Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP's core Latin America practice is located in Miami, where the team has an extensive background in M&A and corporate transactions, financings, securities offerings and fund formations. The Miami practice has experienced an uptick in engagements from private equity houses and Latin American family offices with investments across the region. Its deep connections have led to a number of intra-regional deals and it has maintained its formidable record in bank M&A, including inbound transactions into the US; it represents a multitude of large Latin American banks on M&A transactions, securities offerings, fund formations and financings from international banks. It also acts for a series of US-based banks and financial institutions in connection with their Latin America interests, including financings. The Miami group continues to be active in agency-led financings, most notably for Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest), a regular client for Uriel Mendieta, who is also noted for digital infrastructure, including subsea fibre optic cables and terrestrial cables; Fernando Margarit is a specialist in this area and is also active in Latin America. As head of the Latin America practice, Fernando Alonso is a leader in M&A, financings and securities offerings, with the corporate team being best known for transactions in Central America, the Andean region and the Caribbean, along with a growing deal flow in Brazil.