Overview
Matthew is a corporate finance partner in Linklaters’ São Paulo office. He advises global companies, “multilatinas” and investment banks on corporate and finance transactions. He has extensive experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, SEC-registered and exempt debt and equity offerings, bilateral, syndicated and structured credit facilities, and infrastructure finance transactions. In addition, Matthew provides SEC-disclosure and reporting advice to foreign private issuers. He also has in-depth knowledge of the banking, protein, agriculture biotech, oil & gas, infrastructure and energy sectors.
Matthew has worked extensively in Latin America, including on significant cross-border transactions involving Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. Recent clients Matthew has advised include MBRF Global Foods, PRIO, Alubar, Codelco, ENAP, Alicorp, Tecpetrol, Arcor, Bioceres Crop Solutions, Santander, Banco do Brasil, Banco Itau, Bank of America, BNP Paribas, BTG Pactual, Citibank and J.P. Morgan.
Matthew is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, has strong relationships with local firms in Latin America and has a keen understanding of the local markets in which his clients operate. Based in São Paulo, Matthew has previously worked in Linklaters’ New York and London offices. Matthew is recognized as a leading individual by Chambers Latin America, which recognizes individuals considered by peers and clients to be the best in their respective fields in the legal industry.
Experience
Matthew has worked on significant cross-border transactions involving Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. Recent highlights include advising:
- MBRF Global Foods: advising Marfrig on its merger with BRF S.A. to form MBRF Global Foods Company; the acquisition of over 80% of National Beef Packing Company and the acquisition financings related thereto; and the US$2.4bn sale of Keystone Foods to Tyson and the related Ohio Beef carve-out transaction.
- Latitude.sh: advising the internet infrastructure solutions provider on its sale to data center company Megaport Limited for US$300m.
- PRIO S.A.: advising on its follow-on primary public offering with restricted selling efforts of 29,700,000 new common shares for R$69.00 each, on its issuance of US$600m 6.125% senior secured notes due 2026 and on its issuance of US$700m 6.750% senior unsecured notes due 2030.
- LD Celulose S.A. and associated entities: advising on the US$1bn green refinancing of their existing debt. The transaction structure included the issuance of US$650m 7.950% green senior secured notes due 2032 and a US$350m export prepayment secured term loan facility entered into with a syndicate of nine commercial banks.
- Alubar Global Holding Limited: advising its global corporate reorganization and US$110m syndicated loan with Alubar Metals Missouri, LLC, as the borrower and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. as Lead Arranger.
- City of Buenos Aires: advising the initial purchasers of the City of Buenos Aires’ US$600m issuance of 7.800% notes due 2033 under its Medium-Term Note Program listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
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