Mattos Filho

Mattos Filho is consistently engaged in the most high-profile M&A transactions in the Brazilian market, acting on behalf of both sellers and buyers, including private equity funds. Drawing on the firm’s strong capabilities in tax and regulatory issues, the group is well placed to handle the entire lifecycle of deals – both domestic and cross-border – and is singled out for its stellar track record in public M&A in a host of sectors, most notably insurance, technology, energy, manufacturing, retail, and agribusiness. A key contact for publicly-held companies, foreign investors and PE funds, João Ricardo de Azevedo Ribeiro is a reference for corporate transactions, governance issues and strategic investments. Moacir Zilbovicius is a strong performer in public M&A, while Marcelo Sampaio Góes Ricupero focuses on PE and distressed deals. Pedro Whitaker De Souza Dias, who took on the role of managing partner in April 2024, has worked on several transactions in the healthcare, agribusiness and PE spaces. The latter is a notable area of practice for Rodrigo Figueiredo Nascimento; Sabrina Naritomi is especially active in the technology and infrastructure sectors. Paula Vieira de Oliveira, the firm’s resident partner in New York, maintains solid relationships with funds in the region.