Cescon Barrieu Flesch & Barreto Advogados is one of Brazil’s leading law firms. The lawyers stand-out for their strong commitment to the representation of our clients’ interests and for their work in highly sophisticated, ground-breaking matters. The firm’s goal is to be the clients’ law firm of choice for their most complex legal matters and most strategic transactions and disputes.

Academic excellence and a global mindset are requirements to be part of the legal staff. The lawyers are trained to represent the clients’ interests with unlimited dedication, attention to detail and a business-aware approach. The firm handles the client’s matters - no matter how large or small - as if they were the most important of the client’s business or life. 

Key facts:

• Over US$ 176 billion in M&A transactions. (2015-2021 - source: Transactional Track Record).
• One of the leaders in financing and debt securities.
• Advice on more than 50 public equity offerings in the past five years.
• Strong presence in over 25 practice areas across all industries.

• Banking

• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Equity
• Capital markets: High yield
• Competition
• Investment funds
• M&A
• PPP/PFI
• Private equity funds
• Project development
• Project finance
• Restructuring and insolvency
• Structured finance/securitisation

Mergers & Acquisitions
Maria Cristina Cescon
Cristina.cescon@cesconbarrieu.com.br
 
Marcos Rafael Flesch
Marcos.flesch@cesconbarrieu.com.br
 
Banking and Finance
Ronald Herscovici
Ronald.herscovici@cesconbarrieu.com.br
 
Capital Markets
Alexandre Barreto
Alexandre.barreto@cesconbarrieu.com.br
 
Joaquim Oliveira
Joaquim.oliveira@cesconbarrieu.com.br
 
Projects
Mauricio Santos
Mauricio.santos@cesconbarrieu.com.br
Rafael Baleroni
Rafael.Baleroni@cesconbarrieu.com.br
 
Recent transactional highlights:

• Advised Suzano Papel e Celulose on the R$36,7 billion acquisition of Fibria Celulose
• Advised BTG Pactual on the BRL475 million issuance of non-convertible debentures issued by 2W Power Trading, in Brazil’s first power generation project secured exclusively by a wide and revolving group of free market PPAs with small size offtakers
• Brazilian pharmaceutical giant Hypera on over 25 transactions, including the acquisition of 18 products from Japanese pharmaceutical group Takeda, the acquisition of all "Buscopan" and “Buscofem” family products in Brazil from Boehringer Ingelheim, and on the sale of a portfolio of pharmaceutical products previously acquired from Sanofi to Eurofarma
• Canadian fund CPP Investments on a joint venture with Brazilian conglomerate Votorantim to consolidate their renewable energy and power trading assets

• Agribusiness
• Automotive
• Energy
• Financial services
• Fintechs
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Insurance
• Media
• Mining
• Natural resources
• Oil and gas
• Pharm and life sciences
• Shipping
• Tech and telecoms
• Transport

RIO DE JANEIRO - RJ
Praia de Botafogo, 228 15º andar A
CEP 22250-906
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
T +55 21 2196.9200
 
BELO HORIZONTE - MG
Rod Stael Mary Bicalho Motta Magalhães, 521 - 15º andar
CEP 30320-760
Belo Horizonte, MG
T +55 31 2519.2200
 
BRASÍLIA - DF
SH/SUL Quadra 06 Conjunto A, Bloco A, Sala 506
CEP 70316-102
Brasília, DF
T +55 61 3030.1950
 
SALVADOR - BA
Av. Tancredo Neves, 620 - Conjunto 2119, 2120 e 2121
CEP 41820-020
Salvador, BA
T +55 71 3039.4001
 
TORONTO - ON
1 King Street W, Suite 4800 - 251
Toronto, ON
M5H 1A1
T +1 416-639-2132