Werner Federico Ahlers
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 2 : Corporate/M&A
Band 2
About
Provided by Werner Federico Ahlers
Practice Areas
Latin America; Project Development & Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Credit & Leveraged Finance; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG); Infrastructure; Private Equity
Career
Partner in S&C’s Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Finance and Restructuring and Project Development and Finance Groups. Co-coordinator of S&C’s Latin America practice. Practice includes a range of cross-border M&A and JVs, as well as various corporate, project and asset-backed financings. Particular experience advising strategic and financial investors in investments in countries across Latin America in the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors, as well as in highly regulated industries. Selected representations include: Government of Belize in a “debt-for-nature” swap restructuring of its external commercial debt; TheNotCompany’s JV with Kraft Heinz; AT&T’s sale of Vrio Corp. to Grupo Werthein and acquisitions of Iusacell and Nextel Mexico; N&P Holdings’ sale of its interest in Major League Soccer team Inter Miami F.C.; SoftBank, through its SoftBank Latin America Fund, in the funding of Habi; Grupo Carrefour Brasil’s acquisition of Grupo BIG Brasil; Grupo SURA in CDPQ’s acquisition of a strategic minority interest in Grupo SURA’s subsidiary SURA Asset Management; Delta Air Lines’ strategic partnership with LATAM Airlines; State Grid’s acquisition of CPFL; project development/finance representations in Mexico, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.
Professional Memberships
NYCBA Council on International Affairs; NYCBA Inter-American Affairs Committee (Former Chair); Vance Center Committee; Council on Foreign Relations.
Publications
“The Guide to Corporate Crisis Management,” “Private Equity Reference,” co-editor, Latin Lawyer.
Personal
Yale Law (JD, 2005); Harvard University (BA, 1999). Spanish, Portuguese.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Esteemed partner Werner Federico Ahlers benefits from his in-depth experience representing major industry players and private equity funds in multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions throughout Latin America. He particularly focuses on advising clients on complex acquisitions, mergers, and tender offers in the Argentine and Colombian markets.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Werner Federico Ahlers is an excellent lawyer who is very practical in order to get the deal done. He focuses on the big issues and understands when to push for the protection required by the client."
"Werner Federico Ahlers is an excellent lawyer who is very practical in order to get the deal done. He focuses on the big issues and understands when to push for the protection required by the client."
