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Aixa Sureda

Work Department

Antitrust and Competition / Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions

Position

Partner within the Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions practices and Co-head of the Antitrust & Competition practice at Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno

Career

Aixa Sureda specializes in corporate law with most of her expertise focused on structuring and negotiating mergers and acquisitions, private equity deals and debt restructurings, rendering legal advice to investment banks and large corporations. Lately, she has participated in the design and the execution of highly complex transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, equity offerings, transfer of assets, start-ups, project financings, strategic alliances and joint ventures. As part of her practice, she has also provided general corporate advice, in particular concerning the structuring of contracts, reorganizations and corporate conflicts.

In addition, Aixa Sureda has extensive experience in Competition & Antitrust Law, so as in local issues (merger control and anticompetitive practices), as in cross-border transactions, having been involved in several market investigations related to different industry sectors (including credit cards, retail, maritime, oil & gas, and pvc tubing, among others). Regularly gives compliance seminars on antitrust law.

Prior to joining the firm, she was an associate, and later a partner, at Bruchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi in General Corporate and M&A's practice area and the Competition & Antitrust Law Department (2002-2018), leading the Anticompetitive Practices Group. She was also a foreign associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, during 2005-2006.

Chambers & Partners has recognized her for several consecutive years as one of the leading lawyers in Argentina and Legal 500 guide has recommended her in her field of practice. International Law Office and Lexology distinguished Aixa Sureda with the "Client Choice Award" in General Corporate Law (Argentina) in 2019. In addition, Ms. Sureda has been recognised as a "Leading Business Lawyer" in "Corporate and M&A" by LACCA Approved.

Languages

Spanish and English

Memberships

Ms. Sureda is admitted to practice law in the City of Buenos Aires since 2022.

Education

Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, School of Law (Master in Law and Economics, 2002)

Universidad Católica Argentina, School of Law (Abogada, 1999)

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