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Chilean member firm Barros & Errázuriz advised Globalvía in the acquisition of a 34% stake in Brookfield Americas Infrastructure Holdings Chile I S.A., owned by Brookfield Americas Infrastructure Holdings I S.L. This transaction was considered “Deal of the Month” in the most recent edition of the Latin America Monthy Report by Transactional Track Record (TTR).

The objective of the purchase consisted of indirectly acquiring 34% of Sociedad Concesionaria Vespucio Norte Express S.A. and Sociedad Concesionaria Túnel San Cristóbal S.A. The advisory included a due diligence process of the concessionaire companies, the structuring of the transaction and the drafting and negotiation of the share purchase agreement.

The team that advised Globalvía was composed of partners Nicolás Balmaceda and Bernardo Simian, as well as senior associates Diego Ovalle, María Olga Rivera, Andrés Rodríguez, and associates Axel Ewert, Magdalena Rojas, Isidora Cavallini, María José Bordalí, Sebastián Zaror and Valentina Muñoz.

 

Peruvian member firm Miranda & Amado announced the appointment of five new partners of the Firm, promoted from different practice areas to consolidate the value proposition of comprehensive service offered to its clients: Fiorella Zumaeta (Regulatory-Competition Area), Luis Alonso Navarro (Disputes Area), Álvaro del Valle (Financial Area), José Luis Velarde (Criminal Area) and Rafael Díaz (Criminal Area). Their appointments will become effective as of January 1, 2022.

With this appointments, Miranda & Amado reaffirms its commitment to young talent, a fundamental pillar of its culture. At the same time, it confirms our commitment to offer top-notch comprehensive advice to clients, drive by knowledge, professionalism and experience.

Fiorella Zumaeta has been a senior associate at Miranda & Amado since 2018. Her professional practice focuses on legal advice on competition matters, with special emphasis on the elimination of bureaucratic barriers, as well as consultin on regulatory and administrative law issues.

Luis Alonso Navarro interned at the Firm and became an associate in 2011. His practice focuses on litigation and arbitration, primarily on representing and advising clients in international and domestic commercial and investment arbitration, complex regulatory disputes, infrastructure projects, construction, corporate disputes and other matters.

Alvaro Del Valle has been an associate at Miranda & Amado since 2010. His professional practice focuses on designing, providing advice on, negotiating and structuring various financing transactions, representing both local and international financial institutions and corporate borrowers or securities issuers. Moreover, Álvaro boasts significant experience in advising investment funds.

José Luis Velarde joined the Firm as counsel in January 2021 to set up the new criminal practice area. His practice focuses on preventive advice on criminal compliance and on the defense in highly complex criminal investigations and litigation, with particular strengths in economic criminal law cases. He has been responsible for advising on and developing systems relating to compliance and the prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism, as well as anti-corruption systems for corporate clients.

Rafael Díaz also joined Miranda & Amado as counsel in January 2021 to implement the new criminal practice area. He specializes in criminal and criminal procedural matters. His legal practice focuses on the defense of highly complex cases, representing companies and their executives in criminal litigation related to corporate activity and consulting on liability and criminal contingencies.

Peruvian member firm Miranda & Amado announced the promotion of Katherine Torres and María Pía Talavera as Counsels of the firm’s Corporate practice. Both lawyers have an outstanding track record in the firm and currently serve as Senior Associates. Their appointments will be effective as of January 1, 2022.

Katherine and María Pía are qualified to lead highly complex projects and support the management of the relationship with clients following the firm’s values. The high level of service they offer allows them not to only solve legal issues for clients, but also to coordinate the attention they require from other specialties, fulfilling the value proposition of comprehensive service offered by Miranda & Amado.

Katherine Torres focuses her practice in corporate reorganizations and mergers and acquisitions, and in corporate and commercial contracts consulting.

Meanwhile, María Pía Talavera focuses her practice on advising real estate investment funds and real estate developers in the design and execution of real estate deals, and in corporate and commercial contracts consulting.

“These appointments are a well-deserved recognition of the very valuable contribution that Katherine and María Pía brin to the firm and, of course, in particular to the Corporate practice. We are confident that, from their new roles, both will continue to generate value for the firm and its continued dedication to the training of associates and trainees”, said Luis Miranda, Managing Partner of Miranda & Amado.

With these appointments, the Peruvian firm consolidates its Corporate practice, supports the professional growth of talented women in its team and ratifies its commitment to offer comprehensive advice of the highest quality to its clients.