2024-2025 Global AI Trends Guide
Jonathan Lewis
Partner Corporate & Finance
Languages
English, Portuguese
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Chambers Global 2024 and Chambers Brazil 2023Jonathan Lewis is one of the best American lawyers here in Brazil, with a strong knowledge of US regulations. He knows how to deal with Brazilian players and also has strong commercial skills, which makes the negotiations smoother.
Jonathan Lewis provides New York law and English law advice to clients in a wide range of corporate and financial transactions, including public and private offerings of equity and debt securities (with a particular focus on high yield debt, SEC-registered offerings and EMTN programmes), liability management transactions, restructurings, cross-border financings, mergers and acquisitions and strategic investments.
Recognized as a leading international capital markets lawyer in Brazil, Jonathan has extensive experience representing issuers, investment banks, sponsors and selling shareholders on some of the most significant and innovative transactions in the region. Noted as being “one of the best American lawyers here in Brazil” by Chambers Global, Jonathan also regularly advises clients on corporate governance, securities disclosure and regulatory compliance, to provide advice across all stages of the corporate life cycle.
Jonathan has broad experience with complex capital structures and debt restructurings, as well as advising clients on corporate structuring and preparing clients to become first time issuers in the capital markets. Jonathan advises clients across a range of industries, including banking, financial services, private capital, transportation, retail, industrials and energy and natural resources.
Permanently based in Brazil since 2016, Jonathan’s career spans more than 15 years and has a strong emerging markets focus. He has also practiced in New York, London, Dubai, Moscow, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Chambers Brazil 2024Jonathan Lewis is very responsive, talented and has in-depth experience on debt and equity capital markets. He has a great reputation among his business and legal partners working at banks.
Representative experience
Azul S.A. in groundbreaking recapitalization and restructuring transactions supported by an ad hoc group of holders of secured bonds and convertible debentures, including debt and equity issuances.
Caixa Seguridade on its R$ 1.2 billion public offering of common shares sold by Caixa Econômica Federal.
Caixa Econômica Federal on its US$700 million social inclusion bond issuance issued under its GMTN programme.
A Brazilian bank on a margin loan agreement.
A Brazilian private capital provider on multiple investments in US listed equity securities.
U.S. SEC-registered IPOs and follow-on equity offerings by Azul Brazilian Airlines, Nexa Resources, Vinci Partners and XP Inc., among others.
High yield and investment grade bond offerings including by Azul, B2W/LASA, Banco do Brasil, BTG Pactual, Cosan, Fibria, Globo, Hidrovias, Nexa Resources, Rumo, Ultra, Usiminas and Votorantim.
Rule 144A/Reg S IPOs and follow-on equity offerings including by Banco PAN, BTG Pactual, Cury Construtora, Eletropaulo, Energisa, GetNinjas, Hidrovias, Méliuz, Mobly, Rumo, Santos Brasil and Valid.
Liability management transactions including by Banco BMG, Banco do Brasil, Banco Mercantil, Banco Votorantim, CBA, Cielo, Embraer, General Shopping, Globo, InterCement, Nexa Resources and Votorantim.
Comprehensive debt restructurings by companies across the region, including Azul Brazilian Airlines, as well as Kaltex and Posadas in Mexico.
Private capital transactions, including by Banco C6, GP Investments, G2D Investments, Spice Private Equity, Urca Real Estate, Vinci Partners and XP Private Equity.
Long track record advising on SPACs by Brazilian sponsors and Brazilian de-SPAC transactions, including GP Investments, XP Private Equity, Estre Ambiental, Rimini Street and SuperBac Biotechnology.
Credentials
Education
- Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, College of Law, 2007
- LL.B. (Hons), University of Nottingham, 2006
Bar admissions and qualifications
- New York
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Brazil