CMS

CMS has a major focus on energy and infrastructure – including renewables, energy transition, and oil-and-gas transactions. Technology and automotive deals are also a forte, although the firm represents a vast array of multinationals in connection with their Latin America investments and disposals. With teams across four offices in Latin America that work frequently with colleagues in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, the firm has continued to build its transactional presence across the region. The Latin America offices also frequently work alongside other leading international firms, particularly top US-based firms. In London, Ted Rhodes heads the Latin America and Brazil desks for the UK offices, remaining closely involved with the region, having previously spent 14 years in Rio de Janeiro. In Mexico City, Giancarlo Schievenini and Raúl Zepeda are key partners, along with Jorge Allende Destuet and Ramón Valdivieso in Santiago, who are highly rated for private equity and M&A transactions; the Santiago and Mexico City teams recently advised German multinational Software AG on its carve-out and sale of two business units to IBM. Miguel Viale and Juan Carlos Escudero are leading figures in Lima. Bogota partner Juan Camilo Rodríguez is another leading name in M&A.