A multi-disciplinary team from Affinitas will be attending the International Bar Association’s 20th Annual International Mergers & Acquisitions Conference, taking place in New York (USA) from June 6 – 7, 2023.
This leading conference brings together practitioners from around the globe to discuss the latest development and hot topics in international M&A law.
This year, the Team that Works’ delegation consists of:
We are pleased to announce that our member firms Barros & Errázuriz, Gómez-Pinzón, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes and Miranda & Amado were recognized at the 17th edition of the Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year Awards, for advising on five winning deals in the Project Finance: Infrastructure; Mergers and Acquisitions: Public Companies; Mergers and Acquisitions: Private Companies; Private Equity; and Restructuring categories.
Every year, Latin Lawyer gives awards to general counsel and law firms advising on the most significant deals of the year across Latin America in 11 different categories. Winning deals must have closed between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022 and be predominantly based in Latin America.
Our member firms advised on the following winning deals:
Univision and Televisa form largest Spanish-language media group: Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes and Gómez-Pinzón advised Televisa, a Mexico City-based audiovisual media and content company, on the merger of its media and content business unit with US-base Univision, to create TelevisaUnivision, the largest Spanish-speaking media company in the world. The deal value was USD 4.8 billion.
Mergers & Acquisitions: Private Companies
GIP buys LatAm renewables group Atlas from Actis: Barros & Errázuriz and Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes advised on the acquisition of Latin American renewable energy developer Atlas by US investor Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).
LATAM Airlines exits Chapter 11: Barros & Errázuriz represented LATAM stakeholder Delta Airlines in LATAM Airlines exit from its Chapter 11 proceedings, which put an end to a landmark cross-border restructuring that began over two years ago.
Learn more about the Latin Lawyer Annual Deal of the Year Awards here.
Affinitas firms Barros & Errázuriz, Gómez-Pinzón, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes and Miranda & Amado have been recognized among the top law firms for financial institutions in Latin American Corporate Counsel Association’s (LACCA) “Who Represents Latin America’s Biggest Banks?” research.
Our team is ranked among the leading law firms highlighted for Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru highlighted in the 2022 survey for its representation of 20 of the largest banks in the region within the last 12 months, including Itaú Unibanco, Banco Santander, BTG Pactual and Scotiabank.
LACCA’s survey examines which firms proved the most popular with the region’s leading financial institutions and the trends that dominated the Latin American banking sector in 2022.
