Brazil
Chadbourne & Parke LLP works extensively with leading Brazilian corporations, international commercial and development banks, investment funds and international investors, multilateral agencies and export credit agencies in a wide range of mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, bank and project finance, private equity, debt restructuring, and structured and trade financing transactions. We are particularly active in industry sectors such as agricultural commodities, energy (including alternative energy), infrastructure, insurance and reinsurance, mining and natural resources and telecommunications.
Our practice draws on multilingual attorneys with cultural knowledge and transactional experience across Brazil. We have worked on some of the most complex transactions completed to date in Brazil and we have a long-term commitment to our practice in that country.
Chadbourne is one of a select number of United States law firms with offices in both Brazil and Mexico, the two largest markets in Latin America. The expansion into Latin America reflects the Firm's strong commitment to the region.
We have active relationships with the top law firms in Brazil, and regularly coordinate legal advice in Brazil to ensure that clients receive comprehensive, integrated and consistent advice through the combined skills of lawyers in the United States, Brazil and all of Chadbourne's 12 offices throughout the world.
Representative Experience
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Debt Restructuring
Parmalat/GLG Emerging Markets
Representation of major hedge fund as creditor in connection with the restructuring of Parmalat's debt.
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Notes Solicitation
ISA Capital do Brasil
Counsel to this Brazilian company in consent solicitations to amend outstanding notes, and in a tender offer to acquire outstanding notes.
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Rule 144A Offering
ISA do Brasil S.A.
$554 million Rule 144A offering to refinance the bridge financing obtained to fund its acquisition of a controlling interest in Companhia de Transmissão de Energia Elétrica Paulista (CTEEP), the second largest power transmission company in Brazil.
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Concession Bid
Consortium
Bid to develop, design, construct, finance, operate and maintain the Port of Miami Tunnel Project.
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Colorado Northwest Parkway
Consortium
Representation of a company formed by Brisa and CCR in connection with the concession to operate and maintain the Northwest Parkway Toll Road in Colorado and related financings.
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Special Antitrust Counsel for Tender Offer
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
$17.6 billion tender offer for Inco, a Canadian nickel company.
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Copper Mine Financing
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
Financing of the Sossego copper mine in Para State, Brazil.
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Ecovias Toll Road System
Concessionaria Ecovias dos Imigrantes, S.A.
$500 million financing of the Sistema Anchieta-Imigrantes project, a toll highway system connecting metropolitan São Paolo, Brazil with Santos and surrounding communities.
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Product Liability Legal Issues
Souza Cruz
We advise this Brazilian company on general product liability legal issues and other general matters on a regular basis.
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Related Regions
Latin America
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