Paulo Fernando de Menezes Cardoso Counsel

Av. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek, 1455 12th Floor, Suite 121 São Paulo, SP 04543-011 BR [email protected] Phone: +55-11-3546-1007 Fax: +55-11-3546-1002

Based the Firm’s São Paulo office, Paulo Fernando de Menezes PRACTICE FOCUS Cardoso represents corporate issuers, investment banks and private equity sponsors on domestic and international equity Corporate and debt offerings, with a primary focus in Brazil and Latin Capital Markets America. He regularly advises on global securities transactions, Equity and Equity Linked including SEC-registered initial public offerings, follow-on Initial Public Offerings offerings and investment grade and high yield bonds. Paulo also Mergers and Acquisitions Latin America advises clients on SEC-reporting matters, merger and acquisitions, corporate governance and other complex corporate matters.

Select transactions include advising:

VTEX in its SEC-registered US$415.2 million NYSE IPO Zenvia Inc. in its SEC-registered US$150 million NASDAQ IPO and concurrent US$50 million private placement Netshoes in its SEC-registered US$148.5 million NYSE IPO and its merger with Magazine Luiza; Underwriters in Vasta Platform Limited’s SEC-registered US$353 million NASDAQ IPO; Underwriters in Linx S.A.’s SEC-registered US$257 million NYSE IPO; Underwriters in CPFL Energia S.A.’s SEC-registered R$3.7 billion NYSE equity follow-on offering; PetroRio S.A, Unigel Participações S.A., BRF S.A. and other issuers in a number of secured and unsecured bond

www.simpsonthacher.com 1 offerings and liability management transactions; Via Varejo on its R$4.5 billion primary follow-on equity offering on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3); Mulilaser S.A. in its R$1.9 billion IPO on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3); Brisanet S.A. in its R$1.25 billion IPO on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3); Dotz S.A. in its R$390.7 million IPO on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3); Aura Minerals in its R$790.1 million IPO on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3); C&A Brazil and the selling shareholders in its R$813.7 million IPO on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3); Neogrid Participações S.A. in its R$423 million IPO on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3); Placement agents in follow-on equity offerings by Magazine Luiza on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3); Placement agents in Cogna Educação’s $R2.55 billion follow-on equity offering on the the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3); Placement agents in PetroRio S.A. R$2 billion follow-on equity offerings on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3); Ambipar Participações e Empreendimentos in its R$941 million IPO on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3); Placement agents in 3R Petroleum Óleo e Gás’ R$600 million IPO and follow-on equity offering on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3); and Placement agents in follow-on equity offering by Lojas Marisa S.A. on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3).

Paulo received his LL.M. from The University of Chicago Law School in 2011, his Business Management B.A. from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 2010 and his LL.B. from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro in 2006. He is admitted to practice in New York.

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