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Vista Energy sells hydrocarbon assets to Argentina's Aconcagua

Bruchou & Funes de Rioja has helped the Argentine arm of Mexico’s Vista Energy ink a US$400 million agreement to hand operational rights of several of its hydrocarbon and transport concessions to local oil company Aconcagua.

13 March 2023

Solarpack inks first large-scale renewables concession in Ecuador

Flor Bustamante Pizarro & Hurtado has advised Spanish renewables group Solarpack as it signed an agreement to develop and operate a large-scale solar energy project in Ecuador.

13 March 2023

Bunge snaps ups agricultural real estate in Brazil

US agribusiness Bunge has enlisted Santos Neto Advogados to expand its Brazilian operations by buying a storage complex in the state of Mato Grosso.

13 March 2023

International Women’s Day Q&A Series: Mariana Posse

In the final instalment of our series celebrating International Women’s Day, Latin Lawyer speaks to Mariana Posse, founding partner of Colombia’s Posse Herrera Ruiz about why success is all about confidence and self-belief.

10 March 2023

Brazilian data authority to start issuing LGPD fines

Brazil’s first fines under its new data protection law are expected soon after regulations for calculating and issuing penalties were approved.

10 March 2023

Enel divests thermoelectric assets in Argentina

Argentine energy group Central Puerto has hired Bruchou & Funes de Rioja to buy stakes in two thermoelectric generation companies from the local subsidiary of Italy’s Enel for US$102 million.

10 March 2023

Tauil & Chequer and Lobo de Rizzo steer motorway projects

Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown has helped a Brazilian consortium raise 900 million reais (US$173 million) for two motorway projects in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais.

10 March 2023

Chilean HR start-up raises US$48 million in funding round

Three Cooley LLP offices and Villarino e Ilharreborde Abogados in Santiago have helped Chilean HR start-up Rankmi raise US$48 million in a Series A funding round led by Softbank and through its  merged with Mexican counterpart Osmos.

10 March 2023

International Women’s Day Q&A series: Carolina Walther-Meade

In the second of our three-part series dedicated to International Women’s Day this week, Latin Lawyer speaks to Milbank partner Carolina Walther-Meade about the challenges of being a woman in the legal sector, the importance of being yourself and setting clear objectives to achieve your goals.

09 March 2023

Brazil’s Arezzo steps into global market with Italian footwear buy

Two Paul Hastings LLP offices and Brazil’s Stocche Forbes Advogados have helped Brazilian footwear retailer Arezzo acquire a majority stake in Italian luxury counterpart Paris Texas for 130 million reais (US$25 million).

09 March 2023

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