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Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
3
Corporate/M&A
2 Years Ranked
F
Corporate/M&A
11 Years Ranked
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Provided by Fernando C Alonso

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Fernando Alonso has practiced in the corporate and securities, banking and finance and international fields for more than 25 years. His clients include a broad range of publicly owned and privately held US and foreign companies and financial institutions. Throughout his career, Mr. Alonso has led numerous significant mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other business transactions, including those involving cross-border complexities. He regularly represents foreign clients in connection with US acquisitions, as well as domestic companies with regards to their international expansion. His practice also involves representation of both financial institutions and companies in relation to their equity and debt financings.

He has structured and directed numerous private equity deals and has particular experience in the telecommunications, energy and infrastructure sectors. Further, he represents private investment funds in the US and abroad in connection with their structuring and joint ventures, as well as portfolio acquisitions and dispositions.

Mr. Alonso has been involved in the structuring of several public/private partnerships, privatizations and government contracts and concessions. He has represented sponsors in numerous significant infrastructure projects, both in their development and finance. He currently serves as chairman of the firm’s Latin American and Iberian practice groups.

Career

Chairman of the firm's Latin American and Iberian practice groups.

Personal

Received his BA with distinction in history in 1980 from Yale College, graduated summa cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and JD 1983 Yale Law School. Before commencing his practice, he served as a judicial clerk for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Latin America - International Counsel
3
Band 3

Fernando Alonso enjoys vast experience advising clients on significant M&A and corporate reorganisations in Latin America. "Fernando Alonso is a leader who speaks with confidence and enjoys credibility," one peer declares, while a client reports: "We have worked with him in many cases and he is an excellent practitioner." Another respondent adds: "He is a person I can rely on and build trust with."


Corporate/M&A - USA
F
Foreign expert in Latin America-wide

Fernando Alonso frequently works with clients on cross-border transactions. He regularly represents American and Latin American entities.

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