Author: Natalia Chu

Affinitas member firms Barros & Errázuriz, Gómez-Pinzón and Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, contributed to the latest edition of Taxand’s Global Guide to M&A Tax, designed to equip readers with tax reference points relevant to mergers and acquisitions, including local tax measures and developments in 40 juridictions.

• Fernando Barros, Carola Trucco, Tomás Kovacevic and Magdalena Munita, from Barros & Errázuriz, authored the Chile chapter.
• Mauricio Piñeros and Alejandro Sanabria, from Gómez-Pinzón, authored the Colombia chapter.
• Manuel Tamez and Luis Antonio Monroy, from Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, authored the Mexico chapter.

You can Access the full 2022 Global Guide to M&A Tax here.

Affinitas is delighted to announce the appointment of Enrique Ramírez and Mauricio Raffo as new members of its Steering Committee, as of July 6, 2022.

Enrique, partner at Mexican member firm Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes; and Mauricio, partner at Peruvian member firm Miranda & Amado, are part of the Tax Law and  Dispute Resolution practice groups, respectively. Their professional profile, broad experience and excellent relationships with international organizations and law firms, make Enrique and Mauricio the ideal candidates to strengthen our team.

Affinitas’ Steering Committee is now composed of Fernando Garrido and Bernardo Simián from Barros & Errázuriz (Chile), Ricardo Fandiño and Lina Uribe from Gómez-Pinzón (Colombia), Manuel Echave and Enrique Ramírez from Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes (Mexico); and, Luis Miranda and Mauricio Raffo from Miranda & Amado (Peru).

We wish Enrique and Mauricio the best of success in this new responsibility, and thank Horacio de Uriarte and Alberto Delgado for their valuable contribution as a member of Affinitas’ Steering Committee during all these years.

According to Transactional Track Record’s latest Latin America monthly report, our member firms Barros & Errázuriz, Gómez-Pinzón and Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes have advised on three of the largest Venture Capital and Private Equity transactions of May 2022.

Javier Díaz, Vicente Cordero and Lucas Marinovic, from Chilean member firm Barros & Errázuriz, advised US equity group Avenir on Xepelin’s USD 111 million Series B funding round, marking the fintech start-up’s third capital increase in less than a year. The deal closed on May 2 and was highlighted as Chile’s largest Venture Capital transaction.

Colombian member firm Gómez-Pinzón and Mexican member firm Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes advised BID Invest and US private investment group Blue like an Orange in a USD 22 million financing package granted to grocery delivery company Merqueo. The Affinitas team that advised on Colombia’s second largest Private Equity transaction consisted of Daniel Londoño, Catalina Prieto, Silvia Robledo, Lorenza Langarica, Mariana Ávila, Fernanda Cid and Mauricio Gual.

With a team led by Ricardo Maldonado, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes advised SoftBank’s Latin America Fund. on Mexican digital cargo platform Nowport’s USD 150 million Series C funding round, which made the start-up the country’s latest unicorn. This deal was highlighted as Mexico’s largest Venture Capital transaction.

To view the full report, click here.