal advisor. The cybersecurity market has exploded in recent years due to digital transformation, said Rogerio Reis, managing partner at Barueri, Sao Paulo-based cybersecurity advisory firm Safont Reis, whose services include M&A.
Click here and read the article on Mergermarket.
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