Topic: Fintech

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York has helped Brazilian fintech Dock get US$110 million in an equity investment round, bringing the company’s valuation to over US$1.5 billion.

26 May 2022

A slew of international and Latin American law firms has advised on Xepelin's US$111 million funding round, marking the Chilean fintech start-up’s third capital increase in less than a year.

16 May 2022

Garrigues (Peru) and Miranda & Amado have helped local financial institution Intercorp acquire a 50% stake in payment processor Procesos de Medios de Pago (PMP) from Scotiabank.

10 May 2022

A former partner of Peruvian Elite firm Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados and the founding partner of Delmar Ugarte – now part of Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (Peru) – have joined forces with Revoredo Abogados to open a boutique focused on venture capital, M&A, start-ups and fintech.

06 May 2022

US firm PAG Law has strengthened its venture capital offering in Latin America by adding a partner from Argentine Elite firm Marval O'Farrell Mairal and a former Norton Rose Fulbright partner to its senior rank.

27 April 2022

From adapting to the new fintech landscape to providing economic support in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, banks had a lot on their plate in 2021. For the first time, Latin Lawyer’s affiliate publication the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA) has uncovered the law firms that Latin America’s leading financial institutions turned to the most for those crucial transactions.

25 April 2022

Lefosse has helped Brazilian software company TOTVS enter into a joint venture with Itaú Unibanco to create a digital financial services platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs).

22 April 2022

As companies weathered the ongoing economic and social aftershocks offset by the covid-19 pandemic, they relied on external counsel to guide them through the uncertainties of 2021. The latest Who Represents Latin America’s Biggest Companies? research, a study published by Latin Lawyer’s affiliate publication LACCA, reveals the most popular law firms among the region’s largest corporations.

21 April 2022

Featured in Who Represents Latin America's Biggest Banks?

As part of LACCA’s newest research into Who Represents Latin America’s Biggest Banks, we take a look at the most popular firms for the region’s leading financial organisations as well as what’s been driving legal work in the sector.

19 April 2022

Featured in Who Represents Latin America's Biggest Banks?

As the fintech boom continues to disrupt traditional financial services in Latin America, LACCA takes a look at how the trend is driving the need for more specialised legal services able to keep pace with innovation across the region.

19 April 2022