The practice at Garrigues offers extensive expertise across the full range of corporate and M&A matters. Practice head Sergio Amiel is noted for his mergers and acquisitions, project development and project finance. Also noted are Thomas Thorndike, who excels in corporate finance and M&A; José Francisco Meier (project finance and capital markets); and Héctor Zegarra, who has experience in M&A transactions involving Spanish entities. Counsel Jorge Fuentes and principal associate Alessandro Mussio are noted for the structuring and negotiation of local and cross-border corporate transactions.
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  • Extensive experience in agreements and high specialization.
  • Extensive experience in the sector.

Key clients

  • Actis
  • GRIO
  • Grupo Hochschild
  • Atitlan
  • Linzor Capital
  • Grupo Energía Bogotá and Dunas Energía
  • Luz del Sur
  • Advent International
  • Telefónica Hispanoamérica
  • Telefónica Tech
  • Vitapharma
  • Safresco Perú
  • Andean Telecom Partners Perú
  • Colca Capital
  • Inkia Energy
  • Grupo AMFRESH
  • Cirsa Enterprises
  • Wi-Net Telecom
  • Shift 4 Payments
  • TIS Hispanoamérica

Work highlights

Advised GRIO on the divestment of a portion of Corporación Primax’s operations in Peru and Ecuador to UNO and the sale of its entire Uruguayan business.
Advised Grupo Hochschild on the sale of 99.99% of the shares of Inversiones ASPI to Holcim, in a transaction valuing the company at $1.5bn and subject to competition authority approvals.
Advised Actis on the sale of 100% of the shares of Niagara Generation.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Sergio Amiel
Sergio Amiel
Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Héctor Zegarra
Héctor Zegarra
Practice head

Sergio Amiel

Other key lawyers

Thomas Thorndike; José Francisco Meier; Héctor Zegarra; Jorge Fuentes; Alessandro Mussio