Cuatrecasas has offices in Bogotá, Lima, Mexico City and Santiago, along with Latin America-focused practitioners in New York and Madrid. The firm’s strong focus on the Latin America region has resulted in an impressive client list of Latin American businesses and multinationals, including Iberia-based companies. The firm has a major market share of Latin America transaction volume. It has a particularly established record in infrastructure, energy, real estate and IT, with recent transactions including advising TWOA on its business combination agreement (a $578m SPAC merger) with LatAm Logistic Properties. Antonio Baena heads the international practice and the New York office, and maintains an active emphasis on Latin America - particularly for multinationals and private equity investors. Madrid’s Alfonso Reina also has extensive Latin America experience, including in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Oscar Trelles heads the Latin America M&A practice from Lima. Santiago’s Roberto Guerrero, Bogota-based Juan Felipe Vera and Mexico City partner Santiago Ferrer are also notable practitioners.
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‘In my opinion, its strength remains in its M&A practice, although I believe it will gain momentum in competition law. (La firma ha venido reforzando su práctica en materia de litigios y derecho de la competencia, buscando mejorar en el multiservicio. Sigue teniendo como fuerza, en mi opinión, la práctica de M&A, aunque creo que cogerá vuelo en derecho de la competencia.)’
‘Market knowledge and willingness to work.'
Key clients
- Goldman Sachs
- Grupo Verme
- TWO
- Indra
- GFT Technologies
- Fondo Ashmore Andino III, Ashmore Andean Fund III
- Astara Latam
Work highlights
Advised Goldman Sachs, acting as the exclusive financial advisor to Mexican real estate investment trust Terrafina during its competitive sale process.
Advised TWO on a business combination agreement with LatAm Logistic Properties.
Advised IBM on acquiring a series of technology platforms from Software AG in Spain, Portugal and Chile.
Practice head
Oscar Trelles