Best known for its longstanding track record in project finance, the team at Cescon Barrieu is adept at advising on all stages of projects work, from tender proceedings to divestitures. The practice has a strong presence in all infrastructure and energy subsegments, including airports, roads, ports, sanitation, oil and gas, mining and renewable power. Maurício Teixeira dos Santos, whose areas of expertise span project finance, infrastructure divestment and project development, is regularly turned to by banks, corporations, investment funds and multilateral agencies. He oversees the department with Rafael Baleroni, who leads on project development and financing mandates involving the oil and gas, and mining sectors.
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Témoignages
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- 'Rafael Baleroni offers exceptional services in the energy sector.'
- ‘Rafael Baleroni has a combination of very attentive professional service and exceptional knowledge of the law. He is our company's preferred partner in Brazil.’
Clients clés
- COPEL – Cia Paranaense de Energia
- BNDES – Brazilian Development Bank
- Enel X Brasil S.A.
- Enel Brasil Seadrill Ltd.
- AES Brasil
- Atlas Renewable Energy
- Elecnor
- IDB- Inter-American Development Bank
- EDP Brasil
- VLI S/A
Points forts
- Advised Atlas Renewable Energy on the largest project financing carried out by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) of renewable energy projects in Latin America, in the total amount of $447.8m.
- Advised Concessionária das Linhas 8 e 9 do Sistema de Trens Metropolitanos de São Paulo S.A. and its sponsor CCR S.A on the R$4.6bn project financing for the expansion, modernisation and operation of lines 8 and 9 of the metropolitan train system of the city of São Paulo.
- Advised a syndicate of lenders and export credit agencies on the $1.63bn project financing of the construction and chartering of SBM’s FPSO unit known as Buzios 7 (Almirante de Tamandaré), which is to be deployed in the Buzios pre-salt field, located in the Santos Basin.
Avocats
Responsable de la pratique
Maurício Teixeira dos Santos; Rafael Baleroni