DLA Piper Argentina

Corporate / Mergers and Acquisitions / Private Equity

Associate

Rocío Esperanza Yu focuses her practice on M&A, Corporate Law and Private Equity, dedicating her legal expertise to supporting clients in local and international business, with a particular emphasis on cross-border M&A transactions.

Rocío has participated in several local and cross-border M&A transactions, among which she advised:

Crehana, a learning management company, in its acquisition of Wormhole, an Argentine company that leads the development of technological solutions in the region; Avenga, an IT services provider and digital transformation company focused on digitalization across many industries and markets supporting double-digit growth in the cross border acquisition of Incluit, an Argentine SaaS company; Folcode, a boutique digital engineering services company based in San Juan, Argentina, in the sale of 100% of its shares to Emtec Inc., a leading Bridgenext company focused on digital consulting services, specializing in technology, data and creative marketing solutions; Globant, a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions, in the acquisition of a majority stake in GUT, an independent creative agency; Accenture, in its acquisition of the Flo Group, a European consulting firm and Oracle business partner specializing in global supply chain logistics; Clearhaven Partners, a private equity, and its portfolio company Engageware, in the Acquisition of Aivo, a globally recognized leader and innovator in conversational and generative AI technology; CIVC Partners, a private equity firm focused on middle market buyout, recapitalization, and growth equity investments, and its portfolio company Allata, a strategy, architecture and enterprise-level application development company focused on helping clients enhance or scale business opportunities; on the cross-border acquisition of 3XM Group, a company that develops quality software solutions, particularly Cloud Computing, Security, Software Product Dev, Business Intelligence, Machine Learning, AI, and Data Analytics; Advent International, one of the largest global private equity investors, in its acquisition of a minority stake in Tigre Group, a Brazilian construction materials manufacturer with plants in Argentina and other countries, and of a majority stake in CEMEX’s shares, a tech consultancy and digital transformation service; Bank Itaú, the largest private bank in Latin America, in its acquisition of a stake in Prex and Paigo, two fintechs; A specialized freight forwarder, in its acquisition of a general ship supply company; among other transactions

Spanish, English, Chinese

Lawyer, University of Buenos Aires in 2021