Deal of the Year: the shortlists for M&A, private equity and ESG
Latin Lawyer is delighted to announce the deals shortlisted for the private and public M&A, private equity and ESG categories of our 15th annual Deal of the Year Awards.
In each category, three deals have been shortlisted. They are listed below.
The winners will be announced in our daily newsletter in mid-May.
A big congratulations from Latin Lawyer to everyone who took part in these leading deals.
Shortlists for the remaining categories will be announced soon.
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Private M&A
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Counsel to Uber
In-house counsel - Francisco Pinilla, Eric Lipman, Greg McCurdy, Kellie Kemp, Brendan Herron, Christian Lymn and José Palomar
Morrison & Foerster
WilmerHale
Greenberg Traurig SC
Counsel to Cornershop
Gunderson Dettmer
Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enriquez SC
Counsel to Uber and Cornershop
DLA Piper (Chile)
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EPM and Consorcio Energía de la Costa buy Electricaribe
Counsel to Empresas Públicas de Medellín
In-house counsel - Jose Luis Valencia-Salazar
Baker McKenzie (Colombia)
Counsel to Consorcio Energía de la Costa
DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán
Counsel to Electricaribe
In-house counsel - Fermín de la Hoz
Brigard Urrutia
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UBS and Banco do Brasil launch joint venture
Counsel to UBS
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Counsel to Banco do Brasil
Lefosse Advogados
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Public M&A
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Abertis and GIC buy Red de Carreteras de Occidente
Counsel to Abertis and GIC
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Galicia Abogados
Counsel to Abertis
Covington & Burling LLP
Counsel only to GIC
Milbank
Counsel to RCO
Greenberg Traurig SC
Counsel to BBVA Bancomer
Ritch Mueller
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China Yangtze Power buys Luz del Sur
Counsel to China Yangtze Power International
In-house counsel - Sisi Ai
Baker McKenzie LLP
Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera
Tian Yuan
Counsel to Sempra Energy
In-house counsel - Raúl Farías
White & Case LLP
Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
Walkers
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StoneCo merges Brazilian unit with Linx
Counsel to StoneCo
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Spinelli Advogados
Counsel to Linx
White & Case LLP
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
TozziniFreire Advogados
Counsel to Linx's independent committee and the independent members of the board of directors
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Chediak Advogados
Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra Advogados
Veiga, Hallack Lanziotti e Casto Véras Advogados
Wald, Antunes, Vita, Longo e Blattner Advogados
For antitrust matters
Counsel to StoneCo
Levy & Salomão Advogados
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Private equity
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Carlyle buys Colombian oil assets from Occidental
Counsel to The Carlyle Group
Latham & Watkins LLP
Gómez-Pinzón
Counsel to Occidental Petroleum
White & Case LLP
Posse Herrera Ruiz
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Patria launches US$2 billion infrastructure fund
Counsel to Patria
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
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CVC snaps up Peruvian cash management company Hermes
Counsel to CVC Partners
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
Counsel to The Carlyle Group and the De Osma family
Ropes & Gray LLP
Hernández & Cía Abogados
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ESG
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Suzano issues sustainability-linked notes
Counsel to Suzano
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Counsel to BNP Paribas, Bank of America, Credit Agricole, JP Morgan, Mizuho, Rabo Bank, Scotia Capital, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, Santander and SMBC Nikko
Linklaters
Pinheiro Guimarães
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Counsel to the Republic of Guatemala
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Cuestas.PPQ Abogados
Counsel to Bank of America
Clifford Chance LLP
Consortium Legal (Guatemala)
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CMPC gets sustainability-linked loan
Counsel to Empresas CMPC
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Carey
Counsel to BNP Paribas, Export Development Canada, MUFG Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (Chile)