Santiago has participated in numerous high profile foreign investment projects, as well as mergers and acquisitions (both local and cross-border).
Some of the deals Santiago has recently participated in, includes:
- Sale of the majority of Marfrig’s plants in Uruguay to Minerva
- Sale of the largest meatpacking plant in Uruguay owned by Japanese Nipponham to Minerva
- Acquisition of Totalnet by Minsait Payments (Indra)
- Acquisition of the two largest insulated panels producers in Uruguay by Kingspan
- Acquisition of SW producer Genexus by Globant
- Acquisition of videogames company Ironhide by Tencent
- Acquisition of two cold storage companies by Emergent Cold
Santiago also collaborates with a large number of corporations on their strategic and corporate matters in Uruguay, among which he advices Edenred, COSAN, UPM, Kingspan, Emergent Cold, Marfrig, PUMA, Indra and LHG Mining.
Santiago is a member of the Closely Held Committee at the International Bar Association, Vice-Chair of Next Generation Committee at the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and Uruguayan representative at Global Leaders Forum.
Santiago is also a professor at the University of Montevideo (under-graduate – M&A).
Memberships
- Inter-Pacific Bar Association* International Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- Uruguay XXI