Corporate/M&A
Latin America Guide 2025 : Uruguay
Band 2
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+598 2 916 1460About
Provided by Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga
Our corporate department has significant expertise in business advice, especially in corporate, financial and commercial matters. We provide advice in several industries (financial, real estate, agribusiness and natural resources, food industry, medical, telecommunications, etc.) and in every aspect of business law, such as structuring of start-ups, private equity, corporate finance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, offshore transacting, restructurings, securities, guarantees, inter alia.
Our corporate department is big enough to attend the needs of multinationals such as McDonald’s, Mondelez (Kraft Foods), Pepsi, SACYR, COPASA, Google, Dole, Fox Channels, Sacyr, and Olam, inter alia.
Related to our varied experience we:
- Advised PepsiCo in successful negotiations with the Government to enlarge its concentrate production plant (one of the world’s largest, which exports to over 30 countries) in Colonia Free Zone with an investment of 50,000,000 USD.
- Providing advice to Atlantica Yield in the acquisition of Estrellada S.A., a company belonging to Enel which owned a 50 MW wind farm, and also to Banco Santander (Uruguay) in their financing of Atlantica Yield.
-Implementing the merger of Mondelez in Uruguay, a lengthy process that finally ended in January 2019, partaking in long and intricate negotiations that have only very recently come to fruition, including a full tax exemption on the transaction.
Chambers Review
Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga possesses a well-regarded practice group with a wealth of experience handling sophisticated corporate matters in Uruguay. The team regularly advises hailing from the food and beverage, agribusiness and retail spheres on a range of mandates, including mergers and acquisitions and stock purchase, distribution and franchise agreements. The department also provides counsel on the startup arena, assisting both strategic investors and emerging fintech players. Amazon is a new client win for the law firm.
Work Highlights
- Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga advised Vesta Software Group in four different M&A transactions, namely, the acquisitions of Datalogic, Uruware, G-Soft and Nodum, four Uruguayan software companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga has dedicated lawyers who know the market and are very committed. Their responses are very proactive; I'm very thankful for their availability."
"Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga has dedicated lawyers who know the market and are very committed. Their responses are very proactive; I'm very thankful for their availability."
Notable Practitioners
Respected partner Nicolás Herrera Alonso has extensive experience assisting clients with strategic acquisitions, divestments and corporate restructurings. He also advises clients on their entry into the Uruguayan market and the drafting of commercial agreements.
"Nicolás Herrera Alonso is an exceptional professional who stands out for providing a highly personalised service. He responds effectively to our needs and has deep knowledge of this field."
Key partner Fernando Jiménez de Aréchaga continues to assist notable construction and banking clients with a range of corporate transactions in Uruguay.
"Fernando Jiménez de Aréchaga has an excellent background and is particularly specialised in PPPs and M&A matters. He is an excellent negotiator."
Recognised partner Virginia Brause is singled out for praise by the Uruguayan market for her work assisting key international clients from the food and beverage industry in large-scale M&A deals.
"Virginia Brause is a professional with great business knowledge. She communicates with transparency and a lot of clarity."
Associate-to-watch Jimena González garners praise in the Uruguayan market for her strong work in due diligence processes for M&A.
"Jimena González is a good lawyer with a lot of passion for what she does."
Ranked Lawyers at
Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga
Uruguay
Members
Provided by Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga
Jimena González
Magdalena Secco
Mariana Lartigau
María José Rovira
Head of Department
Head of Department
Clients
Provided by Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga
Acodike
Axionlog Cold Solutions
Campigla Pilay
Cementos Artigas
Conaprole
Credit Agricole
Ericsson
Farmabase
Fox Entertainment
Fresenious
Gancia
Getnet
Giek
Linde
McDonald’s
Mercado Libre
Mondelez
Nextleaf Solutions
Novus International
Paganza
Praxair
Redpagos
Riogas
Sacyr
Stiler
Superdigital
Tik Tok
Walt Disney
Industries
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Banks
Commercial & Professional Services
Construction & Materials
Consumer Product Manufacturing
Energy
Financial Services
Food & Drink Producers
Forestry & Paper
Government
Insurance
Media
Real Estate
Retail
Software & Computer Services
Telecommunications
Transportation
Utilities