Linklaters

Clients from all industry sectors seek the firm’s advice on their most complex and significant corporate/M&A and banking and finance transactions.

Recent transactions and cases include advising

• China Development Bank on a loan operation worth more than U.S.$750 million - one of Brazil’s largest recent debt transactions
• IFC, Banco ABN AMRO Real as lead arranger and Banco Itaú BBA on the first issuance of securities in the local market by a foreign entity
• Schahin Engenharia, the project sponsor, in the U.S.$800 million financing for the construction of two offshore drilling vessels in China to be leased to Petrobras
• Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico – BNDES in its mandatory exchange of U.S$1 billion bonds for new bonds issued pursuant to Rule 144A/Reg S
• Camargo Correa, one of the largest construction companies in Brazil, in a US$1.85 billion 1500MW Hydroelectric Power Plant project in Mozambique

Since 2001 Linklaters entered into a cooperation agreement with leading Brazilian firm Lefosse Advogados to present clients with the highest quality advice on a wide range of Brazilian domestic and cross-border deals and cases.