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M&A activity in Latin America has grown significantly in recent decades, and deals are increasingly complex. As part of Latin Lawyer's The Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A activity in Latin America has grown significantly in
recent decades, and deals are increasingly complex. As part of
Latin Lawyer's The Guide to Mergers &
Acquisitions, partner Denise Grant, associates Augusto Ruiloba
and Rita Ghanem, and former associate Lisseth Rincon have authored
a chapter, "Acquisition Finance in Latin America" in
which they discuss important considerations when structuring and
financing an acquisition in the region. With local counsel and
client input, they cover related trends, practices and challenges,
focusing primarily on the six largest economies in Latin America
– Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru –
from a New York perspective, including:
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