Corporate/M&A
Latin America Guide 2025 : Uruguay
Band 3
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Provided by Pérez del Castillo & Asociados
The Corporate team of the firm stands out for its specialization in highly complex matters in the following practice areas.
Bankruptcy and Insolvency: We provide comprehensive judicial and extrajudicial advice in complex insolvency and bankruptcy cases and business restructuring processes, providing assistance to our clients regarding the implementation of efficient solutions in order to deal with such situations.
Commercial: We offer comprehensive advice in the structuring of complex business transactions. We intervene in the elaboration and negotiation of a great variety of commercial agreements, either national or international, linked to different areas of economic activity.
Company Law: We advise our clients on the design of the structure that best suits their business needs, for which we assist them in the incorporation, restructuring and/or purchase of corporations, public limited companies, limited liability companies, foundations, agricultural companies and associations, and other corporate structures.
Corporate Governance: We assist shareholders and directors in the adoption of good corporate governance practices with the aim of promoting transparency in the management and administration of companies.
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A): We offer complete and continuous assistance to our clients acting as acquirers, sellers or intermediaries, within the cases of M&A processes, share purchase agreements, disposition of business premises, assets purchase agreements, etc.
Chambers Review
Pérez del Castillo & Asociados' established team assists clients with an array of corporate matters in Uruguay. The team is known to provide corporate advice to banking entities, dealing with day-to-day mandates and M&A. The department is also experienced in handling transactions involving publicly traded companies, counselling on share purchase agreements. The firm provides further assistance with commercial contracts, such as distribution agreements.
Work Highlights
- Pérez del Castillo & Asociados provided legal counsel to Balsa & Asociados on the design of the corporate structure for its real estate projects in Uruguay.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Pérez del Castillo & Asociados is a very responsible, dynamic firm with an agile service. The team is complete, with serious and friendly lawyers; I feel very comfortable working with them."
"Pérez del Castillo & Asociados is a very responsible, dynamic firm with an agile service. The team is complete, with serious and friendly lawyers; I feel very comfortable working with them."
Notable Practitioners
Noteworthy partner Matías Pérez del Castillo is often seen offering investment advice, drafting contracts and assisting with M&A transactions in Uruguay.
"Matías Pérez del Castillo is an excellent professional. He is very diligent and enriches his solutions with business vision, complemented by his legal solidity."
Active practitioner Miguel Casanova continues to receive ample client praise for his corporate expertise and knowledge of shareholders' agreements in Uruguay.
"Miguel Casanova has excellent knowledge and listening skills, as well as quality responses, initiative and willingness to add value. He is very flexible and customer-oriented."
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