On October 8, 2024, the Latin Lawyer Live: Private Equity 2024 event was held at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York. This event will brought together professionals, fund managers and investors to discuss the trajectory of the private equity industry in Latin America. 

Our partner Luis A. Nicolau participated as a panelist in the session titled "M&A: Key drivers of private equity acquisitions", along with leading professionals in the region, who discussed the following topics: 
  • How to use contracts to improve due diligence. 
  • Balancing risk appetite and winning at auctions. 
  • Protecting transaction value in deferred closings: Interim agreements and key aspects. 
  • Transaction certainty: how to protect expectations and conflict points