Structured Credit in Brazil: Why Now Is a Decisive Moment — and How Bamboo DCM Can Be Your Partner From First Issuance to First Billion

The landscape has shifted: private credit has become a strategic lever for growth. With Bamboo DCM, you structure with intelligence, speed, and build a lasting presence in the market.

1. The Era of Smart/Structured Credit

• What was once a privilege of multinationals and banks is now an accessible tool for companies with real assets and strategic vision.

   

• Just as cloud computing democratized access to technology, structured credit is redefining access to capital.
   

• Brazil is at an inflection point: high interest rates, disintermediation, and institutional appetite are aligned like never before.

   

2. What Is Structured Credit?

• Technical Definition: A form of financing in which assets (receivables, real estate, contracts) are transformed into tradable debt instruments.
   

• Origin: Born in the U.S. in the 70s–80s (mortgage-backed securities); gained traction in Brazil after Law 12.431 with instruments like CRI, CRA, and FIDC.
   

• Typical Composition: collateral + vehicle + legal structure + rating + investors.

3. Real Examples: How Companies Use Structured Credit

• Developer: Advance funding via CRI backed by atypical rent from a AAA building.
• Agribusiness: CRA issuance with a future crop delivery commitment.
• Fintech: Credit portfolio sale via FIDC with subordinated tranches.
• Industry: Debenture backed by indexed supply contracts.

4. Market Dynamics — How It Works in Practice

• Key Players: originator, structurer, custodian, manager, investor.
• Issuer Journey: diagnosis → structuring → roadshow → distribution → monitoring.
• Pricing Logic: credit risk, quality of collateral, subordination, maturity, CDI rate + spread.
• Different Models: on-balance vs. off-balance, granular vs. concentrated, open vs. closed structures.

5. Why Timing Matters Now

• Interest rates remain high, with investors seeking real yield.
• Banks are selective and slow, creating room for disintermediation.
• Institutional investors have liquidity and a mandate for structured credit.
• Companies have cash-generating assets that remain unmonetized.

6. The Potential in Brazil — And What’s Still Missing

• Structured credit represents less than 2% of Brazil’s GDP; in the U.S., it exceeds 25%.
• 95% of mid-sized companies still rely exclusively on banks.
• Informal accounting practices and low use of fiduciary guarantees still limit expansion.
  But this is changing — fast.

7. Conclusion — It’s Not Just About Credit. It’s About Smart Growth

• Structured credit is now the main bridge between assets and financial resources.
   
• More than accessing capital, it’s about structuring trust, scale, and reputation.
   
• The question is not “if” — but how your company will join this silent revolution.

2. A Market on the Rise — Q1 / 2025

* Includes commercial notes; Feb/25 hit a record R$ 30.2 billion in debentures.
** Includes CRIs, CRAs, FIDCs, and other receivables certificates.

2025 Drivers: Attractive real interest rates, migration of ~R$ 400 billion from multimarket funds to credit since 2024, and CVM 60 expanding the use of securitized debentures.

3. Movements That Validate the Thesis 

4. How Bamboo DCM Boosts Your Issuance — From First Ticket to First Billion

Result: Complexity becomes clarity, timelines become predictable, and your company gains runway to scale past R$ 1 billion in issuances with institutional-grade governance.

Bamboo DCM is Brazil’s first AI-native debt dealer.
With proprietary technology, independence, and institutional-grade execution, we connect growing companies to qualified investors through tailor-made credit structures.
We are the strategic partner for ambitious issuers — from their first issuance to their first billion in fundraising.

bamboo DCM is the independent, AI-native debt house trusted by growth-stage companies to access capital markets.

We structure and distribute debt with institutional standards — CRIs, FIDCs, debentures — with precision, agility, and strategic alignment.

Combining senior capital markets experience with proprietary technology, we accelerate every phase of the debt cycle — from origination to post-issuance monitoring.
We serve expanding companies and advisors looking for a smarter, scalable way to access the market — free from conflicts of interest and unnecessary complexity.

Ready to move forward?
If your credit or receivables platform, real estate or infrastructure project exceeds R$ 20 million and needs scalable funding, contact the Bamboo DCM team now:

originacao@bamboodcm.com 

*Data: ANBIMA & CVM (March/25 Bulletin). This material is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a public offering of securities.