Mrs Tracy Valera > Arias > San Jose, Costa Rica > Lawyer Profile
Arias Offices
CLS Business Center
9no piso / 9th floor
Sabana, San José
Costa Rica
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Mrs Tracy Valera
Work Department
M&A | Antitrust
Position
Senior Counsel
Career
She started working in Arias in January 2013. She is part of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Antitrust Departments.
Her role involves leading teams in conducting cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions, both in the Due Diligence phase and in the documentation and negotiation phase; advising multinational and domestic clients on transaction structuring issues for large corporate transactions; drafting and preparation of corporate and transactional documents, including shareholders’ agreements, stock purchase agreements and asset purchase agreements; planning, managing and executing due diligence proceedings for corporate transactions; preparation of legal opinions on corporate, financial, antitrust and banking issues, primarily for multinational clients in both English and Spanish.
Her most relevant cases: – Sale of Telefónica to Millicom. – Acquisition of Agricenter by Grupo AMVAC (coordination of regional transaction). – Sale of El Gallito, by Mondeléz to Dos Pinos. – Sale of Grupo Rudelman to Inchcape. – Sale of the concessions of the Daniel Oduber and Juan Santa María airports. – Acquisition of the concessions of Caldera Port by SAAM. – Acquisition of Monteverde by Sigma Alimentos. – Structure of financing facilities of Premium Restaurant Brands Luxembourg SARL (PRB). – Acquisition of Hacienda Alsacia by Starbucks (first Starbucks’ fully-owned coffee property in the world).
Languages
English and Spanish
Memberships
International Bar Association (IBA)
Education
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Emphasis in Banking and Financial Law – Universidad de Costa Rica – December 2012 – Graduation Thesis received high Honors
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Master in Finance – November, 2019 – INCAE Business School
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Commercial Law Special Degree (Pending Final Examination) – Universidad de Costa Rica
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Public Notary Degree – Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología – December 2015 – Cum Laude DegreeInternational Bar Association (IBA)
Lawyer Rankings
Costa Rica > Corporate and M&A
The experienced corporate team at regional firm Arias
brings strength to advising major multinationals (including Telefónica and Mondelez) across such sectors as telecoms, pharmaceuticals, sports, food and beverages, professional services, chemicals and energy on day-to-day matters and complex, cross-border transactions. The team is headed by due diligence and contract negotiation specialist Andrey Dorado; energy sector expert Melania Dittel; Vicente Lines, who assists telecoms infrastructure and service providers with establishment in the Costa Rican market; Víctor Manuel Garita, who brings expertise to multi-jurisdictional M&A; and international trade authority (and former consul for the Costa Rican Consulate General in New York) Carlos Camacho. Diego Gallegos employs a project and asset finance skill set and provides support with political risk mitigation. Senior counsel Tracy Valera advises on shareholders’, stock purchase and asset purchase agreements and senior associate Sebastián Solano also provides key support.