Mauricio Borrero

Practice Areas

Corporate; M&A

Career

Mauricio has been a partner since 2015. He is the co-head of our M&A and Corporate groups, and is the head of the Latin American and Caribbean region Corporate practice group. Mauricio takes a lead role on a range of deals, well known for his attention to detail and practical approach to solving client’s issues while advising both sellers and buyers in international M&A transactions and cross-border joint ventures.

Clients speak highly of his involvement and of his negotiation skills as reported by international directories such as Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.

Experience

Confidential Client: Advising on the acquisition of a compressed air business unit. This ongoing transaction strengthens the acquirer's market position in Colombia and aligns with its strategic expansion in industrial compressed air solutions.

Wietersdorfer Group: Advising on its expansion into Latin America through the acquisition of O-Tek Internacional, a GRP pipe manufacturer with facilities in Colombia, Mexico, and Argentina. The transaction marked Wietersdorfer’s entry into the region and reinforced its global infrastructure presence. Our team played a key role in navigating the regulatory complexities across multiple jurisdictions.

EUROFINS LATIN AMERICAN VENTURES SL: Advising on the acquisition of Labormar, a Colombian laboratory based in Barranquilla with over 25 years of experience in the pharma and food sectors.

Tyndall Group: Advising on the sale of 99.71% of the outstanding shares of Distribuidora Andina de Combustibles S.A. (formerly “ExxonMobil Colombia”), which handles 750 gas service stations in Colombia, to Primax S.A. (a Peruvian Company). In this auction sale process, we advised Tyndall in the structuring of the transaction and in the drafting and negotiation of the transaction documents with Primax and three other bidders interested in the acquisition of the shares. We also performed an exhaustive due diligence, regarding environmental and corporate contingencies of ExxonMobil Colombia.

KKR & Co. L.P.: Advising in the global acquisition of the spread business of Unilever. On this transaction we performed a legal due diligence of the local vehicles owned by Unilever, including assets, real estate, IP matters and licensing of food products. We assisted the buyer the designing the adequate acquisition structure from the legal, commercial and tax standpoints.

Mayr-Melnhof Packaging: Acting as a local counsel in the global (indirect) acquisition of Tann Group, with a local and relevant presence in Colombia. We performed a legal diligence on TANN Colombiana S.A.S., provided assistance in the drafting of the SPA and in the completion on the relevant conditions precedent for closing.

Compañía de Puertos Asociados S.A. (Compas) – Southern Ports Holdings S. de R.L.: Advising on the acquisition of 50% of the shares of Compas, by Goldman Sachs from Grupo Argos. As local counsel of Compas, we assisted Compas in the drafting, negotiation and closing of certain Support Agreement required for the closing of the transaction between Goldman Sachs and Grupo Argos. As local counsel of Southern Ports Holdings, we assisted SPH in the drafting negotiation and closing of: (i) the amended and restated bylaws of Compas; (ii) certain co-investment agreements; (iii) certain shareholders agreement, and (iv) and some additional agreements executed between Grupo Argos and SPH governing the exit of Grupo Argos from Compas and the settlement of certain existing disputes between SPH and Grupo Argos.

Agrobetania S.A.: Counselling on the sale of the business park San Carlos 1 to the real estate private equity fund Pactia.

Awards

Languages Spoken

English

Spanish

Education