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Affinitas firms ranked top-tier in Chambers Global Guide 2023

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Barros & Errázuriz, Gómez-Pinzón, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes and Miranda & Amado continue to receive outstanding recognition in the latest edition of the Chambers Global Guide, issued by Chambers & Partners.

Our member firms scored a total of 31 practice area rankings and 53 individual lawyer rankings. Highlights include 10 Band 1 rankings, the highest ranking attainable, across ten practice areas, as well as our four member firms being recognized as “Spotlight” for International & Cross-Border Capabilities.

The outstanding position of each firm in its own country lends an edge to international clients that seek a doorway to a region in which the institutional and regulatory environment is key to the success of any complex business venture.

The Chambers Global Guide 2023 rankings included the following practice areas at Affinitas firms:

Barros & Errázuriz (Chile):

  • Banking & Finance | Band 2
  • Capital Markets | Band 1
  • Corporate/M&A | Band 1
  • Corporate/M&A: The Elite | Band 1
  • Dispute Resolution: Arbitration | Band 3
  • Dispute Resolution: Litigation | Band 3
  • Energy & Natural Resources | Band 3
  • International & Cross-Border Capabilities | Spotlight

Gómez-Pinzón (Colombia):

  • Banking & Finance | Band 1
  • Capital Markets | Band 1
  • Corporate/M&A | Band 3
  • Dispute Resolution | Band 2
  • Energy & Natural Resources | Band 2
  • Energy & Natural Resources: Mining | Band 3
  • Intellectual Property | Band 3
  • International & Cross-Border Capabilities | Spotlight
  • Tax | Band 2

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes (Mexico):

  • Banking & Finance | Band 2
  • Capital Markets | Band 1
  • Corporate/M&A: The Elite | Band 1
  • Energy & Natural Resources | Band 2
  • International & Cross-Border Capabilities | Spotlight
  • Projects | Band 1
  • Tax: Controversy | Band 2
  • Tax: Non-contentious | Band 4

Miranda & Amado (Peru):

  • Banking & Finance | Band 1
  • Capital Markets | Band 1
  • Corporate/M&A | Band 2
  • Energy & Natural Resources: Mining | Band 4
  • International & Cross-Border Capabilities | Spotlight
  • Projects | Band 2

Chambers and Partners is one of the world’s leading independent legal research companies, offering detailed rankings and insight into leading lawyers and law firms across 200 jurisdictions in more than 70 countries.

To review the full Chambers Global Guide 2023 rankings, please click here.

 

Affinitas delegation to participate in IJ LATAM 2023

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A multi-disciplinary team from Affinitas will be attending IJ LATAM 2023, the leading conference for facilitating energy and infrastructure finance in Latin America. The event will take place in Miami (Florida, USA) from March 13-15, 2023.

This year, the Team that Works’ delegation consists of:

If you are in Miami by that week and wish to meet the Affinitas team, please contact Natalia Chu at nchu@affinitaslegal.com to arrange introductions.

For more information, click here.

TTR Data: Affinitas firms advise on four Deals of the Year

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We are delighted to announce that our member firms advised on three transactions that have been highlighted as Deals of the Year in TTR Data’s latest Annual Reports for Latin America, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.

The transactions on which Affinitas member firms advised are:

  • Deal of the Year LatAm 2022 | Deal of the Year Chile 2022: Inchcape and Derco complete merger

    Chilean member firm Barros & Errázuriz advised the Del Río family on the sell of 100% of Dercorp CL to London-based car dealership operator Inchcape, through Inchacape Chile.The deal value was GBP 1.27 billion.

    The transaction is part of the agreement through which Inchcape and Derco combined their operations. Our member firms Gómez-Pinzón and Miranda & Amado conducted an analysis of the relevant markets and competitive dynamics to verify whether the acquisition affected the Colombian and Peruvian markets.

  • Deal of the Year Colombia 2022: Telefónica sells fiber optic assets in Colombia

    Colombian member firm Gómez-Pinzón represented KKR in the acquisition of several fiber optic assets from Telefónica’s Colombian subsidiary. In return, Telefónica received USD 200 million and 40% of KKR’s Spanish subsidiary HoldCo, worth approximately USD 500 million.

  • Deal of the Year Mexico 2022: Televisa completes merger of its media and content business with Univision

    Mexican member firm Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes 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.

Review the full reports here.