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Banco do Brasil raises US$750 million with sustainable issuance

Three Shearman & Sterling LLP offices, Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper in São Paulo and Campbells in the Cayman Islands have helped Banco do Brasil raise US$750 million through a sustainable bond issuance.

02 May 2023

BNDES gets US$1.3 billion loan from China’s development bank

Machado Meyer Advogados in São Paulo has helped China Development Bank lend US$1.3 billion to Brazilian development bank BNDES.

28 April 2023

Machado Meyer competition partner launches boutique

Machado Meyer Advogados partner and former CADE commissioner Marcos Verissimo has left the Elite firm to launch his own boutique.

26 April 2023

Deal Tracker: Which were the busiest firms in 2022?

Latin Lawyer presents its latest Deal Tracker Report, providing a unique overview of transactional activity in Latin America throughout 2022. Read on to find out which firms worked on the most transactions last year, and where the majority of the work was concentrated.

24 April 2023

Brazilian government adviser criticises LGPD fines

A government official has slammed Brazil’s data watchdog for exceeding its regulatory power by planning to “retroactively” apply certain LGPD fines – foreshadowing possible legal challenges to the regulator’s first penalties under the data law.

21 April 2023

EcoRodovias concessionaire makes first debenture issuance

Lobo de Rizzo Advogados has helped a Brazilian motorway concessionaire owned by toll road operator EcoRodovias issue 1.4 billion reais (US$272 million) worth of debentures.

20 April 2023

IDB Invest injects US$440 million into Brazilian solar project

Two Allen & Overy LLP offices and Brazilian firm Machado Meyer Advogados have helped the sponsors of a solar power plant in Rio Grande do Norte obtain a US$440 million financing from IDB Invest.

17 April 2023

Brazilian motorway concessionaire raises funds

Lobo de Rizzo Advogados has helped Brazilian motorway concessionaire Ecovias dos Imigrantes issue 900 million reais (US$174 million) worth of debentures.

13 April 2023

Brazil’s CTEEP issues debentures

São Paulo-based electricity transmission company Companhia de Transmissão de Energia Elétrica Paulista (CTEEP) has turned to Machado Meyer Advogados to issue 550 million reais (US$103 million) worth of debentures.

05 April 2023

Casino doubles down on Assaí divestment in Brazil

Machado Meyer Advogados in São Paulo has helped French retailer Casino sell another stake in its Brazilian subsidiary Assaí for 4 billion reais (US$775 million), as it pushes ahead with its plan to reduce its stake in the Latin American company.

04 April 2023

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