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Affinitas delegation to participate in 2022 IBA Annual Conference

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A multi-disciplinary team from Affinitas will be attending the International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference 2022, taking place in Miami (FL, USA) from 30 Oct – 4 Nov, 2022. This event is the leading conference for legal professionals worldwide.

This year, our delegation consists of:

If you would like to meet The Team that Works in Miami, please get in touch. 

For more information about the event, click here.

Affinitas firms win two Bonds & Loans Awards 2022

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Affinitas is delighted to announce that its member firms Gómez-Pinzón and Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes advised on two transactions that won two 2022 Bond & Loans Latin America & Caribbean Deals of the Year awards.

The awards recognize the most innovative and ground-breaking deals from sovereign, corporate and financial Institution issuers and borrowers in the Latin-American region.

The winning deals on which the Affinitas’ firms advised were:

Acquisition Finance Deal of the Year
Colombian member firm Gómez-Pinzón acted as counsel to Banco Santander, Citibank, JPMorgan Chase Bank and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as lenders, in the negotiation of the loan agreement for an amount of USD 4,000,000,000 granted to Ecopetrol for the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. – ISA from the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit.

MXN Deal of the Year
Mexican member firm Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes counselled Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMA), as well as Citibanamex, HSBC and Santander, in the issuance of its sustainability linked long-term local bonds for USD 200.8 million.

For more information about the Bond & Loans Latin America & Caribbean Awards 2022, click here.

Affinitas firms recognized in ITR’s World Tax 2023 guide

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Affinitas is proud to announce that its four member firms have been once again recognized in the 2023 edition of International Tax Review’s World Tax guide. Overall, Barros & Errázuriz, Gómez-Pinzón, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, and Miranda & Amado obtained a total of 11 country rankings in this year’s guide. Affinitas strong performance reflects the team’s ongoing investment in talent, geographic footprint, and high-quality service delivery.

World Tax is a guide to the leading tax advisory practices, including law and accountancy firms around the world. Each edition of this annual directory rates the tax advice offered in more than 50 jurisdictions globally, giving tax executives comprehensive information about the market for tax advice.

World Tax 2023 rankings included the following practice areas at Affinitas firms:

Barros & Errázuriz (Chile):

  • General Corporate Tax – Tier 2

Gómez-Pinzón (Colombia):

  • General Corporate Tax – Tier 1
  • Transactional Tax – Tier 1
  • Tax Controversy – Tier 1
  • Indirect Tax – Tier 2

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes (Mexico):

  • General Corporate Tax – Tier 3
  • Transactional Tax – Tier 3
  • Tax Controversy – Tier 3

Miranda & Amado (Peru):

  • General Corporate Tax – Tier 3
  • Transactional Tax – Tier 2
  • Tax Controversy – Tier 2

To review the full rankings, please visit World Tax.