Felipe Barreto Veiga

Felipe Barreto Veiga is the founding partner and Managing Partner of BVA, as well as the head of the firm’s M&A, Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Debt Capital Markets (DCM) practices. He represents business owners, entrepreneurs, business families, publicly listed and privately held companies, family offices, startups, banks, asset managers, and investment funds from across Brazil and more than 70 countries.

Is recognized by Chambers Global and Chambers Brazil as one of the leading M&A and Venture Capital lawyers in Brazil. He is also regarded as one of the top technology sector lawyers in Latin America and is consistently featured in major international legal rankings and awards, such as Legal 500, IFLR 1000, Leaders League, and Análise Advocacia, among others.

Felipe founded BVA over a decade ago with a strong entrepreneurial and business-driven vision. Under his leadership as Managing Partner, BVA has become one of the most respected law firms in Brazil and Latin America, with approximately 100 professionals and more than 1,300 clients, and has received over 40 national and international awards and recognitions. This entrepreneurial spirit is highly regarded by clients and the market, and in 2025, Felipe was named one of the top 50 Managing Partners in Brazil.

In addition, under his leadership, BVA’s M&A, Corporate, Venture Capital, and Debt Capital Markets practices are frequently recognized by leading national and international rankings and awards, and are consistently featured by TTR – Transactional Track Record as among the most active in the country by number of transactions, ranking in the Top 10 of the Private Equity league tables in 2025.

He 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).

• 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;

• OPM – Owner/President Management – Harvard Business School
• Mergers & Acquisitions – New York Institute of Finance
• Law Firm Management – Fordham Law School
• Program on Negotiation – Harvard Law School
• Leadership in Law Firms – Harvard Law School
• Graduated in Law – Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

• Chambers Global
  

  Corporate and M&A

  Venture Capital

• Chambers Brazil
  

  Corporate and M&A

  Venture Capital (Up and Coming)

• Leaders League
  

  IP: Trademark Litigation

  IP: Trademark Prosecution

  Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

  Technology

  Startups & Innovation

  Venture Capital

  M&A: Mid-Cap

  M&A: Small cap

• Análise Advocacia
  

  Banks and Financial Services

  Digital

  Foods, Beverages and Tobacco

• Latin Lawyer Reference

With 20 years of experience, he has led the structuring and legal advisory of more than 300 M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital, and DCM transactions, totaling over BRL 12 billion in completed deals. His experience includes transactions involving companies such as Pátria Investimentos, BTG Pactual, Santander, Itaú BBA, Scotiabank, BNDES, Apex Partners, Galápagos Capital, Gol Linhas Aéreas, CVC, Locaweb, SoftBank, Kaszek Ventures, Valor Capital, Domo Invest, NSTech, Wine.com.br, Natura, MRV Engenharia, Kovi, OLX, Grupo Zap, Ambev, Blowtex, Helisul Aviação, Banco Modal, Alper Seguros, Nuvini, Gedu Global Education, Intellipost, Boa Safra, Grupo Boticário, Semantix, Grupo Cataratas, Cidade Matarazzo, G4 Educação, Ásia Shipping, H2 Bet, Gafisa Properties, Random Ventures, Suno, The Led, V4 Company, among many others.

His practice includes a significant number of cross-border transactions, representing Brazilian clients in international deals and foreign investors in the acquisition of or investment in assets in Brazil.

Known for his business-oriented approach, he has become a trusted advisor to some of the most prominent Brazilian entrepreneurs.

He is the author of articles and books published in four languages, including Startup Legal Framework, Practical Guide to Digital Law, Law in the Metaverse, and Intellectual Property in Practice, all published by Revista dos Tribunais/Thomson Reuters. His work as an M&A lawyer is also featured in best-selling books such as Nada Easy, by Tallis Gomes, and Saída de Mestre, by João Cristofolini and Eduardo Cosomano.

Felipe is a frequent speaker at various events and regularly contributes to leading media outlets, including Valor, Bloomberg, GloboNews, G1, Folha de S.Paulo, Estadão, Exame, Veja, Forbes, CNBC Brasil, Capital Aberto, O Globo, and JOTA, among others.