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Rocío Yu

+54 1141145511 [email protected]

Work Department

Corporate / Mergers and Acquisitions / Private Equity

Position

Associate

Career

Rocío Esperanza Yu focuses her practice on M&A, Corporate Law and Private Equity, dedicating her legal expertise to supporting clients in local and international business, with a particular emphasis on cross-border M&A transactions.

Rocío has participated in several local and cross-border M&A transactions, among which she advised:

1. Crehana, a learning management company, in its acquisition of Wormhole, an Argentine company that leads the development of technological solutions in the region;
2. Avenga, an IT services provider and digital transformation company focused on digitalization across many industries and markets supporting double-digit growth in the cross border acquisition of Incluit, an Argentine SaaS company;
3. Folcode, a boutique digital engineering services company based in San Juan, Argentina, in the sale of 100% of its shares to Emtec Inc., a leading Bridgenext company focused on digital consulting services, specializing in technology, data and creative marketing solutions;
4. Globant, a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions, in the acquisition of a majority stake in GUT, an independent creative agency;
5. Accenture, in its acquisition of the Flo Group, a European consulting firm and Oracle business partner specializing in global supply chain logistics;
6. Clearhaven Partners, a private equity, and its portfolio company Engageware, in the Acquisition of Aivo, a globally recognized leader and innovator in conversational and generative AI technology;
7. CIVC Partners, a private equity firm focused on middle market buyout, recapitalization, and growth equity investments, and its portfolio company Allata, a strategy, architecture and enterprise-level application development company focused on helping clients enhance or scale business opportunities; on the cross-border acquisition of 3XM Group, a company that develops quality software solutions, particularly Cloud Computing, Security, Software Product Dev, Business Intelligence, Machine Learning, AI, and Data Analytics;
8. Advent International, one of the largest global private equity investors, in its acquisition of a minority stake in Tigre Group, a Brazilian construction materials manufacturer with plants in Argentina and other countries, and of a majority stake in CEMEX’s shares, a tech consultancy and digital transformation service;
9. Bank Itaú, the largest private bank in Latin America, in its acquisition of a stake in Prex and Paigo, two fintechs;
10. A specialized freight forwarder, in its acquisition of a general ship supply company; among other transactions

Languages

Spanish, English, Chinese

Education

Lawyer, University of Buenos Aires in 2021