Foley & Lardner and Bronstein Zilberberg Represented Credit Fintech TerraMagna $40 Million Series A Investment Round

Foley advised TerraMagna with partner André Thiollier and the Palo Alto legal team, and Brazil’s Bronstein Zilberberg had partner Guilherme Potenza leading his firm deal team

Foley & Lardner advised TerraMagna, the rural credit fintech startup from Brazil, as U.S. legal counsel in TerraMagna’s $40 million Series A equity and debt finance round led by Softbank Group International Latin America Fund, Milenio Capital and Shift Capital.

Bronstein Zilberberg Chueiri Potenza Advogados  acted as Brazilian legal counsel to TerraMagna.

TerraMagna offers credit to the agrobusiness in partnership with industries and distributors that have relationships with small and medium-sized farmers, and has a portfolio which reached $120 million in 2021, a tenfold rise from 2020. The round marks Softbank‘s first venturing in the farming related activities.

About Foley Advising TerraMagna Series A Round

Foley & Lardner LLP acted as U.S. legal counsel to TerraMagna. 

Foley Silicon Valley partner and Latin America specialist,  Andre Thiollier advised TerraMagna and led the Foley’s legal deal team with Palo Alto’s corporate associate Ethan Floyd. 

The Am Law 50 Foley & Lardner is a US-based full service global law firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 26 offices worldwide. 

In 2021 the firm made a major leap into the M&A Venture capital services from its Palo Alto and San Francisco offices, which has placed Foley at the top US firms servicing Latin America and specially Brazil.

About Bronstein Zilberberg Acting as Brazilian Counsel to TerraMagna

Bronstein Zilberberg Chueiri Potenza Advogados  acted as Brazilian legal counsel to TerraMagna.

Partner Guilherme Potenza led the Bronstein Zilberberg’s transaction team with the contribution of corporate associate Amanda Iranaga. 

The Top Ranked Chambers Brazil 2022 Bronstein Zilberberg Chueiri Potenza Advogados is a full service law firm based in São Paulo, and it is highly recognized as one of the leading top-tier M&A Venture Capital law firms in Brazil.

Other Firms Behind the Deal

Winston & Strawn acted as U.S. legal counsel to Softbank and Shift Capital with Chicago partner Benjamin D. Kern leading the firm’s deal team.

Winston & Strawn is an international US-based law firm with over 15 offices worldwide.