Professional Experience
Cristina Bueno joined the Firm in 2024 as a partner in the Transactional practice group. With more than 25 years of experience in M&A and private equity, she represents domestic and foreign clients, including publicly-held companies and investment funds in local and cross-border Merger and Acquisitions transactions, sales of assets, joint ventures, asset purchases from companies under judicial reorganization, corporate restructurings and reorganizations, and other corporate transactions involving various industries and sectors of the economy.
Cristina acted as an investment banker for 15 years, having worked at Goldman Sachs (Vice President, Investment Banking Division, Latin America Group), Standard Bank (Managing Director, Head of the M&A for the Americas) and UBS (Executive Director).
Work abroad
Cristina worked as an investment banker in the London and New York offices of Goldman Sachs.
Awards and Recognitions
Cristina has been recognized for her performance for many years by major legal rankings, such as Chambers and Partners Brazil (Corporate / M&A), IFLR 1000 (M&A and Private Equity), Latin Lawyer 250 (Corporate and M&A), Análise Advocacia Mulher and Análise Advocacia 500.
Academic Background
Cristina graduated from Universidade de São Paulo (USP) with a degree in Law and from Fundação Getúlio Vargas with a degree in Business Administration.
Languages
Portuguese and english.