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Practice Areas

Marcelo Simão Solicitors is able to assist domestic and cross-border financing transactions, with a highly reputable practice in advising domestic and international banks, non-bank financial institutions, multi-lateral and developmental agencies, as well as large international corporate borrowers in various industries in debt financing transactions.

The expertise in this area includes the following transactions:


  • Senior secured credit facilities;
  • Subordinated debt and other mezzanine financings;
  • Finance project agreements;
  • Structured receivable arrangements;
  • Acquisition financing arrangements;
  • Shipping financing;
  • Equipment financing;
  • Pre-export finance, letters of credit and other credit enhancement devices;
  • Purchase note agreements;
  • Equity participations in the form of common and preferred stock investments;
  • Issuance of debt securities in local and foreign currencies, both in public and private placements;
  • Securitization;
  • Offerings of convertible securities;
  • Debt-into-equity conversion transactions.