Next Legal PLLC.

Nicolas Teijeiro

Partner Nicolas strives to provide value to our clients by helping them accomplish their capital raising, growth and other business goals, as efficiently as possible without compromising excellence. He focuses on cross-border corporate and financial transactions, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital. His experience as a corporate and securities attorney spans private and public offerings of debt and equity and liability management and restructuring transactions, by both private and public-sector issuers. Nicolas has handled transactions throughout Latin America, the United States and Europe, in a broad range of sectors including banking & finance, technology, energy, real estate and food & beverage. In addition, Nicolas regularly advises clients on general corporate matters, commercial arrangements and international disputes. Representations: Grupo Bafar, in a private placement of notes to finance its operations and capital expenditures Elevva Holdings Limited, in a loan agreement governed by New York law secured by assets located throughout Latin America Alsea, in its debt restructuring and related US$500 million senior notes offering under Rule 144A / Reg S Edenor (NYSE: EDN), the largest electricity distribution company in Argentina, in its mandatory tender offer for shares (2021), and voluntary exchange offers for senior notes under Rule 144A / Reg S (2022) Globant (NYSE: GLOB), in its follow-on SEC-registered public offering of common shares The Argentine Provinces of Mendoza, Chubut, Salta, Entre Rios and Chaco, in their New York law-governed debt restructurings Raghsa S.A., a leading Argentine real estate developer, in its liability management transactions Certain sovereign issuers, in their SEC-registered debt offerings and related liability management transactions * Matters handled prior to joining NEXT LEGAL PLLC

Partner Pieter A. Weyts advises investment funds, family offices and entrepreneurs on a wide variety of private equity and financing transactions. Pieter has more than 20 years of experience in structuring and negotiating mergers and acquisitions, private securities offerings, and fund offerings. In the last few years, he has negotiated over $1 billion in secondary transactions of late-stage technology companies. He has also advised family offices and fund clients on numerous private equity financings of multi-family, hotel and senior living real estate assets across the United States. Pieter takes a pragmatic approach to structuring complex business transactions and brings a unique international business savvy to his practice. Pieter is also a member of the board of LatinFinance, an international financial media business based in Miami.

Partner Sofía represents numerous venture capital funds, angel investors and entrepreneurs, mainly from Latin America and Spain, in their financings, M&A and other major corporate transactions. In fact, in the past 6 years, Sofía has helped dozens of Latin-American and European startups and investors navigate the U.S. legal landscape in their fundraising efforts and investments. Her efficient and pragmatic approach to corporate transactions has made her one of the most recognized and sought-after attorneys in the venture capital sector. Sofía regularly collaborates with funds, accelerators and other industry organisations, both as a mentor and speaker, to promote education, innovation and diversity in the tech and VC ecosystems. By way of example, Sofia has participated in the following conferences and programs: 500 Startups Miami Growth Program, Wexchange, South Summit, Angel Summit Americas, Angel Summit Europe, Buenos Aires Startup Week, Visa’s Everywhere Initiative, Aminta Ventures’ Startup Angels Workshop, and many others. Representations: Advised Mexican fintech on $8mm Series A financing round. Advised Mexican shipping startup on multiple investments, including a $4.5mm financing round. Recurrent advice to Mexican VC fund on its Series A investments. Advised California-based company on +$11mm financing rounds. Advised numerous Chilean startups on their corporate restructuring and Series A financing rounds. Advised leading Peruvian startups on their corporate reorganization and VC financing rounds. Recurrent advice to Miami-based angel investors on their seed investments. Represented Peru Peru-based startup in its sale to NYSE NYSE-listed company.