Mrs Natalia García Arenas > Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA) > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA) Offices
CALLE 67 NO. 7-35
OF. 1204
BOGOTÁ
Colombia
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Mrs Natalia García Arenas
Work Department
Corporate/M&A
Position
Partner.
Career
Natalia is a lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, has advanced studies in Financial Legislation from the Universidad de los Andes and a Master of Laws (LL.M) from the School of Law at Columbia University in New York.
Lawyer with more than 19 years of professional experience, associated to the Firm since 2002. Her practice focuses mainly on Mergers & Acquisitions and financing operations. She has advised companies in the real sector, financial institutions, and national and international private equity funds. She also worked as an international associate in the offices of Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP in New York City.
Partner of the Firm and member of the Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group, Natalia has extensive experience advising local and international buyers and sellers, including private equity funds, during the process of acquiring and selling companies, from the due process legal diligence, structuring, documentation and negotiation of the documents of the transaction, the request of approvals to governmental entities, until the advice in the closing and post-closing of the transaction. The main acquisition processes in which she has worked have involved both regulated and unregulated companies in all types of sectors, including, among others, the financial and insurance sector, mining and hydrocarbons, thermoelectric, services, retail, agrochemical, pharmaceutical, transport and entertainment.
As a member of the Banking, Finance & Capital Markets practice, Natalia has advised mainly financing operations, both Colombian companies and local and international financial institutions. She has extensive experience in documenting and negotiating financing documents and in the structuring of guarantees.
Languages
English, Spanish
Memberships
IBA Member.
Education
Attorney from Universidad Javeriana; Specialist in Financial Law from Universidad de Los Andes; LL.M from Columbia University School of Law.
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)The corporate and M&A team at Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA) is composed of lawyers who ‘stand out for their closeness and attention to detail’, according to satisfied clients. The full-spectrum practice is equipped to advise on a comprehensive scope of transactional, compliance and general advisory work, while it additionally benefits from its ability to lean on the wider firm’s complementary offerings in environment, tax and competition, among other areas. Experienced sector specialist Lina Uribe García spearheads the department and is noted for her broad transactional focus; she recently advised Mexico-headquartered JC & Holding on its acquisition of a 70% stake in Farmalogica. Natalia García Arenas led on several highlight matters during 2023/24, including advising Rhenus Group on the acquisition of Blu Logistics. Increasingly prominent next-generation partner Juan David Quintero is also a key contact; he recently paired up with administrative law and infrastructure partner Jose Luis Suárez to advise the Gilinski Family, through JGDB Holding and Nugil, on the exchange of Grupo Nutresa shares for Grupo Sura shares. Other recommended names at partner level are Ana Cristina Jaramillo, who brings to bear significant international experience; energy and natural resources head Patricia Arrázola; and the newly promoted (January 2024) María Isabel Romero de la Torre. The department also leans on a strong bench of non-partners, including experienced counsel María Fernanda Restrepo as well as senior associates Paola Valderrama, Emanuela Guevara, Juan Pablo Caicedo and Francisco Pamplona.