Hugo advises U.S. and non-U.S. companies and investment banks across a broad range of capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings, follow-on equity offerings, debt offerings and debt restructurings and other secured and unsecured financings.
Clients also look to him for advice on corporate governance, ESG, SEC reporting and other compliance matters as well as mergers and acquisitions, financings and restructurings.
His practice ranges across a variety of industries, with particular focus on financial services, technology, education, retail and energy.
Representative matters
Nubank on its $2.6 billion SEC-registered IPO (“Fintech Group of the Year Award” (2022), Law360)
XP Inc. on its $9.5 billion combination involving Itaú Unibanco Holding’s XPart unit
Rumo on its $500 million sustainability-linked notes offering
BR Distribuidora on its R$11.4 billion equity offering
Vale on its R$11.5 billion participating debentures offering
Lavoro on its $1.2 billion combination with TPB Acquisition Corp. I
Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition on its $230 million SEC-registered IPO
Crescera Capital Acquisition on its $201 million SEC-registered IPO
XP Inc. on its $750 million notes offering
Patria Investments on its $588.4 million SEC-registered IPO
XP Inc. on its $1.23 billion equity SEC-registered follow-on offering
Bluescape Opportunities Acquisition on its $575 million SEC-registered IPO
Natura on its $1 billion global offering of common shares and ADSs
Rumo on its R$6.4 billion equity offering
East Resources Acquisition on its $300 million SEC-registered IPO
Rumo on its $500 million notes offering
XP Inc. on its $954.8 million secondary SEC-registered offering
BrightView Holdings on its $134 million secondary offering
Lockheed Martin on its $1.15 billion notes offering
Moura Dubeux on its R$1.1 billion Rule 144A/Reg. S IPO
Afya on its $341.7 million follow-on SEC-registered offering
XP on its $2.25 billion SEC-registered IPO
Arco Platform Limited on its $331.9 million follow-on SEC-registered offering
Afya Limited on its SEC-registered IPO and Nasdaq listing
Neoenergia S.A. on its R$3.7 billion Rule 144A/Reg. S IPO
Localiza Rent a Car on Its R$1.8 billion Rule 144A/Reg. S equity offering
Fintech Group of the Year Award, Law360, 2022
Impact Deals of the Year Award, ITR Americas, 2022
Capital Markets Deal of the Year Award, Latin Lawyer, 2022
Equity Deal of the Year Award, IFLR Americas, 2022
Equity Deal of the Year Award, IFLR Americas, 2020
Debt & Equity-Linked Team of the Year Award, IFLR Americas, 2020
Admissions
Attorney-at-law, Brazil, 2013
Attorney-at-law, State of New York, US, 2019
Academic
LLM, Securities and Financial Regulation (Merit Scholarship, with Distinction, Dean’s List, CALI Excellence for the Future Award), Georgetown University Law Center, 2018
BBA, Strategy and Management (Honor Roll), Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo, 2016
LLB, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Direito de São Paulo, 2012
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian, French