Tavarone, Rovelli, Salim & Miani provides a comprehensive range of corporate and transactional advice, working on M&A, joint ventures and corporate restructurings as well as day-to-day corporate matters. Retail, banking and energy are particularly strong areas, with the practice also frequently sought out to provide niche support to high-net-worth individuals and wealthy families on corporate matters. The practice is co-led by Juan Pablo Bove, a private equity and M&A expert, and Federico Martín Otero, an established M&A lawyer with extensive domestic and cross-border deal experience. Banking and finance veteran Federico Salim and Julián Razumny, who is well-versed in corporate, M&A and debt restructuring matters, are called on to provide further partner-level expertise. Associates Camila Evangelista and Paula Cerizola front the practice’s second line.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Some of the partners are fluent in Portuguese and truly understand Brazilian culture. Tavarone, Rovelli, Salim & Miani are in my opinion the best option for transactions that involve both Brazil and Argentina.’

  • ‘Federico Otero and Juan Pablo Bove invest their time in providing practical legal solutions instead of providing commoditised legal advice.'

  • ‘The Tavarone team stands out for its dedication to its client.'

  • ‘Federico Otero is brilliant, providing deep analysis and commercial vision.'

  • ‘The hallmark of Tavarone's practice is its high degree of specialisation. They have a large team dedicated to corporate M&A and have the capacity to handle large volumes of work.'

  • ‘Federico Otero is a lawyer with a great career and experience. His technical knowledge and negotiation skills generate confidence.'

  • ‘The service provided is very personalized, with highly experienced people who are specialists in the matters that we have reviewed with them. I compare them very favourably with other experiences in Argentina.'

Key clients

  • Fluxus
  • Roch
  • Grupo Pérez Companc
  • Cargill
  • Elawan Group
  • Enel
  • Open Pass
  • Caja de Ahorro y Seguro
  • La Estrella S.A. Compañía de Seguros de Retiro
  • Grupo Albanesi
  • MSU Group
  • Cinépolis Group
  • Fiserv
  • Bibank
  • San Cristobal Group
  • DLL Leasing
  • Aerodoc
  • Vitalcan
  • Cloudhesive Argentina
  • Grupo La Cabrera
  • Aurum Valores
  • Club Atlético River Plate
  • Invertir en Bolsa
  • Vaas
  • Cepas Argentina
  • Dreamco
  • Extendeal
  • Tozzi Green
  • AstroPay

Work highlights

  • Advised Dreamco on the acquisition of Procter and Gamble's laundry and dish care business in Argentina marketed under the Ariel, Ace and Magistral brands.
  • Advised Open Pass and its founding partners in the negotiations with Telecom Argentina involving the acquisition of a 50% indirect stake in Open Pass.
  • Advised Inkia Energy on the sale of the Orazul group of companies to Aconcagua Energía.

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Practice head

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Juan Pablo Bove, Federico Otero