Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
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Steering Committee: Hugo Bruzone, Ignacio Funes de Rioja, Liban Kusa, Rodrigo Funes de Rioja.
Board of Directors: Florencia Funes de Rioja, Lucila Winschel, Eduardo J. Viñales, Guillermo F. Perego, José Bazán, Mariano Luchetti, Hugo Bruzone, Ignacio Funes de Rioja, Liban Kusa, Rodrigo Funes de Rioja.
Number of partners: 53
Number of lawyers: +150
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Firm Overview:
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja is recognized as a leading law firm in Argentina providing a full range of highly specialized and value-added legal services covering all the areas of practice required for doing business in Argentina.
With a multidisciplinary approach, our full-fledged platform moves forward to offer our clients creative and sophisticated legal advice as required by the current challenges of business dynamics.
Our vision of enhanced specialization in the different law practices allows us to deliver expedite service with a solid depth of knowledge and know-who best suits our clients' needs through our experienced teams and the support of our technological, knowledge management, quality assurance and innovative infrastructure in place.
As the legal services market continues to evolve, we are committed to keep the pace ahead of legal and business trends promoting a sustainable approach to business with a focus on ethics, strategic thinking, and commitment towards our core values.
Our firm offers an innovative platform of full-service capabilities with more than 25 practice areas led by highly recognized lawyers with deep business knowledge and ready to deliver tailor-made solutions for different kinds of industries and projects.
Focused on clients’ needs, our teams include the right mix of experts and highly trained young talent with specialty in complex matters, creative thinking, and a renowned execution capacity. Under our common purpose, we foster diverse and collaborative teamwork with equal opportunities for all our members.
In this way, Bruchou & Funes de Rioja maintains its strategic vision of putting together the best team of individuals to address the business challenges created by globalization and being the best law firm for the development of talent in Argentina, offering new generations different opportunities in the practice of business law.
Main Areas of Practice:
Banking & Finance:
ince its inception Bruchou & Funes de Rioja has been a leading legal firm in Banking & Capital Markets, a position acquired through 30 years of working along with its large client base within the international and local financial communities in different type of innovative transactions, as market dynamics evolved through time. The firm helps its clients to achieve their goals with a smooth and efficient deal execution. As a consequence of having one of the largest teams that is fully and exclusively dedicated to the Banking & Capital Markets, the firm was able to keep the pace of the market’s dynamics by acquiring a leading and distinctive know-how on all financing products that were available in the financial market in Argentina. Its counselling extends to all legal aspects of banking and financial law: Restructuring; Investment funds; debt capital markets; equity; sovereign debt & public sector finance; private banking; project finance; acquisition finance; derivatives; leasing; structured products; syndicated loans and other bank financings.
Compliance:
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja leads the Compliance, Investigations and Corporate Criminal Law practice in Argentina. It has an unparalleled expertise in advising corporate clients in the context of internal investigations as well as in designing compliance risk-mitigating strategies in the context of specific transactions and day-to-day operations.
The department’s services include: Advice in and development of internal investigations, e.g. of corporate fraud and in the context of FCPA or other transnational anti-bribery law enforcement actions; criminal compliance counselling; design and implementation of industry remedial strategies in sectors or operations exposed to high or structural corruption risks; Advice on the design, implementation, updating and evaluation of compliance programs.
Corporate & M&A:
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja’s General Corporate and M&A Department is one of the largest and most experienced in the field of corporate and M&A, and has been routinely recognised for the experience and knowledge of its members by clients and counterparties alike; with special mentions to its members’ comprehensive view of market dynamics, zealous advocacy and pro-business orientation.
The firm provides its clients with comprehensive legal corporate services that help them complete sophisticated transactions in a rapidly changing competitive environment, both at home and abroad. In addition to the firm’s outstanding Argentine experience, the firm also has a strong international focus. In this regard, the firm’s attorneys have substantial experience advising clients on international transactions, and are familiar with the political, economic and cultural complexities of negotiating and structuring cross-border acquisitions.
Dispute Resolution:
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja’s dispute resolution team provides a service based on Court background and business understanding, due to its leaders broad personal experience both at the Commercial Courts and in the private sector. They are widely recognised by the Argentine legal market as leading practitioners in dispute resolution.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja actively intervenes in dispute resolution procedures of any nature, which affect its clients and hear before administrative authorities and arbitration and judicial courts. The team has a strong practice in the arbitration field, both in domestic and international proceedings. They provide counseling in the design of legal structures and preventive scenarios to adequately face any potential conflict. It also analyses and provides legal opinions and report regarding highly complex legal matters, supplying the client with extremely sophisticated advice from the legal standpoint as well as a practical understanding that allows to take clear and expeditious solutions for the company’s needs.
International Trade/WTO:
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja provides integral consulting services in import and export matters, including — among others — tariff classification, customs valuation, regulations regarding origin, non customs-related restrictions and regulations on imports and exports (e.g., licenses, permits and quotas), unfair trade practices (i.e., antidumping, subsidies and countervailing measures, safeguards) as well as free trade agreements.
The firm’s Customs team has vast experience advising national and foreign investors on benefiting from export promotion programs, such as temporary importation for inward processing; it provides advice regarding foreign exchange regulations applicable to foreign trade, and represents its clients in any related proceeding, before the Central Bank and financial institutions. The firm has the adequate know-how in the strategic planning of foreign trade operations, and in carrying out internal audits.
Tax:
The Tax team works closely with other areas in the development and implementation of tax structures for complex transactions. The firm pioneered the analysis and discussion of important tax law and regulation reforms in the Argentine market, which significantly modified the tax burden imposed on local debtors and other market participants.
The firm’s tax counselling focuses on two main categories: Tax advisory (financial products; M&A; cross‐border structuring; corporate income tax and tax planning; value added tax; provincial and local taxes; promotional tax regimes; advice on the daily tax issues and on the planning of family assets) and tax litigation (defence at administrative courts and judicial levels before all instances and jurisdictions in Argentina; defence before interjurisdictional tax entities; procedures before national, provincial and municipal tax agencies; defence regarding tax contributions and tax administrative infringements; follow up, advising and audit of tax litigation issues; filling, defence and procedures before tax authorities and advice on the daily tax issues).
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- Web: bruchoufunes.com
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Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised Oiltanking in the issuance of Notes for US$ 17,754,443
Oiltanking stands out as one of the leading companies in the provision of hydrocarbon services in Argentina, including the reception, storage and pumping of crude oil.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised Lundin Mining in its partnership with BHP to acquire Filo del Sol
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja acted as local counsel to Lundin Mining (“Lundin”) in the joint venture agreement with BHP to acquire Filo Corporation, the company that controls the Filo del Sol project.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised Bentia on the acquisition of YPF’s "Neuquén Norte" Cluster
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised Bentia Energy S.A. on the acquisition of YPF’s "Neuquén Norte" Cluster as part of Project Andes
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on Celulosa Argentina's issuance of Notes for US$ 15,000,000
Celulosa Argentina S.A. successfully completed the offering of U$S3,699,506 8.00% Class 20 Notes due 2026 and U$S11,300,494 7.00% Class 21 Notes due 2026
Bruchou advised in TGS’s International Notes Issuance and its Tender Offer for Cash
The Company will use the proceeds of the Notes to purchase the 2025 Notes tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer and to redeem all other outstanding 2025 Notes not tendered in the Tender Offer.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advise on inaugural offering of notes by Mirgor
Mirgor is a company with more than 40 years of experience, which covers different industries in Argentina.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja introduces its new Corporate Conflict Platform
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja introduces its new Corporate Conflict Platform, created to address the legal and commercial challenges related to corporate conflicts within companies in Argentina.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on Capex’s bond issuance.
The Notes were issued on July 5th, 2024, under the Non-Convertible Simple Notes Program for up to USD$ 600,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies or units of value).
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advise on Vista Energy Argentina’s Notes issuance
The Class XXV Notes, maturing on July 86h, 2028, will accrue interest at a nominal annual fixed rate, equivalent to 3%, and will amortize its principal in one payment on the maturing date.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in MSU S.A. Series XIV Notes offering
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja through its team led by partner José María Bazán, together with associates Leandro Exequiel Belusci, Teo Panich, Facundo Martín Suarez Loñ and Lucía De Luca.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on the issuance of Notes by CGC for US$25,410,932
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on the issuance of Series 35 Additional Notes by Compañía General de Combustibles.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised MAE in the preliminary merger agreement with Matba Rofex
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja acted as legal advisor to Mercado Abierto Electrónico (MAE) in the preliminary merger agreement with Matba Rofex.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja counseled Genneia in the issuance of Notes for US$60,000,000
Genneia S.A. issued the Class XLVI Green Notes denominated in U.S. Dollars and payable in Argentine Pesos at the exchange rate established in the offering documents (dollar-linked), at a fixed annual nominal interest rate of 2.00%, for a nominal value equivalent to US$60,000,000
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in Aspro's issuance of Series II Notes for US$2.000.000
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in the successful issuance of series II class II notes of Aspro Servicios Petroleros S.A. under the PyME CNV Special Guaranteed Public Offering Regime
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in the increase of the syndicated lending to CGC
US$88 million increase of the syndicated loan obtained by CGC on April 11, 2023, increasing its amount to US$184 million.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in YPF’s Class XXX Notes issuance for US$185,000,000
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised YPF S.A. in the issuance of Class XXX Notes for an aggregate value of US$185,000,000 subscribed under YPF´s Frequent Issuer Notes Program.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on CGC's issuance of Notes for US$149,575,391
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja acted as counsel to the book-running managers and the placement agents in the issuance of 3.00% Dollar- Linked Notes Series 35 payable in pesos at the applicable exchange rate and maturing in February 2026.
Argentina: Law 27,742 on “Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of the Argentines”
On July 8, 2024, the Official Gazette published Law 27,742, also known as the “Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of the Argentines”.
Argentina: Palliative and Relevant Fiscal Measures Law
On July 8, 2024, the Official Gazette published Law 27,743, also known as the “Palliative and Relevant Fiscal Measures”.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in the issuance of Class 4 Notes of Oleoductos del Valle
The Firm advised through Partner José María Bazán and associates Leandro Belusci, Quimey Lia Waisten and Melina Signorello.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in Grupo Albanesi offering of Notes for US$59,889,072
Grupo Albanesi successfully completed the offering of US$59,889,072 Senior Class XXXI Notes in the Argentine and International capital markets.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in the issuance of Notes of YPF Energía Eléctrica S.A.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja‘s Banking & Capital Markets Department advised through Partner José María Bazán and associates Leandro E. Belusci, Josefina Mortola Saiach and Malena Tarrío.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on Arcor's issuance of Notes for AR$65,681,200,000
The Firm advised through a team led by Alejandro Perelsztein with the participation of Leandro Exequiel Belusci, Facundo Martín Suárez Loñ and Gonzalo Javier Vilariño.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on Grupo Albanesi's offering of US$ 17,492,182.63 Notes
The Firm advised through a team led by partner José María Bazán, together with associates Leandro Exequiel Belusci, Sebastián Pereyra Pagiari y Melina Signorello
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on YPF’s Class XXIX Notes issuance for US$ US$177,717,716
The Firm advised through Partner José María Bazán and associates Leandro Exequiel Belusci, Branko Serventich, Facundo Suárez Loñ and Teo Panich.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on Vista Energy Argentina’s Notes issuance for US$78,764,405
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja‘s Banking & Capital Markets department advised through a team lead by José María Bazán, assisted by Josefina Mortola Saiach and Sofia Maselli.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in Oiltanking Ebytem S.A.‘s issuance of the Class II Notes
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja and TCA Tanoira Cassagne advised in Oiltanking Ebytem S.A.‘s issuance of the Class II Notes for an amount of US$32,947,113 under its Global Notes Program
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in successful Tecpetrol S.A.’s Series 7 Notes issuance
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised the placement agents.
Pan American Energy, S.L., Argentine Branch, issues Bonds for US$400,000,000 due in 2032
Pan American Energy, S.L., Argentine Branch, an Argentine branch of Pan American Energy, S.L., a company organized in the Kingdom of Spain, made a local and international offer for a total nominal value of US$400,000,000 of Notes due in 2032, guaranteed by Pan American.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised the placement agents in Celulosa Argentina's issuance of Notes
Celulosa Argentina S.A. successfully completed the offering of U$S34,873,114 9.25% Class 18 Notes due 2028 and AR$4,533,448,945 6.99% over Badlar Rate Class 19 Notes due 2025
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised Oiltanking in the issuance of Notes for US$ 17,754,443
Oiltanking stands out as one of the leading companies in the provision of hydrocarbon services in Argentina, including the reception, storage and pumping of crude oil.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised Lundin Mining in its partnership with BHP to acquire Filo del Sol
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja acted as local counsel to Lundin Mining (“Lundin”) in the joint venture agreement with BHP to acquire Filo Corporation, the company that controls the Filo del Sol project.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised Bentia on the acquisition of YPF’s "Neuquén Norte" Cluster
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised Bentia Energy S.A. on the acquisition of YPF’s "Neuquén Norte" Cluster as part of Project Andes
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on Celulosa Argentina's issuance of Notes for US$ 15,000,000
Celulosa Argentina S.A. successfully completed the offering of U$S3,699,506 8.00% Class 20 Notes due 2026 and U$S11,300,494 7.00% Class 21 Notes due 2026
Bruchou advised in TGS’s International Notes Issuance and its Tender Offer for Cash
The Company will use the proceeds of the Notes to purchase the 2025 Notes tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer and to redeem all other outstanding 2025 Notes not tendered in the Tender Offer.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advise on inaugural offering of notes by Mirgor
Mirgor is a company with more than 40 years of experience, which covers different industries in Argentina.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja introduces its new Corporate Conflict Platform
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja introduces its new Corporate Conflict Platform, created to address the legal and commercial challenges related to corporate conflicts within companies in Argentina.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on Capex’s bond issuance.
The Notes were issued on July 5th, 2024, under the Non-Convertible Simple Notes Program for up to USD$ 600,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies or units of value).
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advise on Vista Energy Argentina’s Notes issuance
The Class XXV Notes, maturing on July 86h, 2028, will accrue interest at a nominal annual fixed rate, equivalent to 3%, and will amortize its principal in one payment on the maturing date.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in MSU S.A. Series XIV Notes offering
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja through its team led by partner José María Bazán, together with associates Leandro Exequiel Belusci, Teo Panich, Facundo Martín Suarez Loñ and Lucía De Luca.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on the issuance of Notes by CGC for US$25,410,932
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on the issuance of Series 35 Additional Notes by Compañía General de Combustibles.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised MAE in the preliminary merger agreement with Matba Rofex
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja acted as legal advisor to Mercado Abierto Electrónico (MAE) in the preliminary merger agreement with Matba Rofex.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja counseled Genneia in the issuance of Notes for US$60,000,000
Genneia S.A. issued the Class XLVI Green Notes denominated in U.S. Dollars and payable in Argentine Pesos at the exchange rate established in the offering documents (dollar-linked), at a fixed annual nominal interest rate of 2.00%, for a nominal value equivalent to US$60,000,000
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in Aspro's issuance of Series II Notes for US$2.000.000
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in the successful issuance of series II class II notes of Aspro Servicios Petroleros S.A. under the PyME CNV Special Guaranteed Public Offering Regime
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in the increase of the syndicated lending to CGC
US$88 million increase of the syndicated loan obtained by CGC on April 11, 2023, increasing its amount to US$184 million.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in YPF’s Class XXX Notes issuance for US$185,000,000
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised YPF S.A. in the issuance of Class XXX Notes for an aggregate value of US$185,000,000 subscribed under YPF´s Frequent Issuer Notes Program.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on CGC's issuance of Notes for US$149,575,391
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja acted as counsel to the book-running managers and the placement agents in the issuance of 3.00% Dollar- Linked Notes Series 35 payable in pesos at the applicable exchange rate and maturing in February 2026.
Argentina: Law 27,742 on “Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of the Argentines”
On July 8, 2024, the Official Gazette published Law 27,742, also known as the “Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of the Argentines”.
Argentina: Palliative and Relevant Fiscal Measures Law
On July 8, 2024, the Official Gazette published Law 27,743, also known as the “Palliative and Relevant Fiscal Measures”.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in the issuance of Class 4 Notes of Oleoductos del Valle
The Firm advised through Partner José María Bazán and associates Leandro Belusci, Quimey Lia Waisten and Melina Signorello.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in Grupo Albanesi offering of Notes for US$59,889,072
Grupo Albanesi successfully completed the offering of US$59,889,072 Senior Class XXXI Notes in the Argentine and International capital markets.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in the issuance of Notes of YPF Energía Eléctrica S.A.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja‘s Banking & Capital Markets Department advised through Partner José María Bazán and associates Leandro E. Belusci, Josefina Mortola Saiach and Malena Tarrío.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on Arcor's issuance of Notes for AR$65,681,200,000
The Firm advised through a team led by Alejandro Perelsztein with the participation of Leandro Exequiel Belusci, Facundo Martín Suárez Loñ and Gonzalo Javier Vilariño.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on Grupo Albanesi's offering of US$ 17,492,182.63 Notes
The Firm advised through a team led by partner José María Bazán, together with associates Leandro Exequiel Belusci, Sebastián Pereyra Pagiari y Melina Signorello
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on YPF’s Class XXIX Notes issuance for US$ US$177,717,716
The Firm advised through Partner José María Bazán and associates Leandro Exequiel Belusci, Branko Serventich, Facundo Suárez Loñ and Teo Panich.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on Vista Energy Argentina’s Notes issuance for US$78,764,405
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja‘s Banking & Capital Markets department advised through a team lead by José María Bazán, assisted by Josefina Mortola Saiach and Sofia Maselli.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in Oiltanking Ebytem S.A.‘s issuance of the Class II Notes
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja and TCA Tanoira Cassagne advised in Oiltanking Ebytem S.A.‘s issuance of the Class II Notes for an amount of US$32,947,113 under its Global Notes Program
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in successful Tecpetrol S.A.’s Series 7 Notes issuance
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised the placement agents.
Pan American Energy, S.L., Argentine Branch, issues Bonds for US$400,000,000 due in 2032
Pan American Energy, S.L., Argentine Branch, an Argentine branch of Pan American Energy, S.L., a company organized in the Kingdom of Spain, made a local and international offer for a total nominal value of US$400,000,000 of Notes due in 2032, guaranteed by Pan American.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised the placement agents in Celulosa Argentina's issuance of Notes
Celulosa Argentina S.A. successfully completed the offering of U$S34,873,114 9.25% Class 18 Notes due 2028 and AR$4,533,448,945 6.99% over Badlar Rate Class 19 Notes due 2025