Hogan Lovells US LLP is a Latin America stalwart with an established record in energy and infrastructure M&A, along with deals across multiple sectors. Much of its corporate and M&A practice centres on Mexico and Brazil, although it frequently advises on multinational transactions that involve Latin America jurisdictions along with cross-border deals in the region. The Sao Paulo team, in particular, has worked on a number of headline transactions in recent years, including as part of a global team advising HDI International on its acquisition of the Latin American business of Liberty Mutual Insurance, which involved assets in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador; the department has a particularly strong record in financial services and insurance. Isabel Costa Carvalho continues to make an impression in Sao Paulo alongside Jonathan Lewis, who joined the firm in 2024 from Shearman & Sterling (now A&O Shearman). Mexico City-based Carlos Ramos has a fine record in energy transactions and other deals involving Mexico. Jorge Diaz-Silveira heads the Miami office and leads the infrastructure, energy, natural resources and projects practice; he has an established record in multi-industry M&A transactions throughout Latin America. Juan Francisco Torres Landa is another experienced M&A practitioner in the Mexico City office.
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Testimonials
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‘Very experienced in international transactions due to the international network. The Sao Paolo HL team (Felipe Lacerda) has also legal know-how in US law matters which adds great value to cross-border deals in terms of both, speed and accuracy.’
Key clients
- HDI/Talanx
- Equifax
- Assa Abloy
- IRB
- Signifyd
- Banco Voiter
- Letsbank
- Samvardhana Motherson
- HDI/Talanx
- Equifax
- Assa Abloy
- IRB
Work highlights
Acted as lead counsel for insurance group HDI International in its acquisition of the Latin American business of Liberty Mutual Insurance for nearly $1.5bn, a deal that includes assets in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador.
Assisted IRB on a significant loss portfolio transaction entered, on behalf of IRB’s UK branch, with Carrick Group.
Represented Roberto Rezende Barbosa, the former sole shareholder of Banco Voiter, on a series of cross-border corporate and related matters, including on a bid process with international investors, which enabled and led to the sale of 100% of Banco Voiter's capital stock to Banco Master.
Practice head
Isabel Costa Carvalho