Haroldo Espalter

Practice Areas

Corporate Law

Mergers & Acquisitions

Project Finance

Intellectual Property

Real Estate and Notarial

Career

Partner at Hughes & Hughes, co-responsible for the Corporate Department and Finance Department, responsible for the Real Estate Department. He specializes in international transactions, Project Finance, Financing, foreign investments, Mergers and Acquisitions and Real Estate.

He has extensive experience in corporate and commercial law, and has advised many national and foreign companies on all legal aspects related to the development of industrial, commercial and service activities in Uruguay. He has acted as strategic advisor to international companies in connection with the structuring, development and implementation of the most significant foreign direct investment in Uruguay.

Professional Memberships

-International Bar Association

-Uruguayan Bar Association

-Uruguayan Notary Public Association

-Industrial Property Agents Association in Uruguay

-Academy of American and International Law Alumni Association

Personal

-Chairman of LEGALINK 2019-2021

-Member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Services of Uruguay

-President of the Chamber of Commerce Uruguay-USA

- Vice President of the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America and the Caribbean (AACCLA)

-Member of the BBVA Uruguay Audit Comitte

-Director and Trustee of Forestal Oriental S.A. (UPM Group)

-Director of Conrad Punta del Este Resort & Casino- Baluma S.A.

- Director of Montecon S.A. (Ultramar – Schandy)

Languages Spoken

Spanish

English

Work Highlights

He currently leads the legal team that advises UPM-Kymmene on the investment in a new pulp mill in the country (Paso de los Toros) estimated in approximately USD 4 billion, and its associated infrastructure: rail network, highways and port terminal specialized in cellulose, in the Port of Montevideo. Mr. Espalter has assisted the company during the negotiation process for the signing of an investment contract with the Uruguayan government, establishing the requirements and conditions of the project (which will be the largest foreign direct investment made in Uruguay), and currently during its implementation.

Experience

He has vast experience in corporate and commercial law, having advised multiple national and foreign companies on all legal aspects related to the development of industrial, commercial and service activities in Uruguay. He has ample experience in mergers and acquisitions of companies, having led interdisciplinary teams in legal, accounting-fiscal and due diligence procedures. In addition, Mr. Espalter has advised national and foreign companies in making decisions regarding the purchase of companies, commercial establishments or relevant assets, as well as in the negotiation and drafting of share purchase and sale agreements, share syndication agreements, bylaws and corporate documentation in general.

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