Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen's corporate and M&A practice has particular strength in the energy, agribusiness, and technology sectors, and regularly acts for conglomerates and their subsidiaries in large acquisitions, asset sales, joint ventures and reorganisations. Jorge Pérez Alati, a reference for local and foreign investors seeking assistance with M&A, private equity transactions, business combinations and corporate reorganisations, heads up the team with Santiago Daireaux, an expert in private equity, financing, and general business law; P. Eugenio Aramburu, who handles a mix of private equity and venture capital deals, domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures, and corporate governance; and Vanina M. Veiga, a key contact for major companies, private equity firms and investment funds. Tomás Pérez Alati excels in joint ventures, private equity and general commercial matters, while associate Nicanor Berola advises on corporate and contractual mandates.
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Mr. Aramburu has been a partner in Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen since 2007. He is a corporate lawyer and his professional practice is focused primarily on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital and corporate law.

He has an extensive experience in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, joint-ventures, structuring private equity investments, corporate governance and advising major international companies, private equity and investment funds.

He regularly advises clients in business law matters including, setting-up companies, branches or special purpose vehicles, drafting and negotiating different types of agreements (e.g. shareholders, voting trusts, licensing, distribution, franchise, agency agreements, pledge, mortgage and other security arrangements, among others).

Among other recent transactions, was involved in the following transactions:

  • Represented food processing company Brasil Foods in an asset deal transaction which involved the acquisition of the hamburger, sausages and margarine business (including trademarks) from Argentine counterpart Molinos Río de la Plata.
  • Represented Ferring laboratory in the sale and transfer of certain pharmaceutical products, trademarks and personnel to the Argentine laboratory Roemmers.
  • Represented Brazilian company Lupatech in the sale of certain of its Argentine subsidiaries to the private equity fund Sophia Capital.
  • Represented Brazilian company Lupatech in the sale of certain of its Argentine subsidiaries to a local Argentine investor.
  • Represented Apco Oil in the sale of Argentine and Colombian subsidiaries in favor of Argentine energy company Pluspetrol
  • Represented private equity firm Linzor Capital in the acquisition of 85 per cent of Uruguayan frozen foods company Pagnifique.
  • Represented Apache in the sale of its Argentine companies to YPF S.A.
  • Represented Penguin Random House in the acquisition of the trade book business of Spanish and Portuguese language publisher Santillana.
Career

Mr. Aramburu was a foreign associate at Dewey Ballantine LLP (New York, USA) from September 1997 to October 1998. He was also associated to Cuatrecasas (Madrid, Spain) from 2002-2003 as a member of the Latin American Desk assisting major European companies investing in Argentina.

He also authored articles on corporate and business law regarding project finance matters and tortious interference in contractual matters.

Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
Mr. Aramburu has been admitted to practice in Argentina and is a member of the Buenos Aires Bar Association.
Education

He received his Master of Laws (LLM) degree from Columbia Law School in 1997.

He graduated from the Argentine Catholic University in 1996.

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Key clients

  • Apollo Management Group YPF Cencosud ENEL Pointstate Victoria Capital Linzor Capital Harvard Management Company Banco Santander Argentina TGLT Satus Ager Etex Group CCU ZX Ventures Phoenix Global Resources Lilac Solutions International Finance Corporation ICOMM - Itechnology Quales Group Vassalli Comercial & Fabril Evonik Havas Media Group Dragados Newsan Grupo Gaman Abax Global Capital

Work highlights

Advised Cencosud on the acquisition of 100% of Supermercados Mayoristas Makro S.A. and Roberto Basualdo S.A., a transaction valued at $122.5m.