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Mijares announces two new partners

Mexican Elite firm Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes SC has promoted two lawyers to its senior rank, bolstering its disputes and tax practices.

28 March 2023

Mijares stars in Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte issuance

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes SC has acted as deal counsel in the 3.2 billion Mexican pesos (US$171 million) issuance of sustainable bonds by Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA).

15 March 2023

Deal of the Year 2022: the full shortlist

Latin Lawyer will announce the winners of the 17th annual Deal of the Year Awards on the night of our charity awards ceremony at Hotel Unique in São Paulo on Thursday 11 May.

13 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

Deal of the Year: the shortlists for M&A, ESG and private equity

Latin Lawyer is delighted to announce the deals shortlisted for the private and public M&A, ESG and private equity categories of our 17th annual Deal of the Year Awards.

24 February 2023

Mexico’s COFECE fills decision-making board

Mexico’s Senate has approved the appointments of two new commissioners at the country’s antitrust enforcer, fully staffing its adjudicative board after almost three years of vacancies that left the agency unable to issue decisions for most of last year.

09 February 2023

LatAm firms help Chilean start-up get funds from BTG Pactual

Mattos Filho in São Paulo and CMS Carey & Allende in Santiago have helped Chilean biodegradable packaging start-up Bioelements raise US$30 million in a Series A funding.

01 February 2023

Pro bono: The road to progress

Engagement in pro bono work in Latin America grows every year and law firms across the region are consolidating their offerings by taking important steps to further institutionalise their practices, but our research suggests much more needs to be done to get lawyers involved.

12 January 2023

AgroFibra goes public in rare Mexican IPO

Mexican agriculture-focused investment fund AgroFibra has hired Holland & Knight (Mexico) to make its 977 million pesos (US$49 million) initial public offering on the local stock exchange.

06 January 2023

France’s Vinci Airports lands in Mexico with billion-dollar buy

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in New York and Nader, Hayaux & Goebel in Mexico City have helped France’s Vinci Airports enter Mexico by acquiring a stake in local airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMA) for US$1.17 billion.

05 January 2023