Work Area: Public M&A

Santander-owned fintech delists Brazilian counterpart Getnet

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in São Paulo and New York has helped Santander-owned digital payments PagoNxt launch a tender offer to publicly delist Brazilian counterpart Getnet.

15 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

BNDES transforms area of Rio into cultural hub

Demarest Advogados has helped Brazilian development bank BNDES and a consortium of sports companies win a bid to develop a disused arena in Rio de Janeiro into a cultural and academic hub.

20 February 2023

Canadian pension fund eyes public takeover of Chile’s Hortifrut

Linklaters in New York, Carey in Santiago and Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados in Lima have helped Canadian pension fund manager PSP Investments launch a tender offer to buy the entire public shareholding of Chilean fruit company Hortifrut for US$660 million.

11 January 2023

Holding company ups stake in Mexican poultry group Bachoco

Robles Miaja Abogados has helped Mexican holding company Edificio del Noroeste obtain financing worth 14 billion pesos (US$719 million) to fund the acquisition of an additional stake in local poultry group Industrias Bachoco.

29 November 2022

Colombian aviation regulator grounds Avianca-Viva deal

Colombia’s national aviation authority has blocked a merger between the country’s largest airline Avianca and low-cost carrier Viva Air after the pair could not back up their failing firm defence and refused to offer remedies.

17 November 2022

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 16th annual Deal of the Year Awards.

03 March 2022

Cuatrecasas helps Repsol increase stake in Peruvian refinery

Cuatrecasas (Peru) has helped Spanish oil company Repsol complete a tender offer to increase its stake in Peruvian oil refinery Refinería La Pampilla in a deal worth 101 million soles (US$26 million).

11 November 2021

Lojas Americanas merges with subsidiary in US$7 billion deal

BMA - Barbosa Müssnich Aragão has steered a 40 billion reais (US$7 billion) merger between Brazilian retailer Lojas Americanas and its subsidiary and e-retailer Americanas, formerly known as B2W.

10 November 2021

Galicia and Mijares Angoitia seal Fibra merger

Real estate investment trust Fibra Plus has hired Galicia Abogados to acquire a majority interest in counterpart Fibra HD for US$488 million, marking the first public merger of Mexican Fibras.

29 October 2021

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