Antonio Peña
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 4 : Corporate/M&A
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About
Provided by Antonio Peña
Practice Areas
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
Latin America Practice
Private Equity
Venture Capital & Emerging Technology
Corporate Governance & Compliance
Career
Antonio Peña, Co-Chair of the firm's Latin America Practice and shareholder at Greenberg Traurig’s Miami office, leads the firm’s international associate program and has broad experience in the U.S., Latin America, and Spain, representing strategic investors and private equity funds in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, SPAC deals, and other transactional matters. Antonio is recognized by the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA) as one of Latin America’s leading business lawyers, by the Global M&A Network as one of the Top 50 Americas M&A Lawyers, and by Legal 500 as one of the top U.S. lawyers working in Latin America. Antonio served as President of the Interamerican Chapter of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce and has also held a number of board positions, including at the Spain-United States Chamber of Commerce and the Make-a-Wish Foundation in Florida.
He has been a recipient of multiple awards, including the 2022 Private M&A Deal of the Year Award in Latin America from Latin Lawyer magazine and the Latam Deal of the Year from Global M&A Network, both awards for his role as US counsel in the Quinto Andar/Navent transaction, the 2021 Deal of the Year in Colombia by Transactional Track Record for his representation of Procaps, and the 2007 Private M&A Deal of the Year Award in Latin America from Latin Lawyer magazine for representing the consortium that acquired the business and assets of McDonald’s Corporation in 18 jurisdictions in Latin America and the Caribbean. Antonio has four law degrees from the United States, Mexico and Spain and speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese. Prior to joining GT, he served as in-house counsel at one of the largest Mexican financial institutions and later served as acting General Counsel for a joint venture between Mastercard and Telefonica operating in thirteen jurisdictions in Latin America.
Concentrations:
Mergers and Acquisitions
SPACs
Private Equity
Venture Capital
Corporate Governance
Professional Memberships
President, Inter-American Chapter, United States – Mexico Chamber of Commerce
Member, Bi-National Board of Directors, United States – Mexico Chamber of Commerce
Board Member, Spain-United States Chamber of Commerce
Board Member, Professional Editors, Law and Business Review of the Americas
Member, International Bar Association; Chair, Complex Acquisitions Subcommittee
Member, U.S.-Mexico Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Former Board Member, Board of Directors, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida
Personal
J.D., magna cum laude, SMU Dedman School of Law; Order of the Coif; Member, SMU Law Review
LL.M., Comparative and International Law, SMU Dedman School of Law
Master of Law, Navarre University Law School, Pamplona, Spain
LL.B., Panamerican University Law School, Mexico City, Mexico
Chambers Review
Latin America
Antonio Peña is active assisting notable international clients in significant M&A and corporate transactions spanning various Latin American jurisdictions, including Colombia and Mexico.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Antonio Peña is an excellent professional with a lot of knowledge of the corporate subject. He is a very good negotiator."
"Antonio Peña is an excellent professional with a lot of knowledge of the corporate subject. He is a very good negotiator."