Cross-Border M&A: Doing Deals in Latin America
Rodrigo Dominguez Sotomayor, Partner at White & Case LLP
A billion-dollar deal died a week before signing over 40% versus 42%. A private equity fund retraded valuation after months of negotiation, and the two brothers who owned the company walked away.
Rodrigo Dominguez of White & Case LLP explains what changes when U.S. buyers do deals in Latin America. Antitrust is a consent regime, so closing can wait three to nine months for approval. With no at-will employment, post-close severance has to be modeled from the outset.
Title diligence runs through notaries and chains of title going back 100…
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