Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has an impressive record throughout Latin America, advising on some of the largest and most transformational deals in the market. Its eminent Latin America specialists, primarily in New York and Sao Paulo, bring it a steady pipeline of prime engagements involving the region. Its leading Latin America capital markets practice has also provided it with a hugely impressive list of corporate clients. Manuel Garciadiaz heads the Latin America team, splitting his time between New York and Sao Paulo; although best known for capital markets work, he has advised on a multitude of headline M&A deals: a case in point was Vitru’s merger with its Brazilian subsidiary, making it the first company to migrate from Nasdaq to the B3 exchange. The firm’s large M&A team in New York and elsewhere is also frequently engaged in Latin America deals, including Prosus’s recent $1.7bn acquisition of Latin American travel technology company, Despegar.com.