Mattos Filho in our news

Australia’s Macquarie blows into Brazil’s wind power market

Mattos Filho has helped Corio Generation, a subsidiary of Australian financial services group Macquarie, ink a partnership with Brazilian counterpart Servtec Energia to build local offshore wind farms.

23 January 2023

Vinci-backed airport concessionaire gets financing in Brazil

Mattos Filho has helped a Vinci Airports-backed concessionaire, which operates seven airports in northern Brazil, obtain a 1.35 billion reais (US$261 million) financing package.

18 January 2023

Pro bono: In harmony with ESG

To build a successful ESG practice it is necessary for firms to have a healthy balance between paid legal services and pro bono. Latin Lawyer speaks to leading pro bono and ESG practitioners about the intersection of the two practices and how growth in one can benefit the other.

17 January 2023

Pro bono: Leading Lights

Latin Lawyer is pleased to present our Leading Lights for 2022, the law firms making a noteworthy contribution to strengthening Latin America’s pro bono culture.

16 January 2023

Cobra Group finalises Petrobras assets buy with Shell prepayments

Brazil’s Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper and Ferrere (Uruguay) have helped Cobra Group – the Spanish affiliate of Brazilian power company Carmo Energy – complete its US$1.1 billion acquisition of onshore oil assets from Petrobras.

11 January 2023

US insurer Gallagher expands in Brazil

Veirano Advogados has helped the Brazilian subsidiary of US insurance broker Arthur J Gallagher acquire local counterpart Interbrok.

11 January 2023

Brazilian firms score in John Textor buy of French football club

US businessman John Textor, majority owner of Brazilian football club Botafogo, has enlisted three DLA Piper LLP offices and its associated firm Campos Mello Advogados in São Paulo to restructure its shareholdings and acquire French football team Olympique Lyonneis (Lyon) for €330 million (US$347 million).

10 January 2023

Mattos Filho and Stocche Forbes help thermoelectric plant get loan

Mattos Filho has helped a thermoelectric plant owned by local energy group Gás Natural Açu (GNA) obtain a 3.9 billion reais (US$749 million) credit line.

10 January 2023

Itaú backs Raízen with US$735 million Cosan investment

Pinheiro Neto Advogados has helped Brazilian energy group Cosan sell a minority stake in a holding company to Itaú Unibanco for 4.1 billion reais (US$735 million), handing the buyer shares in local counterpart Raízen.

09 January 2023

Gerdau joins investors to acquire renewables group

Madrona Advogados has helped Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau enter a joint investment agreement with NW Capital and funds managed by XP Investimentos to inject some 4.5 billion reais (US$838 million) into local renewables developer Newave Energia.

05 January 2023

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