Rafael Baleroni
Rafael represents financial institutions, multilateral agencies, state and privately owned companies, sponsors, and investors in transactions and regulatory matters in the oil & gas, offshore, maritime, and energy sectors. His expertise includes structured, project, and asset-backed financings; M&As, asset purchases and divestments, joint ventures, privatizations, debt restructuring, project development, disputes and commercial contracts (construction, offtake […]
Thays Gentil
Thays represents clients in operations within the telecom and technology industry, focusing on telecommunications regulation, internet, data protection, complex agreements, administrative proceedings, and mergers and acquisitions. She has expertise in Telecommunications, Media, and Technology (TMT) from both legal and technical-operational perspectives. Her international experience from 2019 to 2020 enhances her ability to advise on multi-jurisdictional […]
Amanda Arêas
Amanda advises multinational corporations, private and public companies, financial institutions and investment funds on complex financing transactions. Her expertise spans project finance, structured finance, acquisition financing, alternative lending, distressed assets, and public sector financings. Recognized as one of Brazil’s leading lawyers in the infrastructure sector, she plays a strategic role in groundbreaking and high-stakes transactions […]
Ana Carolina Calil
Ana represents clients in the power sector on regulatory and transactional matters, including generation, distribution, transmission, trading, consumption, energy efficiency, and energy transition. She has experience in regulatory advice, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating sector-specific contracts, excelling in project development and corporate transactions, as well as administrative and regulatory judicial proceedings. Education Bachelor of Laws […]
GeoPark divests in Brazil and Colombia
Several firms have guided Latin American oil and gas giant GeoPark in the sale of its stakes in two non-core assets located in Brazil and Colombia, in two deals worth some US$20 million. GeoPark relied on Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados for the Brazilian leg of the deal, whilst the buyer – Rio de Janeiro-based counterpart Gas Bridge Storage – enlisted Mattos Filho. Partners: Rafael Baleroni and Leandro Corrêa, and associate Antonio Lira.
Two firms advise on the acquisition of EDF Renewables by APB
Two firms advised on the acquisition by Air Products Brasil (APB) of equity interests held, directly or indirectly, by EDF Renewables, aiming for the joint implementation of a wind farm complex in Paraíba, with an installed capacity of 242 MW. Cescon Barrieu advised APB and relied on partners Eduardo Simoes Lanna, Ana Carolina Katlauskas Calil, Isabela Bagueira Leal Coelho do Val, associates Gabriel Borges Mariano, Yasmin Yazigi de Conto, Hugo Vidal, Lucas Donati and Roberta Silva.
Cescon Barrieu and TozziniFreire advise on Braz & Braz issue
Cescon Barrieu advised Braz & Braz on the first issuance of debentures, subject to private placement, fully subscribed by Vert Companhia Securitizadora, which ws advised by TozziniFreire Advogados. Cescon Barrieu advised Braz & Braz and relied on partner Amanda Sobreira Areas, associates Diogo Câmara and Nicholas Ciglioni.
Cescon Barrieu advised Aegean Baltic Bank on a loan
Cescon Barrieu advised Aegean Baltic Bank as agent in connection with a term loan facility and, subsequently, its refinancing and increasing, to the MCT Group SPVs Ploioktitria Captain Nicholas Z Private Company and Ploioktitria Apollo Z Private Company, for purposes of financing of the vessels “Captain Nicholas Z” and “Apollo Z”. Cescon Barrieu relied on partner Rafael Baleroni, associate Alexandra Costa and intern Antonio Lira.
