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João Marcelo is a leading M&A, private equity, corporate law and capital markets lawyer with extensive experience in advising Brazilian and international clients on complex transactions across various sectors. He has acted for key players such as Nippon Steel, Bradesco, the HIG Pátria and Baupost funds, GE, Lyondell Basell, Gulfstream, Bristow Group, IFC, and ST Group. Some of his notable deals include the proposed acquisition of Braskem by Lyondell Basell; the sell-side privatization of CELG-D; the resolution of the Usiminas corporate dispute on behalf of Nippon Steel; the creation of Quod, a credit bureau joint venture owned by the five largest banks in Brazil; the governance restructuring of Banco 24hs (Tecban), a bank consortium comprising the seven largest banks in Brazil; and the project finance for GNA, the largest gas-fired thermal plant in Latin America, representing lenders IFC and KfW Ipex. He also provides expert advice on regulatory and governance issues for publicly-held companies.
