About

Provided by Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga

Our corporate department has significant expertise in business advice, especially in corporate, financial and commercial matters. We provide advice in several industries (financial, real estate, agribusiness and natural resources, food industry, medical, telecommunications, etc.) and in every aspect of business law, such as structuring of start-ups, private equity, corporate finance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, offshore transacting, restructurings, securities, guarantees, inter alia.

Our corporate department is big enough to attend the needs of multinationals such as McDonald’s, Mondelez (Kraft Foods), Pepsi, SACYR, COPASA, Google, Dole, Fox Channels, Sacyr, and Olam, inter alia.

Related to our varied experience we:

- Advised PepsiCo in successful negotiations with the Government to enlarge its concentrate production plant (one of the world’s largest, which exports to over 30 countries) in Colonia Free Zone with an investment of 50,000,000 USD.

- Providing advice to Atlantica Yield in the acquisition of Estrellada S.A., a company belonging to Enel which owned a 50 MW wind farm, and also to Banco Santander (Uruguay) in their financing of Atlantica Yield.

-Implementing the merger of Mondelez in Uruguay, a lengthy process that finally ended in January 2019, partaking in long and intricate negotiations that have only very recently come to fruition, including a full tax exemption on the transaction.


Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Uruguay

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga possesses a well-regarded practice group with a wealth of experience handling sophisticated corporate matters in Uruguay. The team regularly advises hailing from the food and beverage, agribusiness and retail spheres on a range of mandates, including mergers and acquisitions and stock purchase, distribution and franchise agreements. The department also provides counsel on corporate governance and supports clients in the startup arena, assisting both strategic investors and emerging fintech players.

Work Highlights

  • Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga advised the shareholders of Abbaplast in a stock-for-stock merger with Servicios Sostenibles.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Nicolás Herrera Alonso
2
Nicolás Herrera Alonso
Head of Corporate/M&A
2
Band 2

Significant partner Nicolás Herrera Alonso has extensive experience assisting clients with strategic acquisitions, divestments and corporate restructurings. He also advises clients on their entry into the Uruguayan market and the drafting of commercial agreements.

Nicolás Herrera Alonso is always available to understand situations and provide the correct business strategy, creating tailor-made solutions. His client service is professional, friendly and close.

Fernando Jiménez de Aréchaga (Jr.)
3
Fernando Jiménez de Aréchaga (Jr.)
3
Band 3

Key partner Fernando Jiménez de Aréchaga continues to assist notable construction and banking clients with a range of corporate transactions in Uruguay.

Fernando Jiménez de Aréchaga has a high capacity for analysis, which allows him to immediately understand the problems that arise.

Virginia Brause
3
Virginia Brause
Head of Corporate/M&A
3
Band 3

Noteworthy partner Virginia Brause is singled out for praise by the Uruguayan market for her work assisting key international clients from the food and beverage industry in large-scale M&A deals.

Virginia Brause's is a pleasure to work with due to her integrity, transparency and ethics. Alongside this, she provides strategic solutions to problems that arise with a very good commercial vision.

Jimena González
Jimena González
Associates to watch

Associate-to-watch Jimena González garners praise in the Uruguayan market for her strong work in due diligence processes for M&A.

Jimena González's answers are clear and fast, and she is an excellent professional.

Ranked Lawyers at
Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga

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Uruguay

Corporate/M&A

Nicolás Herrera Alonso
2
Nicolás Herrera Alonso
Head of Corporate/M&A
2
Band 2
Fernando Jiménez de Aréchaga (Jr.)
3
Fernando Jiménez de Aréchaga (Jr.)
3
Band 3
Virginia Brause
3
Virginia Brause
Head of Corporate/M&A
3
Band 3
Jimena González
Jimena González
Associates to watch

Members

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Jimena González

Magdalena Secco

Mariana Lartigau

María José Rovira

Nicolás Herrera Alonso

Nicolás Herrera Alonso

Head of Department

Virginia Brause

Virginia Brause

Head of Department

Clients

Provided by Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga

Acodike

Axionlog Cold Solutions

Campigla Pilay

Cementos Artigas

Conaprole

Credit Agricole

Ericsson

Farmabase

Fox Entertainment

Fresenious

Gancia

Getnet

Giek

Google

Linde

McDonald’s

Mercado Libre

Mondelez

Nextleaf Solutions

Novus International

Paganza

Praxair

Redpagos

Riogas

Sacyr

Stiler

Superdigital

Tik Tok

Walt Disney

Industries

Provided by Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga

Banks

Commercial & Professional Services

Construction & Materials

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Energy

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Forestry & Paper

Government

Insurance

Media

Real Estate

Retail

Software & Computer Services

Telecommunications

Transportation

Utilities