Agribusiness deal volume up in Brazil

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BRAZIL: Agribusiness fertile ground for deals

Agribusiness transactions have shot up 143% in the first four months of 2016 relative to the corresponding period in 2015, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).

The number of international buyers in the space fell in relative and real terms, however, from four of seven in the first four months of 2015 to one of 17 YTD.

MEXICO: Healthcare deal volume triples

Heathcare, hygiene and cosmetics deal volume has increased 200% in the first four months of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).

International bidders have demonstrated appetite for the space this year, with three of nine transactions led by overseas investors whereas none of the three deals in the corresponding period of 2015 were cross-border.

Rankings / League Tables

Latin America Ranking – 2016

Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)

Brazil’s Banco Itaú BBA holds its position at the top of TTR’s Latin America financial advisory ranking at the close of April with nine mandates YTD worth a combined USD 3.7bn, a 40% decline by volume and a 19% dip in aggregate value compared to its performance in the first four months of 2015 when it’d advised on 15 deals together worth USD 4.6bn. Banco BTG Pactual follows close behind with six mandates in the first four months of 2016 on deals worth a combined USD 1.3bn, representing a 33% decline in volume and an 83% fall in aggregate value relative to its nine mandates on deals worth USD 7.9bn in aggregate in the first four months of 2015, when it also placed second in the chart. Citigroup ranks third with five deals worth USD 2.4bn in aggregate after not placing among the top 10 of the regional ranking at the close of April 2015. BBVA jumped two positions to take fourth, also with five deals YTD, in its case worth USD 1.9bn, compared to four worth USD 1.3bn a year ago when it ranked sixth. Banco Bradesco BBI ranks fifth, also with five mandates YTD, the same volume as at the close of April 2015, the aggregate value of its deals dropping 91% meanwhile from USD 9.1bn to USD 806m. BR Partners ranks sixth with four advisory mandates YTD worth USD 1.1bn combined, and Ártica Investimentos seventh, also with four deals under its belt. Neither placed among the top 10 at the close of April 2015, nor did BAML, in eighth, Vinci Partners in ninth nor Goldman Sachs, in tenth.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton leads TTR’s Latin America legal advisory ranking at the close of April with nine advisory mandates YTD on deals worth a combined USD 1.2bn. The top international firm in the region was not among the leading 10 at the close of April 2015. Baker & McKenzie is tied by volume but lags far behind by aggregate value, the combined consideration of its deals worth USD 194m, a 97% decline from the USD 795m its 11 deals were together worth a year ago when it also ranked second. Jones Day fell to third from first with five mandates YTD together worth USD 70m compared to 13 worth USD 2.3bn in the first four months of 2015. Clifford Chance climbed one position to take fourth, though its deal volume remained constant. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom ranks fifth, with three advisory mandates YTD, tied by volume with Davis & Gilbert, Linklaters, White & Case and Latham & Watkins, of which only White & Case placed among the top 10 in the first four months of 2015 when it advised on four deals together worth USD 983m to take fourth in the chart. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett brings up the rear, advising on two deals YTD after not appearing among the top 10 for the four-month period ending a year ago.

Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)


Brazil’s top three banks, Banco Itaú BBA, Banco BTG Pactual and Banco Bradesco BBI hold to their first-, second- and third-place positions of a year ago in TTR’s Brazil financial advisory ranking at the close of April 2016. All three faced a heavy decline in aggregate deal value, which fell 71%, 83% and 91%, respectively, though only Itaú’s deal volume declined as that of its peers remained constant. BR Partners ranks fourth after not appearing among the top 10 for the first four months of 2015. Vinci Partners climbed from seventh to fifth, its deal volume remaining constant in each four-month period while the aggregate value of its three deals grew from USD 22m to USD 282m. Ártica Investimentos, BAML, Moelis & Company and Citigroup, in sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively, were not among the top 10 at the close of April 2015. IGC Partners Assessoria Empresarial fell five positions to bring up the rear, its deal volume cut in half.

Legal Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)


Souza Cescon Advogados leads TTR’s Brazil legal advisory ranking for the first four months of 2016 with 18 deals together worth USD 2.1bn, representing a 64% increase in volume and a 42% decline in aggregate value relative to its 11 deals worth a combined USD 3.6bn a year ago when it ranked fourth. Pinheiro Neto Advogados follows in second, up from sixth a year ago, its deal volume growing 70% from 10, its aggregate deal value up 538% from USD 271m. Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados lost one position in the chart to rank third, despite growing volume by two deals. Its aggregate deal value fell 85% from USD 7.8bn, meanwhile. TozziniFreire Advogados climbed two positions in the ranking to take fourth, its deal volume up 67% from nine and its aggregate deal value down 44% from USD 570m. Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados fell from first to fifth as it lost one transaction compared to its performance in the first four months of 2015 and aggregate deal value dipped 84% from USD 3.2bn. Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão fell from third to sixth in the chart, despite adding one deal to its count of a year ago. The combined value of its deals dropped 92% from USD 7.8bn in the first four months of 2015. Stocche, Forbes, Padis, Filizzola, Clapis, Passaro, Meyer e Refinetti Sociedade de Advogados ranks seventh, Lefosse Advogados eighth and Lobo & de Rizzo Advogados ninth, none of the three having appeared among the top 10 by the close of April 2015. Demarest Advogados brings up the rear, its volume down by one, the aggregate value of its deals up 214% from USD 79m a year ago when it ranked eighth.

Mexico Ranking – 2016

Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)

Citigroup leads TTR’s Mexico financial advisory ranking for the first four months of 2016 with three mandates worth a combined USD 2.4bn, up from one deal worth USD 1.2bn for the corresponding period ending a year ago when it ranked fifth. BBVA is tied by volume, its three deals worth USD 1.9bn. BBVA advised on the same number of transactions by the close of April 2015, its three deals then worth USD 1.3bn. Of the remaining financial advisors in the chart, only Rión M&A appeared among the top 10 for the corresponding period ending a year ago, when it had also advised on a single deal.

Galicia Abogados leads TTR’s Mexico legal advisory ranking for the first four months of the year with five mandates on deals worth a combined USD 2.4bn, the same volume as in the corresponding period ending a year ago when it ranked fourth. Its aggregate value is down by 12% from USD 2.7bn. Ritch Mueller follows in second with four deals worth a combined USD 82m. The firm did not place among the top 10 in the first four months of 2015. Santamarina y Steta Abogados ranks third, having added one transaction to its tally of a year ago and growing aggregate value by 746% from USD 227m. Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, in fourth, fell from first place a year ago, its volume down 79% from 14 and its aggregate value down 93% from USD 3.6bn. Geenberg Traurig México ranks fifth after not appearing among the top 10 in the first four months of 2015. Robles Miaja Abogados, in sixth, Haynes Boone México, in seventh, Garrigues México in eighth, and Aziz & Kaye Abogados, in ninth, were also absent from the top 10 a year ago. Baker & McKenzie México lost two deals and fell one position in the chart to bring up the rear, its aggregate deal value declining slightly from USD 30m.

Pharma deals surge by 117% in Brazil

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BRAZIL: Pharma deals more than double

The number of transactions in Brazil’s pharmaceutical industry grew by 117% in 1Q16 over the same quarter last year, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).

Foreign investment in the space also grew in real terms with eight of 13 total acquisitions in Brazilian pharma companies in the first three months of 2016 led by overseas buyers compared to five of six in the corresponding period last year.

COLOMBIA: Inbound dealmaking on the rise

Acquisitions of Colombian companies by foreign bidders grew by 29% in 1Q16 compared to 1Q15, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).

There were 17 inbound acquisitions between January and March 2015 compared to 22 in the corresponding period this year. Technology was the most sought after asset class for foreign buyers in 1Q16, meanwhile.

Rankings / League Tables

Latin America Ranking – 2016

Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)

Banco Itaú leads TTR’s Latin America financial advisory ranking for the first three months of 2016 with nine transactions under its belt worth a combined USD 3.7bn, representing a 31% decline in volume and a 17% decline in aggregate deal value compared to its 13 deals together worth USD 4.4bn to the close of March 2015 when it also led the chart. Banco BTG Pactual ranks second, as it did a year ago, with six advisory mandates YTD together worth USD 1.3bn, compared to seven worth USD 7.6bn at the close of 1Q15, representing a 14% drop in volume and an 83% decline in aggregate value. Ártica Investimentos ranks third by volume with four transactions for the first three months of 2016 of undisclosed consideration. The firm did not rank among the top 10 by the close of 1Q15. BBVA ranks fourth with three deals together worth USD 1.9bn, tied with Banco Bradesco BBI by volume, which ranks fifth, its three deals worth USD 489m in aggregate. BBVA was not among the top 10 in 1Q15, while Bradesco fell from third for the corresponding period in 2015 when it advised on five deals worth USD 9.1bn, representing a 40% decline in volume and a 95% drop in combined deal value. Credit Suisse Group, Morgan Stanley, BAML, BR Partners and Vinci Partners have each advised on two transactions YTD and accordingly rank by relative aggregate value in the chart. Of the five, only Vinci Partners was among the top 10 a year ago when it advised on three deals together worth USD 22m to rank ninth.

Baker & McKenzie leads TTR’s Latin America legal advisory ranking for the first three months of 2016 with six mandates YTD together worth USD 112m. It also led the chart a year ago when it’d advised on eight deals worth USD 511m combined, representing a 25% dip in volume and a 78% decline in aggregate value. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton ranks second with five mandates YTD worth USD 810m combined. The US firm was not among the top 10 legal advisors in Latin America at the close of 1Q15. Jones Day fell one position in the ranking relative to its performance in the first three months of 2015 when it advised on six transactions to take second place. Its five deals YTD are worth USD 70m combined, representing a 68% decline in aggregate value from USD 219m. Clifford Chance added one deal to its performance of 1Q15 to climb from ninth to fourth in the chart with three mandates YTD worth a combined USD 575m. Davis & Gilbert, in fifth, also advised on three deals in 1Q16, in its case worth a combined USD 247m. The firm was not among the top 10 a year ago. Hogan Lovells, in sixth, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, in seventh, and Chadbourne & Parke, in eighth, have two deal mandates each in 1Q16. None of the three placed in the top 10 for the corresponding three-month period of 2015. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, in ninth, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, in tenth, were also absent from the top 10 at the close of 1Q15.

Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)


Banco Itaú BBA leads TTR’s Brazil financial advisory ranking for the first three months of 2016 with seven advisory mandates together worth USD 1.3bn. Brazil’s top investment bank also led the chart a year ago when it’d advised on 11 deals together worth USD 4.2bn, representing a 36% decline by volume and a 70% drop in aggregate value. Banco BTG Pactual added one deal to its tally of a year ago to climb from third to second. Its six mandates YTD on deals worth a combined USD 1.3bn compare to five together worth USD 7.6bn a year ago. Banco Bradesco BBI fell from second to third in the ranking with three deals YTD worth USD 489m compared to five worth USD 9.1bn a year ago. Ártica Investimentos, in fourth, also advised on three transactions YTD, in its case of undisclosed consideration. Ártica was not among the top 10 financial advisors in Brazil at the close of 1Q15, nor was BR Partners, which ranks fifth with two mandates YTD on deals worth USD 951m combined. Vinci Partners, in sixth, also advised on two transactions in 1Q16, climbing from seventh place a year ago despite losing one madate relative to its three deals in the first three months of 2015. The combined value of Vinci’s deals jumped 1,187% from USD 22m in 1Q15 to USD 277m in 1Q16, meanwhile. Moelis & Company, in seventh, also advised on two transactions in Brazil in 1Q16, in its case worth a combined USD 247m. The US investment bank was not among the top 10 at the close of 1Q15. BAML, Banco de Portugal and Barclays Bank, in eighth, ninth and tenth, respectively, advised on one transaction each in Brazil for the first three months of 2016, none of the three having placed among the top 10 for the corresponding period in 2015.

Legal Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)


Souza Cescon Advogados leads TTR’s Brazil legal advisory ranking for the first three months of 2016 with 15 mandates worth a combined USD 2bn. Brazil’s top M&A firm YTD is up 36% by deal volume from third a year ago when it’d advised on 11 transactions worth a combined USD 3.6bn. TozziniFreire ranks second with 12 mandates YTD on deals worth a combined USD 322m, representing a 50% increase in volume and a 44% decline in aggregate value relative to its eight mandates on deals together worth USD 570m a year ago. Pinheiro Neto Advogados rose from seventh in 1Q15 to take third in 1Q16, increasing deal volume by two deals and aggregate transaction value by 461% from USD 271m to USD 1.5bn. Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados slid two positions in the ranking to place fourth relative to 1Q15, its deal volume down by two transactions, its aggregate value down by 92% from USD 7.8bn. Stocche, Forbes, Padis, Filizzola, Clapis, Passaro, Meyer e Refinetti Sociedade de Advogados ranks fifth, also with 10 mandates YTD, after not having placed among the top 10 in 1Q15. Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados led the ranking at the close of 1Q15, but has since fallen to sixth place, its deal volume down 47% and aggregate transaction value down 85% from USD 3.2bn. Lefosse Advogados, in seventh, was not among the top 10 for the corresponding period in 2015. Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão fell from fourth in 1Q15 to eighth in 1Q16, down in volume by just two deals but in aggregate value by 96% from USD 7.8bn. Derraik & Menezes Advogados ranks ninth with seven transactions, Lobo & de Rizzo tenth with six. Neither of the trailing two were among the top 10 for the first three months of 2015.

Mexico Ranking – 2016

Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)

BBVA leads TTR’s Mexico financial advisory ranking for the first three months of 2016 with two mandates YTD worth a combined USD 1.9bn, compared to just one for the corresponding period in 2015 worth USD 72m, when it placed fifth. Deutsche Bank follows in second, tied with JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, all three having advised on the same transaction worth USD 1.9bn. PwC ranks fourth, also having advised on one transaction YTD, in its case of undisclosed consideration.

Galicia Abogados leads TTR’s Mexico legal advisory ranking in 1Q16 with three mandates on deals worth a combined USD 2.4bn, up from ninth a year ago when its sole transaction was worth USD 2.5bn. Santamarina y Steta Abogados climbed from fifth at the close of 1Q15 to take second for the first three months of 2016, also with three mandates, in its case worth a combined USD 1.9bn. Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez fell from first at the close of 1Q15 to take third, its sole mandate YTD on a deal worth USD 260m. Haynes Boone México advised on the same deal to tie for third, though it appears in fourth in the chart. Aziz & Kaye Abogados ranks fifth, also with a single advisory mandate YTD, in its case worth USD 80m. The firm did not place among the top 10 in 1Q15. Baker & McKenzie México is down one deal and off 21% by aggregate value, but rose from eighth to sixth in the chart nonetheless between 1Q15 and 1Q16. Echanove y Asociados, in seventh, Heather & Heather Abogados, in eighth and Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar in ninth, each advised on one deal in 1Q16, the three of them having been absent from the top 10 for the corresponding three-month period in 2015. Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, in tenth, fell from second place in 1Q15, its deal volume falling from six worth USD 1.3bn combined to one of undisclosed consideration.

Colombia-Fusiones y adquisiciones crece un 9% en Colombia en el primer semestre del año, según TTR

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El número de fusiones y adquisiciones crece un 9% en Colombia en el primer semestre del año

  • El número de operaciones se sitúa en 96
  • El importe total de las fusiones y adquisiciones alcanza los USD 3,515.31m
  • Colombia se coloca en tercera posición en América Latina como país más activo

Madrid, 21 de julio de 2015.- Las fusiones y adquisiciones siguen dando muestras de su vitalidad en Colombia y en el primer semestre del año el número de operaciones ha crecido un 9% pasando de las 88 del primer semestre de 2014 a las 96 de este año, según el informe semestral de TTR (www.TTRecord.com).

Por su parte, el volumen de inversión se ha situado en los seis primeros meses del año en USD 3,515.31m. Entre las operaciones más relevantes destacan las dos adquisiciones realizadas por Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) en el exterior: una la compra de la chilena Aguas de Antofagasta por USD 965m y otra la compra de la brasileña Taesa por USD 507.12m.

Por países, Colombia se ha colocado en tercera posición como más activo, solo superado por Brasil con 457 transacciones y México con 167. Este semestre Colombia ha escalado una posición, ya que en 2014 se colocó en cuarto lugar superado por Brasil, México y Chile.

Según el estudio, los subsectores más activos en los seis primeros meses de 2015 han sido el financiero y seguros, Internet y Transportes y aviación con 11, 8 y siete transacciones respectivamente. El financiero y seguros también fue el más activo en todo el año 2014 lo que demuestra la tendencia al alza de este ámbito.

En el ámbito cross-border, este semestre ha destacado la apuesta de las empresas colombianas en el exterior, contabilizando 19 compras en el extranjero, frente a las 11 que se produjeron en el mismo periodo del año anterior. Los países preferidos por las empresas colombianas han sido Chile, Panamá, Brasil y Estados Unidos.

Por otro lado, las compañías extranjeras también han apostado por Colombia y han sido Estados Unidos, Brasil y Reino Unido los que más compras estratégicas han realizado en el país latinoamericano.

El mundo de private equity también ha mostrado cifras positivas y en este semestre se han registrado 11 transacciones, de las cuales siete han sido inversiones de firma de private equity y cuatro han sido exits o desinversiones.

Transacción destacada

En el primer semestre de 2015, TTR ha seleccionado como transacción destacada la venta por parte de Tribeca Asset Management del 60% del capital social de Termocandelaria Power a TPL Holding, por USD 233m. En la transacción han intermediado como asesores las firmas financieras Banicol y BNP Paribas; así como los despachos Gómez-Pinzón Zuleta Abogados, Appleby Cayma, Prieto y Cía Abogados, Barros & Errázuriz Abogados y Philippi, Prietocarrizosa & Uría.

Ranking de asesores financieros y jurídicos

El informe publica los rankings de asesoramiento financiero y jurídico del primer semestre de 2015 de M&A y Mercado de capitales, donde se informa de la actividad de las firmas destacadas por número de transacciones y por importe de las mismas.

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América Latina-El private equity toma impulso en América Latina en el segundo trimestre

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El private equity toma impulso en América Latina en el segundo trimestre

  • En total se han contabilizado 42 transacciones por USD 2,773.49m
  • Las fusiones y adquisiciones alcanzan las 463 operaciones
  • Norteamérica y Europa, las que más adquisiciones han realizado en la región

 

Madrid, 14 de julio de 2015.- El mercado de private equity en América Latina ha tomado impulso en el segundo trimestre del año y se han contabilizado un total de 42 transacciones por un importe de USD 2,773.49m, lo que supone un aumento en el número de operaciones del 40% y en el valor del 274%, respecto al primer trimestre de 2015, según el informe trimestral de TTR (www.TTRecord.com).

Entre las transacciones más relevantes producidas en el área de private equity destaca la inversión realizada por el fondo Carlyle en la brasileña Rede D’Or São Luiz por alrededor de USD 590m; o la inversión de la firma suiza Partners Group en la mexicana Fermaca por USD 500m.

En cuanto al área de fusiones y adquisiciones en América Latina, el número de operaciones se ha situado entre abril y junio en 463 con un capital movilizado de USD 42,278.16m, mientras que en el primer trimestre del año se registraron 493 deals por un valor total de USD 33,082.75m.

Por países, Brasil se mantiene como el más activo con 205 transacciones seguido por México con 97 y Colombia con 51. Sin embargo, en cuanto al crecimiento, los países que más han aumentado su número de transacciones han sido México, seguido por Colombia y Argentina.

En el ámbito cross-border, Europa sigue siendo la región más atractiva tanto de empresas europeas que compran en América Latina como de compañías latinoamericanas comprando en Europa. Les sigue Norteamérica y Asia.

Transacción destacada

En el segundo trimestre de 2015, TTR ha seleccionado como transacción destacada la compra por parte de la colombiana Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) del 100% de la chilena Aguas de Antofagasta (ADASA) por USD 965m. En las transacción han intermediado como asesores legales Carey, Jara del Favero y Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos & Cía Abogados. En la parte financiera han actuado como asesores South Andes Capital y Santander Global Banking & Markets.

Ranking de asesores financieros y jurídicos

El informe publica los rankings de asesoramiento financiero y jurídico del primer semestre de 2015 de M&A y Mercado de capitales, donde se informa de la actividad de las firmas destacadas por número de transacciones y por importe de las mismas.

Para más información:

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América Latina-El volumen de inversión en fusiones y adquisiciones en América Latina registra en abril un aumento interanual del 17.7%

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Informe mensual sobre el mercado transaccional latinoamericano

  • El volumen de inversión asciende a USD 6,874m frente a los USD 5,839m de abril de 2014
  • El número de fusiones y adquisiciones en abril se sitúa en 129
  • Brasil y México los más activos, seguidos por Colombia y Chile

 Madrid, 06 de mayo de 2015.- El volumen de inversión en fusiones y adquisiciones en América Latina ha registrado en abril un aumento interanual del 17.7%, pasando de los USD 5,839m de febrero de 2014 a los USD 6,874m de este año, según el informe mensual de TTR (www.TTRecord.com) en colaboración con ONTIER. En cambio, el número de operaciones ha caído ligeramente hasta las 129, mientras que el año pasado esta cifra fue de 137.

Entre las transacciones más relevantes del mes, destaca el cierre de la compra de Nextel México por parte de la estadounidense AT&T por USD 1,875m. Además, también ha sido importante Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), que ha acordado la adquisición del 100% de la chilena Aguas de Antofagasta (ADASA) a la chilena Inversión Punta Rieles, filial de la compañía británica Antofagasta (empresa del Grupo Luksic), por unos USD 965m.

Por países, Brasil y México continúan siendo los más activos con 60 y 27 transacciones respectivamente. Les siguen Colombia con 17 y Chile con 12. En la cola quedan Argentina y Perú con 10 y 4 fusiones y adquisiciones, siguiendo la tendencia de los últimos meses.

En el ámbito cross-border, en abril las compañías latinoamericanas han realizado la mayoría de sus adquisiciones estratégicas en Estados Unidos (16) y Europa (13) como ha ocurrido en meses anteriores. Sin embargo, este mes destaca dos compras latinoamericanas en regiones poco comunes, una en África y otra en Asia. Por otro lado, las compañías que más compras han llevado a cabo en América Latina han sido las europeas con 27 adquisiciones, seguidas de las norteamericanas con 22 y las asiáticas (3).

El mundo del private equity ha repuntado su actividad y este mes se han registrado 10 inversiones, frente a las seis que se llevaron a cabo en marzo. Sin embargo, en el ámbito del venture capital ha caído la actividad y este mes se han registrado siete operaciones, frente a las 14 de marzo.

Transacción destacada

En abril de 2015, TTR ha seleccionado como transacción destacada la compra por parte de Statkraft Chile de un 29.99% del capital social de la también chilena Empresa Eléctrica de Pilmaiquén. En la transacción ha participado como asesor legal la firma de abogados Barros & Errazuriz Abogados y como asesor financiero BTG Pactual Chile.

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