CMS has a mix of international and local law expertise in relation to Latin America. Having maintained a Rio de Janeiro office for many years, it then linked up with a local Sao Paulo firm to establish FAS Advogados, in cooperation with CMS in 2023. The international firm has further offices in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. The multi-office Latin America practice has close links to international commercial lenders and development banks, along with a range of regional borrowers. It has developed a notable record in financings by European lenders to Latin American borrowers. The team has a long history of headline acquisition financings, project finance, restructurings and receivables-based credit agreements. In Chile, Jorge Allende Destuet is the key names, along with Sergio Rodríguez-Azuero and Daniel Rodríguez in Colombia. Diego Peschiera and Miguel Viale are prominent banking practitioners in Peru. Mexico City partner Raul Zepeda has led a series of major financings, including large project financings in the jurisdiction. Ted Rhodes heads the Brazil desk from London. Former Santiago-based partner Fernando De Cárcer left the firm in April 2024.
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Key clients
- UniCredit Bank Austria
- Commerzbank
- Scotiabank
- BBVA
- Credicorp
- Agence Française de Developpment (AFD)
- DEG - Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft
- CAF – Development Bank of Latin America
- Banco Aliado
- Grupo Indi
Work highlights
- Advised KKR and its portfolio company OnNet Fibra on M&A and financing matters related to the acquisition of the existing fibre optic network of Entel Chile.
- Advised UniCredit Bank Austria in the local guarantees structuring and placement in México of a €100m term and revolving facilities agreement.
- Advised AKA Bank on a credit agreement granted to Sociedad de Servicios Técnicos Geológicos Geotec Boyles Bros.