During 2023/24, Esguerra JHR‘s corporate group kept busy advising on a mix of M&A transactions, share purchase agreements, corporate compliance matters and day-to-day corporate issues. The multidisciplinary department is led jointly by Juan Pablo González, whose far-ranging practice spans banking and finance, corporate and M&A and regulatory issues, among others; Andrés Parias, whose corporate focus takes in the full range transactional, advisory and contentious work; and Verónica Arango Lux, who splits her time between the corporate and M&A and the banking and finance teams. Associate Felipe Nova Delgado provides support.

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Key clients

  • Costa Rican Pallet & Pooling Co.
  • Reciend
  • Asulado Seguros de Vida
  • Cooperativa Coomeva
  • Inversiones de Gases de Colombia (INVERCOLSA)
  • Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana
  • Ecopetrol.
  • Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá
  • Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura (SPRBUN)
  • Cámara de Riesgo Central de Contraparte

Work highlights

  • Advised Costa Rican Pallet & Pooling Co on the due diligence process and the negotiation process to acquire Colombiana de Estibas.
  • Advised Reciend on the acquisition of 100% of the subscribed and outstanding shares of K Na Productos Quimicos de Colombia.
  • Advised Ecopetrol on corporate law matters.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Juan Pablo González, Andrés Parias, Verónica Arango Lux