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Garrigues

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Colombia

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Corporate and M&A

The full-spectrum corporate group at Garrigues scores highly with clients for its ‘comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach’, which equips it to ’cover all legal aspects involved in an acquisition in a co-ordinated and efficient manner’. Forming a key part of the wider firm’s global corporate offering— which takes in platforms across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia — the internationally oriented practice is a popular choice to advise on cross-border deals. Significantly, a year on from the departure of former practice co-head Ignacio Londoño, July 2025 saw the firm notably strengthen the practice group with the hire of Andrés Crump. Formerly corporate practice co-head at Baker McKenzie S.A.S. Crump joins the dual-qualified (Colombia/New York) next-generation partner Andrés Ordóñez who has anchored the department over the last year and stands out for his record in multi-jurisdictional matters; he recently advised Legrand France on the acquisition of all outstanding shares of UPSistemas. A deep bench of dedicated associates includes principal Guillermo Andrés Gómez, who is ‘clear, direct, and solution-oriented’; senior María Paula Cruz Ordóñez, who focuses on transactions and governance matters; and Maria Alejandra Sánchez, who was promoted to senior in January 2025.

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Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘In-house lawyers should know that this team not only responds with technical quality but also proactively supports processes, understands business priorities, and searches for pragmatic solutions. This combination of commitment, commercial vision, and legal experience makes the difference.’
  • ‘The main distinguishing feature of this firm's lawyers is their multidisciplinary, highly coordinated, and results-oriented approach. Andrés Ordóñez, in particular, brings significant added value through his cross-disciplinary approach and ability to mobilize the right experts within the firm.’
  • ‘Guillermo Andrés Gómez stands out for his extremely high responsiveness and ability to quickly understand the most complex aspects of the transaction. His clear, direct, and solution-oriented approach allows for efficient progress even in sensitive or high-pressure contexts.’
  • ‘A highly specialized transactional team with extensive business experience. Lawyers have a deep understanding of the markets they advise on and the purpose of each transaction.’
  • ‘It is a competent team that not only has in-depth knowledge of transactional issues, but also of the target entity's business, which facilitates understanding of the business.’
  • ‘The firm possesses extensive market experience and supports in all areas of law necessary to have a clear picture of the transaction.’

Key clients

  • Legrand France
  • The Rohatyn Group
  • Indra (Minsait)
  • NielsenIQ–GfK
  • Pernod Ricard
  • Almacenes Éxito
  • Coval Servicios Financieros
  • Holtec International
  • Everwood
  • Anchor Loans
  • Sumiquim
  • Iris CF Compañía de Financiamiento

Work highlights

Advised Legrand France on the acquisition of UPSistemas.
Advised Inversiones CFD on the acquisition of ePayco.com.
Advised The Rohatyn Group on the sale of Confipetrol to Grupo Protexa.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Andrés Crump
Andrés Crump
Andrés Ordóñez
Andrés Ordóñez
Leading associates

Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Guillermo Andrés Gómez
Guillermo Andrés Gómez
Practice head

Andrés Crump