Latin America - Latin America: International firms
Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown is a leading name in energy (including oil and gas), mining and infrastructure M&A. Much of the firm’s Latin America M&A capabilities sit in Houston where Argentina native Pablo Ferrante and Peruvian Jose Valera have decades of experience in big-ticket transactions. They work closely with the firm’s growing Mexico City office and Brazilian partner firm Tauil & Chequer Advogados; global head of oil and gas, Alexandre Chequer splits his time between the Houston and Rio de Janeiro offices and has an outstanding record in inbound and outbound Brazilian M&A. Carlos Motta is another key figure in Sao Paulo; he was part of the team that advised Brazil-based footwear company, Alpargatas, on its $475m Series B investment in online eco-friendly footwear retailer, Rothy’s. Along with the firm’s prestigious background in conventional energy, the Latin America M&A team is increasingly active in green energy and mining deals; it advised LSC Lithium on the sale of all of the outstanding shares of Lithea Inc, the owner of the Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes lithium mining properties located in Salta, Argentina, to GFL International. Energy and mining deals in Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Peru are also a forte for the team, which is additionally building its presence in Guyana’s developing oil and gas sector. Mexico oil and gas M&A specialist Gabriel Salinas rejoined the Houston office as a partner from Shearman & Sterling LLP in April 2023.
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Key clients
- LSC Lithium
- Alpargatas
- Nestlé
- Ceiba Energy
- Waterwheel Capital Management
- Locaweb
- Casa Lumbre
- TS Infraestrutura e Engenharia
- STOA Infra & Energy
- Decolar.Com
Work highlights
- Advised Alpargatas, the Brazil-based footwear company, on its $475m Series B investment in online retailer of eco-friendly footwear, Rothy's.
- Advised LSC Lithium on the sale of all the outstanding shares of Lithea Inc, the owner of the Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes lithium mining properties located in the Province of Salta, Argentina, to GFL International.
- Represented Nestlé in its purchase of Brazilian foodtech company Puravida from São Paulo-based private equity group Aqua Capital.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Pablo Ferrante, Jose Valera