News
LatAm-backed loan improves Atlantica credit rating
21 June 2018
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in London and New York, Miranda & Amado Abogados in Lima and Santamarina y Steta in Mexico City have helped UK energy company Atlantica Yield obtain a loan worth US$215 million.
Sánchez Devanny hires Blackstone Group GC as partner
20 June 2018
Mexican firm Sánchez Devanny has hired Blackstone's Mexico City general counsel as its new real estate co-head.
Dentons’ Colombia office hires partner from Mexican firm
19 June 2018
Colombian firm Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas has recruited a partner from Mexican firm Sánchez Devanny to lead its business development efforts and support multijurisdictional deals in a rare cross-border hire.
US agribusiness buys Mexican corn producer
15 June 2018
Santamarina y Steta has helped US agribusiness Bartlett acquire a 78% interest in Mexican company Bagalmex to gain indirect control of local counterpart Grupo Contri.
Mexico could scrap JV competition guidelines, observers say
15 June 2018
The board of Mexico’s competition watchdog last week voted against the implementation of guidelines that would have clarified the legality of competitor collaboration, local lawyers have said.
Mexico clears Italian cable maker acquisition
14 June 2018
Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian Group has hired Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York and González Calvillo, SC in Mexico City to obtain Mexican antitrust clearance for its US$3 billion global merger with US counterpart General Cable.
Dutch plastic maker snaps up LatAm assets
08 June 2018
Dutch plastic solutions provider Weener Plastic Group has hired Brigard Urrutia in Bogotá, Galicia Abogados in Mexico City and Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados in Lima to acquire counterpart Proenfar from Andean private equity firm Altra Investments.
Nader Hayaux hires antitrust head and corporate of counsel
07 June 2018
Nader, Hayaux & Goebel has hired a Ramírez, Gutiérrez-Azpe, Rodríguez-Rivero y Hurtado, SC partner to lead its antitrust practice, while also welcoming the legal director of a telecoms company as its new of counsel.
Zurich snaps up assets in Latin America
06 June 2018
Swiss insurance company Zurich has made a series of investments in Latin America, buying assets in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Mijares hires environmental and white-collar head
05 June 2018
Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes SC has hired the former general counsel of Mexico’s Federal Environmental Protection Agency (PROFEPA) to head both its environmental practice and a new branch of its global investigations group.