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Fabio Yamada

Fábio Yamada is a partner in the Latin America Practice Group. His practice focuses mainly on advisory, transactional and finance matters in Latin America. Fábio advises private equity and other alternative asset fund managers on a broad range of issues, including fund formations, co-investments and ongoing fund administrative matters. Fábio also advises institutional investors in investments in private investment funds and buy-side secondary transactions. Fábio has extensive experience in capital markets, banking, securitization and debt restructuring transactions. He also has represented acquirers and sellers in merger and acquisition transactions.

Fábio is actively involved in the private equity community in Brazil and frequently collaborates on projects with the Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (ABVCAP) and its members.

Prior to joining Proskauer, Fábio worked as an international lawyer at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP. While in Brazil, he worked at the law firm of Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados and at the legal departments of BankBoston (currently Itaú Unibanco), WestLB and NorChem (currently J.P. Morgan). In addition, Fábio was an invited member of the Legal Committee of the Brazilian Association of International Banks.

On December 22, 2020, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued new guidance with disclosure considerations for special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”). The new guidance is reflected in CF Disclosure Guidance Topic No. 11 (“Topic No. 11”). SPACs, or “blank check companies,” become public reporting companies through initial public

On December 1, 2020, Nasdaq proposed new listing rules that, if approved by the SEC following a public comment period,[1] would require Nasdaq-listed companies either to have, or explain why they do not have, at least two diverse directors and disclose information about the diversity of their directors on an annual basis.  The new

On November 19, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation S-K that update and streamline its rules governing Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) disclosure and related requirements to provide selected financial data and quarterly financial information.[1]  The rule changes are part of

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On May 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) amended the financial statement and other disclosure requirements that apply when public companies acquire or dispose of a business or real estate operations.[1] The amendments simplify and rationalize the current rules, and should on balance decrease the regulatory burdens on public companies.