The firm also provides regulatory advice to institutions supervised by the Central Bank of Brazil, the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and the Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Market Entities (ANBIMA). Our practice includes the following issues and the drafting and negotiation of various contractual instruments, including:

• Structuring and formalization of guarantee packages;
• Term sheets;
• Financial contracts, including derivatives (COD and ISDA);
• Banking and capital markets regulation;
• Exchange regulation;
• Financial compliance (creation of policies and internal controls);
• Administrative Proceedings before BACEN, CVM, National Financial System Appeals Council (CRSFN) and BSM Market Supervision.

In structured finance, we offer transaction advisory services to provide liquidity to businesses. desk MAZZUCCO & MELLO ADVOGADOS has experience in structuring businesses (start-ups), including the most critical legal issues, as a way of preparing the company to receive investments, domestic or foreign, and financial contributions in the form of loans. We also advise financial institutions and private-equity funds on the legal structuring of investments, including:

• Structuring of investment vehicles and special purpose companies;
• Financial contributions in the form of capital or loans;
• Divestment and stake sale strategies;
• Corporate governance;
• Guarantees for strategic minority participation;
• Structuring, constitution and authorization for the operation of investment funds;
• Legal audit;
• Representation of shareholders or quota holders at meetings or assemblies of “portfolio companies” (proxy service);
• Factoring operations;
• Fintechs and Open Banking Regulation;
• Leveraged acquisition finance;
• Syndicated loans;
• Project financing;
• Loans with and without collateral;
• Mezzanine and subordinated loans;
• Trade finance.