CORPORATE LAW
José Alejandro Torres
José Alejandro Torres is a partner at Posse Herrera Ruiz. He is the head of the Infrastructure and Public Law area. His practice focuses on Infrastructure and Public Law as well as Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Real Estate Structures and Compliance.
Jaime Cubillos
Jaime Cubillos is a partner at Posse Herrera Ruiz, his practice focuses on corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions. He has advised sellers and buyers on transnational acquisitions and dispositions as well as international joint ventures.
Gabriel Sánchez
Gabriel Sánchez is a partner at Posse Herrera Ruiz, his practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and has extensive experience in corporate matters.
Deals
- CINVEN Colombian local counsel to Cinven, a private equity fund, in the business of investing in world class global enterprises in its acquisition of Bayer Environmental Science Professional (BESP), a leading global provider of products and services to create healthier environments, to manage pests, and to eliminate vector-borne diseases, across a range of end-markets. The Cinven funds’ investment, acquired from the German-listed Bayer AG, builds on its recent experience of carving out TK Elevator from thyssenkrupp AG and Arxada (formerly Lonza Specialty Ingredients) from Lonza Group AG. Cinven is a responsible, ESG-focused investor, and committed to maintaining the environmental, regulatory and employee stakeholder responsibilities of the target.
- ODINSA Posse Herrera Ruiz has advised Odinsa in two separate one-of-a kind transactions involving the creation of investment platforms for roads (2) and airports (1). Each transaction comprised the initial sale of 50% of Odinsa's stake in both road and airport concessions to Macquarie. Simultaneously, both Macquarie and Odinsa contributed their participations to newly formed investment funds, allowing follow-on investments and the expansion of each investment platform.
- ALIGNED DATA CENTERS Colombian legal counsel to Aligned Data Centers, Largest transaction in the industry in Colombia. a company of Macquarie Infrastructure, in its acquisition of OData, from Patria Investimentos and CyrusOne.
- MUBADALA GROUP AS OWNER OF SOCIEDAD MINERA DE SANTANDER - MINESA AND SOCIEDAD MINERA CALVISTA COLOMBIA Colombian counsel in relation to: 1) a joint venture agreement, 2) an investment agreement, 3) a streaming agreement and the collateral structure, by means of which Aris Gold acquired a 20% ownership interest in Sociedad Minera de Santander and Sociedad Minera Calvista Colombia and 4) a further option to acquire an additional 30% ownership interest.
- UNILEVER ANDINA In the asset sale of its spreadable factory and business located in Cali, Colombia. The purchaser was the local subsidiary of UPFIELD, one of the largest plants based consumer product multinational company.
Team Services
Posse Herrera Ruiz advises clients on a wide range of corporate, secretarial, contract, foreign investment, exchange controls, tax and labor matters, as well as dispute resolution and litigation.
It is a full-service firm covering a broad spectrum of specialized fields and providing our clients with comprehensive legal counseling.
Posse Herrera Ruiz acts as regular outside counsel for many corporations in Colombia in distribution, manufacturing, chemical products, consumer products, service and health industries, construction, engineering, concessions, oil and gas, mining, power generation, financial services and telecommunications, among others.