"Bruno Cerqueira stands out for his creativity, agility, transparency and availability to serve us, combined with fair fees and success."The Legal 500 - Latin America, 2023
Aperçu
Bruno Cerqueira is a partner in the Capital Markets & Securitization practice of Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown at the São Paulo office.
Bruno is a lawyer and a PhD in commercial law from the University of São Paulo. He also holds a master’s in commercial law from the University of São Paulo and has over 15 years of experience in capital markets, corporate and banking law. Throughout these years, Bruno has worked with a wide range of securities, including: (1) shares (IPOs, Follow-Ons and public tender offerings); (2) debentures (including for infrastructure); (3) commercial paper; (4) shares in investment funds (receivables funds, private equity funds, real estate funds and multimarket funds); (5) real estate-backed securities (real estate credit bills, real estate credit notes and real estate receivables certificates); and (6) agribusiness securities (rural producer notes, agribusiness credit certificates, agribusiness deposit certificates/agribusiness warrants, agribusiness credit bills and agribusiness receivables certificates). Bruno is also the author of several articles on agribusiness and scholarly works on this subject.
He focuses his practice on fixed income transactions, securitizations and investment funds. Bruno was lead counsel in the first issue of agribusiness receivables certificates registered with the Brazilian Securities Commission (2009). He was also one of the lawyers involved in Burger King’s issue of agribusiness receivables certificates and Cyrela’s issue of real estate receivables certificates, which set precedents used by the market to this date.
Bruno has been ranked by several major legal publications such as The Legal 500, LACCA, Leaders League and Análise Advocacia for his expertise in Debt Capital Markets and Capital Markets in general.
Domaines d'intérêt
Langues
- Anglais
- Portugais
Expérience
- Advised, as deal counsel, in the structuring of the 4th and 5th issuance of debentures by Simpar S.A., totaling BRL1,5 billion (2022).
- Advised UBS Brasil Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A. and Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., as underwriters, on Jalles Machado S.A.’s 3rd issuance of “green bond” debentures totaling BRL350 million (2022).
- Advised XP Investimentos Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A. and UBS Brasil Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A., as underwriters, on Jalles Machado S.A.’s
1st issuance of debentures, totaling BRL451 million (2022). - Advised UBS Brasil Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A., as Lead Underwriter, in the public offering, of the 201st Issue of Agribusiness Receivables Certificate ("CRA") of Eco Securitizadora de Direitos Creditórios do Agronegócio S.A., with total issue value of BRL50 million backed by Agribusiness Credit Rights Owed by Alcoeste Bioenergi Fernandópolis S.A. (2022).
- Advised on the 52th Issuance of Opea Securitizadora S.A.’s of Real Estate Receivables Certificates (CRI) backed by real estate credits owed by Refrigeração Dufrio Comércio e Importação S.A. The total amount of the issuance was BRL100 million, with the coordination of Banco BTG Pactual S.A. (2022).
- Advised XP Investimentos as Lead Coordinator of Fundo de Investimento nas Cadeias Produtivas Agroindustriais Riza Agro – Fiagro – Imobiliário on its second public offering of quotes, under the terms of CVM Rule No. 400, totaling BRL360 million (2022).
- Advised the underwriters on Movida Locação de Veículos’ 8th and Movida Participações’ 9th issuance of debentures, with each totaling BRL1 billion (2022).
- Advised, as deal counsel, in the structuring of the 3rd issuance of debentures by Simpar S.A., in the amount of BRL1,5 billion, with the financial coordination of Banco BTG Pactual S.A. (2021).
- Advised Tereos on its 5th issuance of debentures, totaling BRL480 million. The issuance was structured in a single series of infrastructure debentures (2021).
- Advised Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações on the issuance of Real Estate Receivables Certificates (CRI), coordinated by Banco Itaú BBA, Banco do Brasil, Banco Safra, Banco Bradesco BBI and XP Investimentos, in the amount of BRL602 million (2019).
- Advised Banco Itaú BBA and Banco Santander on the 13th issue of simple, non-convertible, unsecured debentures, in three series, with additional personal guarantee given by Companhia de Locação das Américas, in the amount of BRL1 billion (2019).
- Advised Tereos Açúcar e Energia Brasil S.A. on the issuance of Agribusiness Receivables Certificate (CRA) in the amount of BRL300 million (2019).
- Advised Banco Bradesco BBI S.A., Banco J. Safra S.A. and Banco BNP Paribas Brasil S.A. on the public offering of Agribusiness Receivables Certificate (CRA) backed by debentures of Grupo Pão de Açúcar, in a sum equivalent to BRL800 million (2018).
- Advised Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações on the issuance of Real Estate Receivables Certificates (CRI), coordinated by XP Investimentos, in the amount of BRL300 million (2018).
- Advised Localiza Rent a Car S.A. on the issuance of Real Estate Receivables Certificates (CRI), coordinated by Banco Itau BBA and XP Investimentos, in the amount of BRL400 million (2018).
- Advised Norsa Refrigerantes S.A. on the public offering of Agribusiness Receivables Certificate (CRA) , coordinated by Banco Bradesco BBI and Banco Itaú BBA, in a sum equivalent to BRL657 million (2018).
- Advised XP Investimentos on establishment of the real estate investment fund XP Industrial Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário and in its first public offering in the amount of BRL125 million (2018).
- Advised Tereos Açúcar e Energia Brasil S.A. on the issuance of Agribusiness Receivables Certificate (CRA) in the amount of BRL392 million (2018).
- Advised XP Investimentos on establishment of the real estate investment fund XP Malls Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário and in its first public offering in the amount of BRL375 million (2017).
- Advised Tereos Açúcar e Energia Brasil S.A. on the issuance of Agribusiness Receivables Certificate (CRA) in the amount of BRL300 million (2017).
- Advised Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações on the issuance of Real Estate Receivables Certificates (CRI), coordinated by XP Investimentos, in the amount of BRL120 million (2016).
- Advised Burger King on the issuance of Agribusiness Receivables Certificate (CRA) in the amount of BRL150 million, transaction that established a parameter used by the market to date (2016).
- Advised Banco Bradesco BBI and Banco BTG Pactual on the issuance of Real Estate Receivables Certificate (CRI) backed by credit due by the Iguatemi Group in the amount of BRL210 million (2016).
- Advised Cibrasec and Caixa Econômica Federal on the issuance of Real Estate Receivables Certificate (CRI) in an amount exceeding BRL4 billion (2016).
- Advised Banco BTG Pactual on an agribusiness securitization transaction regarding its commodities segment in an amount exceeding BRL800 million (2015).
- Advised Banco Bradesco BBI and Banco BTG Pactual on the issuance of Real Estate Receivables Certificate (CRI) backed by credit due by the Iguatemi Group in the amount of BRL200 million (2015).
- Advised RB Capital and Caixa Econômica Federal on the issuance of Real Estate Receivables Certificate (CRI) in an amount exceeding BRL1 billion (2014).
Evénements
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juillet 162019
Presse
Formation
Universidade de São Paulo, PhD in Commercial Law, (2022)
Universidade de São Paulo, Master of Law
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Bachelor of Law (JD equivalent)
Inscription au Barreau
Barreau
- Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo
Affiliations
- Revista Capital Aberto’s Guest Lecturer for Workshops on Agribusiness Securities held in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 and for the Refresher Capital Markets Course of 2017;
- UQBAR’s Guest Lecturer for the Securitization Seminar of 2016
- Guest Teacher at Fundação Getúlio Vargas in 2011 for the class on “Banking Contracts”
- Assistant Teacher in the Corporate Law and Capital Markets course coordinated by lawyers Marcelo Trindade (former chairman of the Brazilian Securities Commission) and Luiz Antonio Sampaio Campos (former director of the Brazilian Securities Commission). From May, 2004, to June, 2005
- "Bruno has a focused practice on financing and issuance of CRAs and CRIs. He is well known in the market.". Ranked as Band 4 for Agribusiness in Chambers Brazil Industries & Sectors, 2023
- "Bruno Cerqueira and João Bertanha stand out for their creativity, agility, transparency and availability to serve us, combined with fair fees and success." Ranked as Recommend Lawyer for Capital Markets in The Legal 500 – Latin America, 2023
- Ranked as Leading for Debt Capital Markets in Leaders League, 2023
- Ranked in the 5th tier for Financial Transactions in Análise Advocacia, 2022
- Ranked as Excellent for Debt Capital Markets in Leaders League, 2021
- Ranked for Capital markets in LACCA Approved, 2021
- Ranked as Excellent for Debt Capital Markets in Leaders League, 2020
- Ranked for Capital markets in LACCA Approved, 2020