MERCOSUR - Argentina

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Allende & Brea is regularly called on by foreign companies for advice on complex transactions and exit strategies from Argentina, including disposals and carve-outs. The firm works across a broad range of industries, with insurance, agribusiness and technology among its areas of particular expertise. Vastly experienced corporate lawyer and firm managing partner Valeriano Lynch heads the team in tandem with Santiago Sturla, who advises clients on a broad range of corporate matters, including M&A, shareholder conflicts, financing and restructuring. Dispute resolution and restructuring expert Diego Botana and Raul Fratantoni, who has a strong tax background and an active portfolio of family-owned company clients, are other key senior names. Corporate all-rounder Tomás de Cío, transactional-focused Marcos Patron Costas, and life sciences specialist Fernando Martínez Zuviría all provide further partner-level expertise.

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  • ‘The levels of personal engagement and professionalism are superior to other firms.’

  • ‘The team's knowledge is above average. Valeriano Guevara Lynch, Nicolás Procopio and Jorge Mayora are agile and offer practical solutions.’

Key clients

  • AB Energy
  • Advertio
  • Affle International
  • Airbnb
  • American Airlines
  • Avis International
  • Bratschi
  • Capvis Equity
  • CBRE Richard Ellis
  • Codere
  • Cognizant
  • Compañía Hispanoamerica de Servicios
  • Continental Exchange Solutions
  • Coursera
  • Dellner
  • DLocal
  • Emirates
  • Entravision
  • Ferrero
  • FMC
  • Galaxy Resources
  • GE Digital
  • Generali
  • Glaxo
  • Grupo Fortabat
  • Hyatt
  • Infor
  • Intel Coporation
  • Intrials
  • Joyo Technologies
  • Kapow
  • Kodak Alaris
  • Lazard
  • Lenovo
  • Logicalis
  • Lojas Renner
  • Mastercard
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • MetLife
  • Naspers
  • OLX
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers
  • Prosus Services
  • QBE
  • Reckitt Benckiser
  • Rexam
  • Remote
  • Sherwin Williams
  • Siemens
  • Solvay
  • Sporting Media
  • Syngenta
  • The British Council
  • Uniao Quimica Farmaceutica
  • Used German Machines
  • Winter Channel

Work highlights

  • Advised Daimler on the spin-off of its commercial truck and bus business from its passenger car and van business.
  • Advised Masisa, a listed Chilean wood products company, on the sale of its Argentine subsidiaries to Proener.
  • Advised Syngenta Argentina on the sale of a portion of its sunflower seed business to Nuseed.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Valeriano Guevara Lynch, Santiago Sturla