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Alejandro Poletto

Alejandro Poletto

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Beccar Varela

Beccar Varela

Argentina

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Corporate and M&A

Beccar Varela fields a well-established corporate and M&A practice, trusted by multinationals, private equity investors, local corporates, and entrepreneurs alike. The team has deep experience structuring complex acquisitions, minority investments, reorganisations, spin-offs, and joint ventures across a host of sectors, including mining, financial services, life sciences, and consumer goods. The practice is jointly led by a strong bench of partners: cross-border M&A and foreign investment specialist Roberto Crouzel; María Shakespear, a trusted adviser to local and foreign clients on M&A, private equity, project finance, and fintech; Ramón I. Moyano, whose areas of expertise cover M&A, project finance, private equity, and venture capital; and Alejandro Poletto, noted for his work in banking and finance, M&A, capital markets, corporate law, and the energy and natural resources sectors. Ricardo Castañeda adds further depth with a focus on M&A and corporate advisory matters in the energy, oil and gas, and power industries. The wider team also includes Tomás Allende, who excels in cross-border M&A, and company and corporate law specialist Carolina Serra.
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Banking & Financial Institutions, Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions – CorporateMining, Project Finance
Career

Alejandro Poletto is a partner of Beccar Varela. He joined the firm in 2010, when it merged with Fortunati & Asociados.

His practice areas include banking and finance, mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, corporate law, project finance, mining, and oil & gas. Alejandro leads international and local M&A transactions, representing buyers, sellers and financial advisors; he also participates in IPOs, local and international bond offerings, securitizations through financial trusts; structured finance and other financial transactions. He co-heads our mining department and has also participated in several transactions related to the oil & gas industry.

Alejandro obtained his Law degree from Universidad Católica Argentina (1998) and his Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (2002). He also has postgraduate degrees in Oil & Gas from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (2014) and in Capital Markets from the Universidad Católica Argentina (2003). He worked as a foreign associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (New York, USA, 2006-2007). Prior to joining Beccar Varela, Alejandro was a partner at Fortunati & Asociados, which he joined in 2005, and an associate at Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal and Cardenas Cassagne.

Some articles published by Alejandro include “Practical Law – Investment Funds Global Guide 2015/2016: Q&A – Thomson Reuters” and “Practical Law – Structured Finance and Securitisation in Argentina: Overview – Thomson Reuters”.

He is a member of the Buenos Aires Bar Association, the International Bar Association (IBA) and the American Bar Association (ABA).

Alejandro has been recognized by Chambers Latin America, The Legal 500, IFLR 1000, Latin Lawyer 250, LACCA Approved and Leaders League.

He speaks Spanish, English and Portuguese.

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