Expertise and dynamism to implement transactions
Formed by professionals with experience in the dynamics of transactions involving investment funds and asset management, L.O. Baptista’s team operates broadly in the sector, offering multidisciplinary and innovative legal assistance in the segments of Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Venture Capital and Seed Capital.
The firm advises investment funds managers and administrators, target companies (including startups and scale-ups) and investors (institutional, non-institutional and family offices) in all the investment cycle, from the legal evaluation of target companies, passing by the negotiation of contracts for the consummation of investments, up to the implementation of exit strategies.
The deep knowledge of the sector and related areas allows us to evaluate and propose creative solutions to make complex transactions viable, in Brazil and abroad, including aspects regarding tax, corporate governance, regulatory, financial restructuring, innovation and technology, social impact / ESG investments and assessment of civil, tax, labor, compliance and environmental issues, among other contingencies.
Committed and tailor-made services to investment funds and startups have earned us Leaders League Startups & Innovation nominations for four consecutive years (2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021).
How we can help:
- Assistance on investment funds constitution and registration, as well as regulatory compliance obligations;
- Drafting and assistance in negotiating investment agreements, shareholders’ agreements and related documents, whether for initial contributions (Series A), new fundraising rounds or divestment transactions, partial or total;
- Structuring debt transactions convertible into equity interest;
- Drafting of corporate documents and strategic contracts;
- Structuring of stock option plans;
- Advising on commercial contracts, including partnership agreements;
- Conduction of legal due diligence;
- Assistance on corporate governance aspects;
- Assistance on restructurings for IPOs; and
- Assistance to management companies and administrators on regulatory issues – Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM), Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (ABVCAP), Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Association (ANBIMA), among others.
