FERRERE

Partner

Santiago Fontana

Santiago Fontana is the Head of the Corporate and M&A practice at FERRERE. He focuses on foreign investment, mergers and acquisitions and general commercial and corporate matters.

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
  • Attorney, Universidad Católica del Uruguay, 2003.
  • Administrative Law Study Group, Universidad de Montevideo, 2003-2004.

"Very highly talented.”

Chambers Latin America / Corporate / 2020

Extremely solution-oriented and strategic.

Legal 500 / Recommended/ 2019

Recommended

Latin Lawyer 250 / Corporate
29/05/2025
Uruguay
15/05/2025
Uruguay

FERRERE is IFLR Uruguay Firm of the Year 2025

The award by International Financial Law Review reflects the firm’s leadership position in the legal market.

19/02/2025
Regional

FERRERE spotlighted in Chambers Global 2025

The publication recognized five practice areas and 13 practitioners in Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.

03/12/2024
Uruguay

FERRERE was again recognized as “Pro Bono: Leading Light”

Based on research by Latin Lawyer and the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice.

07/11/2024
Regional

FERRERE spotlighted once again in IFLR1000 guide

The firm obtained the highest possible rating in the three jurisdictions where it has a presence.

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