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Estudio Jurídico Gross Brown

Corporate/Commercial

Latin America Guide 2026 : Paraguay


Estudio Jurídico Gross Brown

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Provided by Estudio Jurídico Gross Brown

The firm advises a wide range of clients, in mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, leveraged and acquisition finance, private equity transactions, tax efficiency structuring, corporate governance, among other corporate matters from the negotiation process to the due diligence, structuring, and closing of transactions. 

Recent experiences involve advising:

  • Suez Group (Aguas de Barcelona) in a government procurement process resulting in the award of a public contract with the Paraguayan Water Company (ESSAP S.A.) to develop a water management and billing software;
  • Credicentro S.A.E.C.A. a local credit corporation, in its merger with Crediplus S.A.;
  • BBVA S.A. in the sale of 100% of its share capital in BBVA Paraguay S.A. to Banco GNB Paraguay for about USD 270 million.
  • EDESA (leading local distribution company) on a complete restructuring of its assets; and the sale of these assets to another distribution company.
  • President Energy PLC in the renewal of the concession for the exploration of hydrocarbons in the Paraguayan Chaco.
  • Grupo América in the incorporation of its Paraguayan subsidiaries and in the bidding processes with CONATEL for the license to operate television channels in Paraguay.
  • Credicentro S.A.E.C.A. in the merger process with the companies LCR S.A.E.C.A. and Pasfin S.A.E.C.A.

Clients (13)

  • UFINET Telecom Holdings, España
  • Citibank N.A. – Paraguay Branch
  • SBA Communications Corporation, EE.UU.
  • Telepizza S.A.U., Paraguay
  • Cofco Agri, Paraguay
  • Grupo Cosan, Paraguay
  • FEN Real Estate Group, Paraguay
  • Suez Group - Aguas de Barcelona – Aqualogy
  • Compañia Cervecerías Unidas (Luksic Group of Chile)
  • Apple Inc
  • Cofco International Paraguay S.A.
  • General Motors
  • Mota Engil

Industries (7)

  • Corporate governance, among other corporate matters.
  • Investment financing
  • Tax efficiency structuring
  • Private equity transactions
  • Leveraged and acquisition finance
  • Joint ventures
  • Mergers and acquisitions

Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial - Paraguay

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Estudio Jurídico Gross Brown is a Paraguayan powerhouse renowned for its impressive track record advising major international companies in the automotive, banking and energy sectors on the full range of corporate matters. The legal team benefits from longstanding expertise in transactional mandates, including private equity and non-private equity M&A. The practice group is also sought after to advise on joint ventures and corporate governance issues. Estudio Jurídico Gross Brown provides additional expertise in labour and employment mandates.

Work Highlights

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  • Estudio Jurídico Gross Brown assisted Xavier Niel and Atlas Luxco with the acquisition of shares from Millicom International Cellular, as well as with the merger control filing before the Paraguayan competition authority.

Strengths

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  • The lawyers at Estudio Jurídico Gross Brown are able to handle sophisticated matters. They are quick to grasp technical complexities and you can tell how much experience they have.

    Corporate/Commercial respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeopleJorge Gross Brown
    Senior StatespeopleJorge Gross Brown

    Jorge Gross Brown

    Senior statesperson Jorge Gross Brown is a highly respected practitioner with extensive experience advising clients in the Paraguayan corporate sphere. He has an outstanding track record of M&A transactions and divestment proceedings.
  • Band 3Pilar Callizo
    Band 3Pilar Callizo

    Pilar Callizo

    Talented practitioner Pilar Callizo has wide-ranging experience advising clients on a variety of contentious labour mandates in Paraguay.

    • Pilar Callizo is a highly competent lawyer. She is driven by results in her approach, with a strong work ethic above all else.

      Corporate/Commercial respondentLatin America
  • Band 3Sigfrido Gross Brown
    Band 3Sigfrido Gross Brown

    Sigfrido Gross Brown

    Sigfrido Gross Brown is an experienced practitioner in corporate advisory and regulatory matters.

    • Sigfrido Gross Brown is a go-to lawyer for transactional work. He is super responsive and very accurate in his recommendations. We have a great deal of confidence in him.

      Corporate/Commercial respondentLatin America
  • Up and ComingPablo Debuchy
    Up and ComingPablo Debuchy

    Pablo Debuchy

    Pablo Debuchy enters the rankings this year as an up-and-coming practitioner after obtaining market praise for his activity in the corporate and commercial field in Paraguay.

    • I would highlight Pablo Debuchy's excellent service, good response times and clear advice. To me, he is a top-notch professional.

      Corporate/Commercial respondentLatin America

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