Alexei Bonamin

Alexei Bonamin is a lawyer and professor in the Capital Markets, Private Equity & Venture Capital and Investment Fund areas. He is partner of TozziniFreire Advogados in the Capital Markets, Banking & Finance, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Sustainable and Impact Investing, and ESG groups. He holds an LL.M. degree in Banking and Finance from LSE (The London School of Economics and Political Science) and he is a graduate of the Law School of PUC-SP (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo). He holds a CCEP (Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional) by SCCE (Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethic). In addition, Alexei is a Senior Vice-Chairman of the Capital Markets Forum of IBA (International Bar Association) and the Chair of the IBA Presidential Task Force on Impact Investing; and a member of the LAB (Financial Innovation Laboratory) created by CVM, BID and ABDE. With an extensive experience in capital markets, banking & finance, private equity & venture capital, sustainable, impact and ESG investing since 1996, Alexei has been recognized in relevant legal guides, such as Chambers Latin America, Chambers Global, The Legal 500, Latin Lawyer 250, Who´s Who Legal, Expert Guides, IFLR, Leaders League and Análise Advocacia 500. Alexei has recently assisted innovative transactions, such as, Brazil´s first impact investment fund; the first public offering of a social bond in Brazil; the first Brazilian online platform for investments in social and environmental projects; the first public offering of a sustainable bond in Brazil; during the COVID-19 pandemic, the first lending program in Brazil that offers lower interest rates and more flexible payment terms to small companies engaged with impact businesses and committed to maintaining jobs and income; and several public offering of green bonds, ESG investment funds and impact investment funds.