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Akin
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Akin has significantly bolstered its Latin America M&A practice with the June-2022 hire of New York partner Sergio Urias from Covington & Burling LLP. Urias brings an extensive background in Latin America private equity and M&A. The wider team is drawn from the firm's Houston and Los Angeles offices, and has a particularly strong track record in Mexico, along with experience in other key markets such as Colombia, Chile and Brazil. It is particularly known for energy transactions, including oil and gas, and renewables. Houston counsel Eduardo Canales is another key figure. Former partner David Sweeney left the firm in June 2023.
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Key clients
- Ad hoc group of Holders of 7.000% Senior Notes due 2025 of Aerovías de México
- Ad hoc group of Unsecured Noteholders of TV Azteca
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Work highlights
- Advised GBM Asset Management, Mexico's largest asset manager, on a minority investment by SoftBank Latin America Fund.
- Advised Paine Schwartz Partners on its acquisition of Humic Growth Solutions, a producer of humic and fulvic acid products, with operations in the US, Brazil and Canada.
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