Market: Colombia

Posse Herrera Ruíz has helped Colombian finance company Grupo Bolívar sell its stake in local pension fund Sura Asset Management back to parent company, insurance giant Grupo Sura.

08 December 2023

The recent law on equal pay in Brazil is a step in the right direction to reduce the gender pay gap in Latin America’s largest economy, but panellists at Latin Lawyer Live: Labour & Employment agreed that there is a long way to go for the region’s equal pay laws to create tangible changes, and affirmative actions must be taken by companies to help reduce their pay gaps.

07 December 2023

Featured in The Guide to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance - Second Edition

Although there is still more work to be done by Colombian authorities to better deal with ESG concerns and tackle upcoming challenges, other countries in the region should look to Colombia as a lighthouse when it comes to enhancing their own ESG frameworks.

30 November 2023

Featured in The Guide to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance - Second Edition

With a rich history of involvement in hydrocarbon production and huge natural carbon sinks, Latin America has tremendous potential in the creation of carbon credits. As the second largest source of carbon credits in the world, an expanded supply from Latin America could increase the global competitiveness of credits and encourage further development of carbon markets globally.

30 November 2023

Alejandro Bonfante Núñez – former legal manager at regional investor Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) Asset Management – tells LACCA that political willingness to promote investment makes any Latin American country a “safe harbour” for private equity and unpacks the crucial role of in-house counsel in evaluating the compliance risks associated with infrastructure projects across the region.

27 November 2023

Listen to Latin Lawyer’s M&A roundtable to hear about some of the latest developments in Latin America’s complex M&A landscape from some of the region’s leading practitioners.

24 November 2023

Four Arnold & Porter offices have helped the Republic of Colombia make its first-ever issuance of social bond offering for US$2.5 billion.

23 November 2023

Swiss commodities group Glencore has brought a fourth International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) claim against Colombia, as a US$254 million award it won against Bolivia becomes public.

22 November 2023

Ferrere (Uruguay) has helped Uruguayan film production company Trailer Films produce a documentary about Colombian footballer René Higuita.

21 November 2023

Featured in The Guide to International Arbitration in Latin America - Second Edition

The arbitration community is mobilising to meet new challenges caused by the surge in corruption-related allegations and cases in order to explore existing and possible future approaches to dealing with allegations or indicia of corruption in arbitrations.

21 November 2023