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Mr Jaime Trujillo
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions
Position
Partner
Career
For over 30 years, Jaime Trujillo has advised clients on transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions and private equity deals in both public and private acquisitions and divestitures. He has been involved in major transactions for the purchase and sale (including privatization) of infrastructure (pipelines, power plants, transportation systems and telecommunications networks) in Colombia, Peru and Central America, among others. Jaime has played a meaningful role in some of the most relevant M&A transactions in Colombia’s recent past.
Jaime concentrates on private and public mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance as well as general corporate matters. He represents buyers, sellers and their financial advisers in a wide variety of transactions involving Colombia and the broader Latin American region. He specializes in cross border transactions involving targets with operations across the Andean region and Central America, in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
He has also played a significant role in the leadership of Baker McKenzie, as the Firm’s Acting Global Chair (2018-2019), a member of the Firm’s Global Executive Committee, the chair of its Latin American Regional Council and its Financial Committee (2017-2021), the Managing Partner in Colombia (2011-2017), and the leader of Baker McKenzie’s Latin America Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity Practice Group (2013-2016).
Jaime has been ranked in Band 1 in M&A/Corporate by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 several times and is currently in Legal 500’s Colombian “Hall of Fame”.
Jaime has been a member of the board of directors of the Colombian subsidiary of a major international bank, the chairman of the Colombian Chamber of Law Firms (Cámara de Servicios Legales – ANDI), the chairman of the board of governors of one of the most reputable international schools in Bogotá and a member of the board (committee) of the Vance Center for International Justice in New York.
He helped establish Baker McKenzie’s Latin American pro bono practice and is the pro bono partner in Baker McKenzie’s Colombia office.
Rankings:
- Hall of Fame, Corporate / M&A, Legal 500, 2023 – 2024
- Market Leader, M&A, IFLR 1000, 2019 – 2022
- Excellent, Corporate / M&A, Leaders League, 2024
- Excellent, Banking and Finance, Leaders League, 2024
- Band 1, Corporate / M&A, Chambers Global, 2011-2017
- Band 1, Corporate / M&A, Chambers Latin America, 2009-2017
Languages
Spanish - English
Memberships
- Acting Global Chair of Baker McKenzie (2018-2019).
- Member of the Firm’s Global Executive Committee (2017-2021)
- Chair of the Firm’s Financial Committee and the Latin America region (2017-2021)
- Managing Partner in Colombia (2010-2017)
- Leader of Baker McKenzie’s Latin America Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity Practice Group (2013-2016)
Education
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M. International Business Law) (1994)
- Universidad de Los Andes (J.D.) (1988)
Personal
Publications:
- Colombia Law and Practice, Chambers, 2024
- Colombia Trends and Development, Chambers, 2024
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Banking and finance
‘Much more nimble than other firms’, Baker McKenzie S.A.S. strikes the right note with sources for its ability to take into account ‘the negotiating position of both the client and the counterparty’. Traditionally known for its work in the acquisition finance sphere, the team additionally continues to expand its project finance and regulatory expertise — it also brings to bear comprehensive fund management capability. Department co-head Ricardo Trejos Robledo has a focus on structured credit transactions, M&A and private equity fund formation; he recently advised project sponsor, Unión para la Infraestructura (a private equity fund of Sura and Credicorp), on the $524m project financing of the Puerto Antioquia project. Senior partner and transactional specialist Jaime Trujillo
also has a significant banking and finance dimension to his practice. At associate level, senior Mónica Cubillos Iregui is a respected name and leverages significant in-house experience gained during her former role at Itaú Corpbanca Colombia. In December 2022, Carolina Duque left to establish her own firm, while senior associate Sebastián Boada departed for the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF).
Colombia > Corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)According to satisfied clients, Baker McKenzie S.A.S.’s corporate and M&A practice stands out for its ‘willingness to help solve client problems’ as well as its commitment to providing ‘almost immediate attention’. As a sizeable Bogotá platform in a global firm, the team is additionally distinguished by its popularity with multinational clients, who routinely engage the group to lead on the local, sometimes regional, aspects of headline-grabbing, multi-jurisdictional deals. A former Senior Vice President at Brookfield Asset Management, Andrés Crump fronts the M&A and private equity groups and is particularly noted for his experience in the infrastructure and power spheres. Among his recent transactions, the ‘cool and calm’ Crump advised Akzo Nobel on the acquisition of Grupo Orbis, which involved co-ordinating the acquisition of over 20 companies across the Latin American region. Clare Montgomery spearheads the companies, restructuring and investment unit and recently advised a multinational tobacco company on the implementation of a merger between two Colombian subsidiaries. Rounding out the senior partner group is high-profile transactional expert Jaime Trujillo, who enjoys a strong regional reputation for his M&A, finance and private equity expertise. Among its younger partners, recently promoted Natalia Ponce de León stands out for her ‘high levels of responsibility, knowledge, availability and attitude’. The group also draws on a capable second line of corporate and M&A-focused associates, including seniors Alexandra Montealegre, Isabel Torres and Adriana Combatt, as well as intermediates Karen Santamaría, Juliana Gómez and Paola Gonzalez. Associate Juliana Tobón left the firm to go on study leave in August 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
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- Dispute resolution > Litigation
- Tax