The FERRERE team is advising Millicom on acquisition of the Uruguayan affiliate of Telefónica. FERRERE conducted the legal and tax due diligence procedure, participated in the local legal aspects of the transaction documents, as well as in the analysis of regulatory aspects of the investments. FERRERE will continue assisting Millicom in the process for obtaining authorization by the local telecommunications regulator and the subsequent closing of the deal.
The advice to Millicom is being led by the partner Geraldine Ifrán, together with the partner Santiago Fontana and a broad team that includes, among others, the following practitioners: Cristina Vignone, Diego Durán, Isabel Hounie, Walter Planells, Nicolás Pallas, Giselle Cardoso, Valentín Pérez Reyes, María Victoria Costa, María Eugenia Contreras, María Canziani, Sebastián Valsecchi, Santiago Pin and Federico de Brun.
Stephen Pelliccia, Senior Transactions Counsel of Millicom, acted as in-house lawyer.