Boutique · Financial and Capital Markets

Full service for the investment fund industry.

A boutique law firm 100% focused on investment funds and structured finance transactions, private credit, real estate transactions, alternative assets and funds, regulatory advice, asset management and wealth management. In addition to advising across the entire investment fund ecosystem and on structured transactions, Darmont Advogados also handles litigation and preventive matters, credit recovery and the full range of corporate and capital markets disputes.

Scale

~50 asset managers and 800+ funds under ongoing advice

Offices

São Paulo, Itaim Bibi (headquarters) · Rio de Janeiro, Botafogo — Torre Rio Sul

Market Presence

The numbers behind our specialization

~50

Asset Managers & Fiduciary Administrators

Active institutional clients in the fund industry

800+

Investment Funds

Advised on an ongoing basis across the entire regulatory chain

R$ 43.2 bn

Issuance Volume

In structured capital markets transactions

Strategic litigation portfolio

Engaged in high-profile cases involving investment funds, capital markets and credit recovery. We represent fiduciary administrators and asset managers in administrative proceedings before the CVM, B3 and ANBIMA, and defend them in lawsuits, arbitrations and regulatory enforcement proceedings.

Integrated advice across the fund ecosystem

We serve the entire ecosystem — from structuring and accreditation to ongoing regulatory compliance: asset managers, fiduciary administrators, custodians, broker-dealers (DTVMs), investment advisors (AAIs), family offices, closed pension funds (EFPCs), investment banks and fintechs.

International recognition

Contributors to the Legal 500 and to the Chambers & Partners Global Practice Guide — Alternative Funds 2025 and 2026 — and a firm ranked by Leaders League and IFLR1000.

About us

A firm built like a trading desk

Business oriented

100% focused on structured finance, private credit and funds. We speak the language of originators, asset managers and investors — and translate it into legal certainty.

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Experience, dedication and excellence

A team made up exclusively of professionals with hands-on experience in the financial and capital markets, from designing the structure to closing the deal.

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Trust, loyalty and resources

Committed to sustaining our ecosystem of clients and team members, with dedicated, efficient and long-term delivery.

Practice Areas

Nine practices, one single operation

Structured Finance & Project Finance

Design, negotiation and implementation of project finance structures and tailor-made transactions.

Structuring

Credit Transactions

Private credit, bank credit notes (CCBs), debentures, collateral and debt instruments at every stage.

Credit

Structured Investment Funds

FIDCs (receivables funds), FIPs (private equity funds), FIIs (real estate funds) and other structured vehicles — formation, fund regulations, governance and life cycle.

Funds

Alternative Assets

Advice on alternative asset classes, from origination to structuring the vehicle.

Alternatives

Asset Management & Market Structures

Asset managers, administrators and service providers: incorporation, agreements and regulatory compliance.

Asset

Regulatory — Financial and Capital Markets

CVM (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission), Central Bank of Brazil, ANBIMA and self-regulation: registrations, offerings, AML/CFT and regulatory compliance.

Regulatory

Real Estate Transactions

Real estate structures linked to the capital markets: real estate receivables certificates (CRIs), FIIs, built-to-suit and security interests over real estate.

Real Estate