FELIPE BARRETO VEIGA

FELIPE BARRETO VEIGA

Partner

Main Areas of Practice

SEGMENTS

  • Banks and Financial Services
  • Education and Edtechs
  • Health, Beauty and Healthtechs
  • Investment Funds
  • Startups and Fintechs
  • Technology

Know-how

Felipe Barreto Veiga is an attorney, professor, and founder of BVA. He also serves as the firm’s Managing Partner and Senior Partner of the M&A, Venture Capital, and Private Equity practices.

With nearly two decades of experience, Felipe is recognized as one of Brazil’s leading M&A lawyers, having successfully closed more than 250 M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Debt Capital Markets transactions amounting to over 10 billion Brazilian reais. His experience includes a significant number of cross-border deals, representing Brazilian clients in international transactions and foreign clients acquiring or investing in assets in Brazil.

He is also regarded as one of Latin America’s top technology lawyers, consistently ranked among the region’s leading legal professionals by international publications such as Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, TTR, Leaders League, Análise, and others.

According to Legal 500, Felipe “stands out for his unique combination of deep technical knowledge, commercial acumen, and ability to deliver creative, tailored solutions to clients’ challenges, making him a standout in M&A, Private Equity, and Venture Capital transactions.”

This view is echoed by clients surveyed by Chambers and Partners, who describe him as “an outstanding professional with strong business insight and deep technical expertise,” as well as “an excellent lawyer, highly focused on problem-solving and risk management.”

In 2025, Felipe was recognized as an Up and Coming Partner in the Chambers Brazil rankings—leading the firm he founded 10 years earlier out of a small coworking space. This entrepreneurial spirit continues to be admired by his clients, including entrepreneurs, board members, and investors.

Felipe’s client portfolio includes major corporations, business groups from around the world, banks, asset managers, startups, and middle-market companies. Known for his pro-business approach, he has become a trusted personal advisor to some of Brazil’s most prominent entrepreneurs. His work as a lawyer has been featured in best-selling books written by leading Brazilian entrepreneurs, including “Nada Easy” by Tallis Gomes, and “Saída de Mestre” by João Cristofolini and Eduardo Cosomano.

Felipe has led several landmark M&A, Private Equity, and Venture Capital transactions in the Brazilian market in recent years, representing companies such as Porto Seguro, Santander, SoftBank, VTEX, Locaweb, Natura, Galápagos Capital, MRV Engenharia, Nuvini, Domo Invest, Itaú BBA, BTG Pactual, BNDES, Kovi, Apex Partners, OLX, Grupo Zap, Artplan, Ambev, Wine.com.br, Blowtex, Helisul Aviação, Pátria Investimentos, Banco Modal, Alper Seguros, Intellipost, Boticário, Semantix, Grupo Cataratas, Cidade Matarazzo, Gafisa Properties, Random Ventures, Suno, Singu, V4 Company, among many others.

Under his leadership, BVA’s M&A, Corporate, Venture Capital, and Debt Capital Markets teams have been consistently recognized by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, IFLR 1000, Leaders League, and other rankings as one of Brazil’s leading law firms. The firm was also ranked for four consecutive years by TTR – Transactional Track Record as one of Brazil’s top firms for M&A, Private Equity, and Venture Capital transactions.

Felipe is also a professor of Law and M&A, teaching at institutions such as G4 Educação (where he lectures alongside former Minister of the Economy Paulo Guedes) and Societário Academy. He is the author of numerous articles and books in multiple languages, including “Marco Legal das Startups” and “Direito no Metaverso”, both published by Thomson Reuters/Revista dos Tribunais.

He is frequently consulted by the media and has been featured in outlets such as Bloomberg, Valor Econômico, O Globo, Veja, Exame, Capital Aberto, Forbes, Mergermarket, Latin Lawyer, Yahoo Finance, ConJur, Estadão, Correio Braziliense, DCI, StartSe (Brazil), and many others.

Felipe is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), the American Bar Association (ABA), the Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA), the International Trademark Association (INTA), and the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB).

  • Graduated in Law – Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
  • Leadership in Law Firms – Harvard Law School
  • Program on Negotiation – Harvard Law School
  • Law Firm Management – Fordham Law School
  • Mergers & Acquisitions – New York Institute of Finance
  • Acted as lead legal advisor to the largest asset manager in Espírito Santo and an investment fund in acquiring a significant stake in Wine.com.br, the world’s largest wine e-commerce platform, as well as in negotiations with Peninsula Investimentos;
  • Led the sale of Unidub, Brazil’s largest dubbing company, to Iyuno, a global leader in the dubbing sector based in Singapore;
  • Served as the lead legal advisor to Agroline, Lineagro, and their controllers in selling a controlling interest to Patria Investimentos S.A;
  • Coordinated the sale of Mobills to Banco Santander and Toro Investimentos, representing the founders in the sale of 100% of the company’s shares;
  • Acted as lead legal advisor to Alper Seguros, Brazil’s largest insurance broker, in the acquisition of 100% of Goodwinds’ shares;
  • Served as the lead legal advisor to Helisul in the acquisition of 100% of Ecocopter’s shares, one of the largest helicopter; operators in Latin America, as well as in the financing negotiations with Itaú BBA;
  • Led the management buyout and debt restructuring transaction of one of Brazil’s largest publicly traded real estate development companies, representing an investment fund in negotiations with the company’s other major shareholders;
  • Acted as the lead legal advisor to Cidade Matarazzo in the 7th private issuance of convertible debentures totaling R$ 565 million;
  • Represented Goldman Sachs Brasil Banco Múltiplo in the acquisition of assets from a restructuring company;
  • Acted as lead legal advisor to LiveOn and its founders in the sale of 100% of the company’s shares to Banco Modal and XP Inc;
  • Served as the lead legal advisor to Brazil’s largest air tourism company in acquiring a significant stake in Grupo Cataratas; Brazil’s largest sustainable tourism concessionaire (operator of the Iguazu Falls National Park, Fernando de Noronha National Park, Rio de Janeiro Aquarium, etc.), as well as in obtaining financing from international financial institutions;
  • Acted as lead legal advisor to Singu in a convertible debenture issuance transaction with Natura S.A., representing the founders and a group of investors;
  • Coordinated the first issuance of Real Estate Receivables Certificates (CRI) for Cidade Matarazzo, totaling R$ 173 million, jointly with Vectis Gestão de Recursos;
  • Served as the lead legal advisor to V4 Company and its founder in an investment transaction by Dreamers Group;
  • Acted as deal counsel for Kovi and the founders of Easy Carros in the acquisition of 100% of the company’s capital;
  • Represented Panasonic Brasil and Panasonic in a project finance transaction to build a solar power park in Ceará, in a R$ 1.2 billion transaction;
  • Led the 2nd issuance of debentures for The Led under Galapagos Capital’s coordination, acting as deal counsel;
  • Acted as lead legal advisor to Nuvini, listed on Nasdaq, in a series of acquisitions;
  • Represented Grupo Zap and OLX in the acquisition of 100% of Sohtec’s shares, a startup in the real estate sector;
  • Served as the lead legal advisor to Singu in the sale of 100% of the company’s shares to Natura S.A;
  • Acted as lead legal advisor to Pegaki and its founders in the sale of 100% of the company’s shares to Intellipost;
  • Led the sale of 100% of Netzee’s shares to Locaweb;
  • Coordinated the sale of Cuco Health to Raia Drogasil, representing the founder and company investors;
  • Represented Latin America’s largest e-commerce technology company in an investment round with Softbank and Valor Capital;
  • Led the sale of 100% of UCondo’s shares to MRV Engenharia, representing the founders;
  • Represented LinkApi and its founders in the sale of 100% of the company’s shares to Semantix;
  • Represented Sunshine State Oil in negotiations with Starboard Capital in a structured investment transaction for Brazil’s largest private oil refinery;
  • Led the sale transaction of Brazil’s largest cryptocurrency platform in negotiations with the country’s largest private equity bank;
  • Represented BNDES and Domo Invest, one of Latin America’s largest venture capital managers, in over 50 venture capital investment transactions;
  • Acted as lead legal advisor to a significant shareholder in the sale of their stake in Newe Seguros;
  • Led the sale of 100% of Get In’s shares to Ambev, representing the founders;
  • Led the Series A investment round for Gama Academy, subsequently acquired by Cogna Educação;
  • Coordinated the acqui-hire acquisition of Simples by VTEX;
  • Represented Oakberry in its international expansion to over 30 countries, negotiating joint ventures with foreign investors and operators;
  • Portuguese
  • English
  • Leaders League 2025
    IP: Trademark Litigation
    IP: Trademark Prosecution
    Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
    Technology
    Startups & Innovation
    Venture Capital
  • IAM Patent 1000
  • IP Stars 2025 – Trademark Prosecution 
  • Chambers Brazil 2025 – Intellectual Property 
  • WTR 1000 2025
  • IFLR 1000 2025 – M&A | Fundos de Investimentos | Banking
  • Chambers Global 2025 – M&A (Highly Regarded)
  • Chambers Brazil 2025 – Venture Capital | Up and Coming 
  • Leaders League 2024 – M&A: Mid-Cap Transactions
  • The Legal 500 2024 – Corporate and M&A: Mid-Market
  • IFLR 1000 2024 – M&A
  • Leaders League 2023
    IP: Trademark Litigation
    IP: Trademark Prosecution
    Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
    Technology
    Startups & Innovation
    Venture Capital
  • Análise Advocacia 2023 – Digital and Foods, Beverages, and Tobacco
  • The Legal 500 2023 – Corporate and M&A
  • Leaders League 2022 – Startups & Inovation
  • Leaders League 2021 – Startus & Inovation and Trademark Prosecution
  • Leaders League 2020 – Startups & Inovation and Copyright Law
  • Leaders League 2019 – Startups & Inovation
  • Leaders League 2018 – Intellectual Property, Copyright Law, Startups & Innovation, Technology, Internet & Telecommunication
  • Leaders League 2017 – Intellectual Property
  • Latin Lawyer Reference 2018 – Technology, Startups, and Digital Services
  • Latin Lawyer Reference 2017 – Technology, Startups, and Digital Services
  • Análise Advocacia – 2018 – Banks and Financial Institutions
  • IFLR 1000 – M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions)
  • The Legal 500 – Corporate and M&A
  • The Legal 500 – Venture Capital, Private Equity, and M&A

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