Consolidating Academic and Professional Dialogue: Successes of the Third M&A Congress in Colombia
Semillero Fusiones y Adquisiciones Universidad de Los Andes
With the participation of both local and international experts, the congress has become a benchmark of excellence, contributing to the development of the practice of mergers and acquisitions in Latin America.
The Third Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Congress in Colombia has marked a significant m...
Bofill Mir advises Altis on the strategic acquisition of a 35% stake in Oxzo, driving innovation in salmon farming
Chile
Bofill Mir has advised Altis Principal Investments (‘Altis’) in the acquisition of 35% of Oxzo, a company linked to Fiordo Austral, a leading company in oxygenation for salmon farming.
Bofill Mir ‘s role consisted in the negotiation and materialisation of the acquisition of shares for 35% o...
Deal Points 2024 (Colombia)
Colombia, Latin America-wide, Sergio Carreño Mendoza, III M&A Congress, The Mergers and Acquisitions Seminar of the Universidad de los Andes
On 17 October, in the framework of the III M&A Congress, the Mergers and Acquisitions Seminar of the Universidad de los Andes launched the report Mergers and Acquisitions.Deal Points 2024 (Colombia).
The study aims to contribute to the understa...
ARIAS advises IFC on major $150 million financing for Grupo Ransa
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
ARIAS served as legal counsel to International Finance Corporation (IFC), member of the World Bank Group, in a strategic $150 million financing operation granted to Grupo Ransa. This transaction, which spanned multiple jurisdictions across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), will support Grupo Ra...
Cuatrecasas hires Alejandra Palacios as new competition external advisor
Mexico
Cuatrecasas - Alejandra Palacios has joined Cuatrecasas as an external advisor to the Firm, based in the Mexico City office.
With a notable career that includes serving as the first woman to chair Mexico’s Antitrust Agency (COFECE) from 2013 to 2021, Palacios brings experience to strengthen Cua...
Cartel enforcement is evolving across the Americas. Here are three aspects to consider
Latin America-wide
DLA Piper - Competition enforcers throughout the Americas focus their efforts to investigate and prosecute antitrust cartels: agreements between competitors to fix prices, rig bids, or allocate markets.
These offenses, which the US Supreme Court has labeled the supreme evil of antitrust, are un...
Smartsheet to be Acquired by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners for US $8.4 Billion
Smartsheet has entered into an agreement to be acquired by funds managed by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners (the Purchasers) in a transaction valued at approximately US $8.4 billion.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP are acting as legal counsel to the Purchasers.
The...
Historic Signing of Male Champions for Change Pledge at the IBA’s 10th World Women Lawyers’ Conference
In a significant step towards fostering gender equity in the legal profession, five esteemed leaders from the global legal community gathered in Toronto to formally sign the Male Champions for Change Pledge during the 10th World Women Lawyers’ Conference in Toronto.
This milestone event undersc...
Navigating Risk and Legacy in a Shifting World
Matthew Fleming
Matthew Fleming, Head of Family Governance & Succession at Stonehage Fleming, led an insightful discussion at a dinner in Buenos Aires, following the STEP LATAM Conference, showcasing our commitment to the Latin American families. The event centred around findings from the firm’s latest Four Pilla...
Lawyers’ professional secrecy and money laundering
Diego Cabezuela Sancho, President of the Inlaw Alliance of Law Firms
Lawyers’ professional secrecy is not living its best years. The fight against money laundering is also putting it on the ropes, imposing on us the obligation to control our clients, monitor their business and even report their suspicious actions.
Generally speaking, no one doubts that law...
Inspiring Women in Law - An Interview with Melissa Diaz, Compliance manager for Central America and The Caribbean at Inchcape
Costa Rica, Melissa Diaz, Inchcape Central America & The Caribbean
"It is increasingly common to see women in roles previously dominated by men"
Latin Counsel has spoken with Melissa Diaz, Compliance Manager of Inchcape Central America and the Caribbean , about the challenges and opportunities ...
Academic presentation of the book "M&A Transactions - Current Legal Issues"
Rodolfo Papa, Latin Counsel
On Tuesday, October 15, the academic presentation -in classroom format- of the book Operaciones de M&A. Cuestiones Jurídicas de Actualidad was held.
Cuestiones Jurídicas de Actualidad (First edition. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Llanes Ediciones. 2024), whose author is the corporate lawyer...
