Cervieri Monsuarez
Founded in 2009,
Cervieri Monsuárez is headquartered in Montevideo with an additional office in
the city’s Free Trade Zone, two Bolivian outfits and a Paraguay location.
The financial and corporate team
is often involved in
incorporations across industry sectors,
and the firm is also active in
representing companies on complex
projects. The firm is recognized for its high volume of clients from the luxury goods and services sector.
Among the firm’s key clients are Cipriani, Crocs, Ferrero, Nike, Payless Shoesource and WWE.
Deloitte Legal
Deloitte Legal
boasts a footprint spanning over
6 continents, and
the firm features three Uruguay locations.
The firm is noted for its expertise in the financial and corporate sphere, namely in the M&A practice where the team
works in the interest of both acquirers and sellers. The team is also recognized for its involvement in the practice areas of capital markets, finance and project development.
Key firm clients include
Afap Sura,
Atlantica,
BBVA, InterEnergy and
Urugestion.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
“They were able to support us with a multidisciplinary team with senior participation providing the type of support we were not able to find with other providers.”
“They have done an excellent job by virtue of their deep knowledge of regulations and their great capacity and creativity”
Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga
Having joined the Dentons network in 2020, Dentons Jiménez de
Aréchaga represents clients from its Montevideo office.
The firm
emphasizes M&A and project
finance dealings.
In
the M&A space, the firm represents acquirers, investor sand merger parties
from a variety of sectors including agriculture, healthcare,
financial services and
food and beverage.
The team attends to a particularly high volume of
private and asset acquisitions.
The firm’s project
finance practice
is notably active in
securing financing for renewable energy development
with an emphasis on
photovoltaic and wind projects and is also
prominent in the PPP financing space.
Among the firm’s key clients are China Railway Construction Company, Disney, Fresenius, General Electric Healthcare,McDonalds, PepsiCo, Santander and
TikTok.
Ferrere
Ferrere is an international firm headquartered in Uruguay.
The firm features five offices across the country, as well as
locations in
Bolivia and Paraguay.
The firm is recognized for its
ability in the areas of
capital markets, finance,
M&A and project development.
In the finance space, the firm
is active in the representation of major international banks and financial institutions largely related to infrastructure financing.
In capital markets, the firm is active on the debt side in representing bond issuers, as well as
in securitization.
Among the firm’s key clients are
Allianz, Amazon,
The Bank of Nova Scotia, China Co-Financing Fund, General Motors,Netflix,
Sumitomo Mitsui Corporation,
Spotify, Tiffany and Uber.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
“They are efficient, dedicated, and work incredibly hard to make the intricacies of Uruguayan legal practice accessible to a non-Uruguayan lawyer.”
“Ferrere helps us to approach and deal with complex situations. They provide comprehensive advice on all aspects of the business.”
Guyer & Regules
Guyer &
Regules is an independent law firm in Uruguay with roots dating back to 1911. It has offices in Montevideo, Punta del Este and the WTC Free Zone.
The firm is active in a variety of practices such as M&A, where the team centralizes acquirer-side transactions. The firm also attends to financing,
private equity,
restructuring for corporate clients, sovereign debt offerings and the
structuring of investment funds.
Key
clients include
Amazon, Bank
Hapoalim, Citibank, Goldman Sachs and
Metlife.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
“Guyer & Regules is an excellent firm
that is always able to provide timely and very solid legal knowledge, which helps us to
navigate daily matters as well as complex legal issues that
we face in our operations. Their professionals are not only excellent legal experts but
are
also very warm and great people, making it an excellent combination and a pleasure to work with them.”
“Excellent knowledge of the case, legal and regulatory framework.”
Hughes & Hughes
Established in 1899,
Hughes & Hughesis a full-service, business focused firm located in Montevideo.
The firm is noted for its involvement in the spheres of finance, M&A and project finance.
The firm’s finance involvement centralizes lender-side representation
in a variety of
sophisticated financing transactions, such as credit facilities,
convertible bridge loans and
revolving loans.
In the M&A space, the firm’s attention falls heavily upon
transactions in the energy sector,
particularly those related to the oil and wind industries.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
Bank lending: lender side
“They are quick to respond and provide practical and technical legal advice. They are business oriented and do not waste time with less relevant legal discussions.”
Olivera Abogados
Olivera Abogados was founded in 1993. The firm is a member of the TerraLex network of independent law firms. It has one office located in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Focusses / specialisms
The banking and finance practice at the firm advises the electronic stock exchange of Uruguay, advising on securities transactions, structuring and drafting documents for all public offers of securities in BEVSA.
Key clients
Key clients for the firm include Amazon, Ebital, BEVSA, Newfoundland Capital Management, PEUSA and Ernst & Young.
Posadas
Posadas
Posadas &
Vecinois a Montevideo-based firm founded in 1926. It features additional Punta del Este and
Zonamerica offices.
The firm is
regarded for its
activity in
a variety of practices including
debt and equity
capital markets, finance, acquirer-side M&A and projects in both development and finance roles. The team also offersa host of
sector-specific
knowledge pertaining to such industries as energy, forestry and manufacturing.
