Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas secured a significant volume of non-contentious work during 2023/24, with an emphasis on merger reviews — where it can leverage its global platform to advise on the local aspects of cross-border transactions — and antitrust compliance matters. The three-lawyer team is steered by Ximena Zuleta, who sits in the public law, competition and dispute resolution teams; she recently advised steel producer Matecsa, part of the Acesco Group, on the merger control proceeding triggered by its acquisition of 65% of Alurack. As a member of both the corporate and the competition groups, supporting senior associate María Paula Macías is particularly well placed to support on merger reviews.
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Key clients
- Santa Reyes
- Manufacturas – Matecsa
- WIG Latam Holding
- Localiza Rent A Car
- ONGC Videsh, Colombia branch
- Autodesk
- Fleischmann Foods
- Sociedad Internacional De Transporte Masivo - Ciudad Movil
- Total Play Comunicaciones Colombia
- Patterson (Colombia branch)
- Kantar Ibope Digital Media
- BASF Química Colombiana
Work highlights
- Advised Patterson (Colombia branch) on the merger control procedure triggered by its acquisition of US-based BEP Diamond Holdings Corp, which indirectly controls Ulterra Latin America (Colombia branch).
- Advised steel producer Matecsa, part of Acesco Group, on the merger control procedure triggered by its acquisition of 65% of Alurack.
- Advised WIG Latam Holding on the merger control procedure triggered by the acquisition of O-Tek Internacional by WIG Holding.
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Ximena Zuleta