Market: Uruguay

Banco Itaú acquires stakes in two Uruguayan fintechs

Brazilian banking giant Itaú has hired DLA Piper LLP in Miami, San Juan, Buenos Aires and Lima, Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega, Ferrere (Uruguay) and Guyer & Regules in Montevideo to buy minority stakes in two Uruguayan fintech companies.

30 March 2022

LatAm firms in global IT services acquisition

Cyber security provider Netrix has enlisted Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Womble Bond Dickinson in the US and Pérez-Llorca in Madrid, as well as three Latin American Elite firms, to buy Spanish digital solutions provider Edrans, including assets in Argentina, Mexico and Uruguay.

29 March 2022

Join the IBA’s M&A conference in Latin America

There is still plenty of time to register for the International Bar Association’s three-day biennial conference, Mergers & Acquisition in Latin America in a Challenging World, in São Paulo in May.

25 March 2022

Deal of the Year 2021: the full shortlist

Featured in 16th Annual Awards

Latin Lawyer will announce the winners of the 16th annual Deal of the Year Awards on the night of our charity awards ceremoney at Hotel Unique in São Paulo on Thursday 5 May.

17 March 2022

US immigration firm Fragomen launches Uruguay office

Immigration law specialist Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP has opened an office in Uruguay, adding its twelfth outpost in Latin America.

09 March 2022

Deal of the Year: the shortlists for disputes, regulatory and restructuring

Latin Lawyer is delighted to announce the deals shortlisted for the disputes, regulatory and restructuring categories of our 16th annual Deal of the Year Awards.

04 March 2022

Several LatAm firms steer regional software acquisition

Latin America-focused private equity group Linzor Capital Partners has hired multiple law firms in the region to acquire a majority stake in Uruguayan software business inConcert and its partner Convertia.

17 February 2022

LatAm partner promotions nearly doubled at year-end

Latin Lawyer has recorded an astonishing 93% increase in end-of-year partner promotions at Latin American law firms, while the share of women partner appointments also increased compared to last year’s figures.

16 February 2022

Central American bottler makes sustainability-linked offer

Several international and Latin American law firms have advised on The Central America Bottling Corporation's (CBC) US$1.1 billion sustainability-linked issuance and concurrent tender offer.

15 February 2022

Coca-Cola FEMSA enters landmark renewables PPA in Uruguay

Guyer & Regules has helped Mexico’s Coca-Cola FEMSA enter into a private power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Uruguayan subsidiary of UK renewables group Atlantica Yield.

04 February 2022

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