Demarest announces new partner in capital markets practice area
Demarest Advogados announced the arrival of Carlos Henrique de Araújo (pictured) as a new partner in its capital markets practice area.
Carlos holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Pennsylvania (USA) and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. With 17 years of experience in the legal sector, he began his career as an intern at the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), where he developed a strong foundation in regulatory and capital markets matters.
Carlos has built a solid career at leading law firms in the market and also served as a foreign associate at the New York office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. In recent years, he led the legal department of a prominent asset management firm, where he was responsible for structuring complex transactions and developing investment strategies across funds focused on sectors such as real estate, agribusiness, and infrastructure, among others.
Carlos’s professional background includes advising on public securities offerings, receivables securitization, investment funds, and financial restructurings. He has extensive experience supporting both domestic and international companies across a range of industries, as well as banks and financial institutions, in fundraising transactions, project development, and the management of complex operations.
