Latin America - Mexico

Jones Day

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Jones Day’s competition and antitrust department is characterised by the high volume of merger control filings it handles in the country, as part of the firm's multi-jurisdictional antitrust work on high-profile transactions. The practice also represents major companies in a variety of sectors on investigations by COFECE concerning cartels, abuse of dominance and collusion agreements. All matters are all led by department head and of counsel, Gabriel Altamirano, who has some two decades' antitrust experience in Mexico handling both domestic and cross-border merger matters and investigations work.

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Key clients

  • Avient Corporation
  • Marubeni America
  • Sanofi
  • Ainda Energia

Work highlights

  • Advised Avient on the merger control process for the sale of its distribution business to an affiliate of HIG Capital.
  • Advised Marubeni America on the merger control process regarding the sale of its unit of the Gavilon grain business to Viterra for approximately $2.1bn.
  • Advised Sanofi on the sale of 12 over-the-counter and prescription brands in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico to Hypera Pharma.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Gabriel Altamirano