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Provided by Juan Manuel Mercant
Expert in Banking & Finance, Energy & Infrastructure and Antitrust. Experience in huge project finance transactions (assisting lenders or sponsors) and major competition cases.
He has participated actively in corporate and structured financing. Recently, he acted as leading advisor for several renewable energy and fuel fossil companies and infrastructure projects, at different stages: design, development (agreement negotiation with authorizing entities including Power Purchase Agreements and Product Sharing Agreements, Public- Private Partnerships, Concessions), building and operation (EPC and O&M agreements), farm-in and farm-outs of projects and their financing. In Antitrust matters, he leaded the main landmark cases in anticompetitive behavior, cartels and pre-merger controls.
Juan Manuel teaches graduate courses “Antitrust” at the Catholic University of Uruguay.
Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martínez de Hoz – Buenos Aires (1999).
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York, (2000-01).
He has been recognised by prestigious international publications such as Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR, Latin Lawyer and Who’s Who Legal for his outstanding performance in the above-mentioned áreas. He has been recognised LACCA Approved Lawyer by the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association. He is ranked among the top deal makers in Uruguay by Latin Lawyer and has recently participated in one winner deal of the IFLR Americas Awards Deal of the Year.
He is member of:
-The World Energy Council – Uruguayan Chapter
-The Uruguayan Bar Association since 1999
-Officer of the Latin American Regional Forum of the IBA since 2015.
-The Energy Think Tank of the Catholic University.
Provided by Chambers
Market-leading partner Juan Manuel Mercant is widely regarded within the projects and energy market in Uruguay. Mercant provides extensive guidance on the financing and development of projects.
Provided by Chambers
Juan Manuel Mercant has exceptional capacity, experience and dedication.
Juan Manuel Mercant is an excellent lawyer with deep knowledge in energy matters and always improving and approaching new challenges with an incredible commercial and client focus.
Juan Manuel Mercant's business vision and practical sense have been key for us in the negotiation of issues of the highest complexity.
Juan Manuel Mercant has exceptional capacity, experience and dedication.
Juan Manuel Mercant is an excellent lawyer with deep knowledge in energy matters and always improving and approaching new challenges with an incredible commercial and client focus.
Juan Manuel Mercant's business vision and practical sense have been key for us in the negotiation of issues of the highest complexity.