Fabiana Y. Sakai

Primary Focus & Experience

Ms. Sakai’s clients include Brazilian corporations and US and Brazilian banks and underwriting firms.  She has extensive experience across a broad range of industries, including infrastructure, financial services, real estate, education, manufacturing and retail.

Among her recent representations:

• The underwriters or issuers in several equity offerings, including Arezzo, Magazine Luiza, AgroGalaxy, Banco Modal, Grupo GPS, Cruzeiro do Sul, Jalles Machado, Light, Petz, Sequoia, Grupo Mateus, Soma, Pague Menos, Aura Minerals, Banco BMG, Vivara, Centauro, Locamérica, Aliansce Sonae, Lojas Marisa, Camil Alimentos, Vulcabras, TAESA, CCR, LASA, Droga Raia, Cyrela Brazil Realty, Cielo, Hypermarcas, Fleury, Copasa, Redecard, Estácio, Multiplan and Iguatemi
• Magazine Luiza, one of the largest retail companies in Brazil, in its acquisition of Netshoes, a leading sports and lifestyle online retailer in Latin America, and the acquisition of Jovem Nerd, a multimedia platform
• Via Varejo, a major retail company in Brazil, in its acquisition of Airfox, a US technology company
• Itaú Unibanco in the sale of Bank of America’s entire equity stake in Itaú Unibanco, the acquisition of Bank Boston and in certain SEC and regulatory matters
• Pão de Açucar Group in corporate, securities and corporate governance matters and in its acquisition of Ponto Frio
• Itaúsa, one of the controlling shareholders of the Itaú Unibanco Group, in its acquisition of a 7.65% stake in gas pipeline unit Nova Transportadora do Sudeste (NTS) 
• Renova in its sale of renewable energy assets to SunEdison
• The underwriters or issuers in numerous investment grade and high-yield debt offerings and other debt financings, including Açu Petróleo, Usina Coruripe, FS Bioenergia, Prumo, Light, Braskem, CSN, Eldorado Celulose, Aegea, Andrade Gutierrez, Sabesp, Fibria, Marfrig, Cimentos Tupi and Construtora Norberto Odebrecht
• Embraer in corporate, capital markets and corporate governance matters
• Brookfield Brasil Participações, Santander Brasil, Arteris and DASA in cross border tender offers

Recognition & Accomplishments

Ms. Sakai studied law at University of São Paulo, Brazil.  She holds post-graduate degrees from New York University School of Law (LL.M), Institute of European Studies graduate program in International Law, and the University of San Diego, Institute of International and Comparative Law. Ms. Sakai speaks Portuguese, English, Italian, French and Spanish.