“Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados has a solid antitrust practice and has been a key adviser for us.”
– Chambers & Partners Latin America, 2024: Competition and Antitrust
Our merger control specialists provide advice in all stages of the prior merger transactions control regime. We have a multidisciplinary team of lawyers that excels at advising clients across the board, on both regulated and unregulated markets.
We advise domestic and foreign companies in the prior assessment of the applicability of the merger control regime, with respect to all types of mergers and acquisitions transactions. This includes the analysis of thresholds and other factors to determine whether the transaction shall go through prior control or not, the design of protocols for handling sensitive information (clean teams), the development of policies for the management of databases (VDRs) to avoid anti-competitive behavior resulting from the exchange of information, among others. We work closely with our other practice areas on the structure, design, and review of the transaction documents (confidentiality agreements, sales agreements, etc.), involved in the transactions.
When our clients require prior authorization to execute a transaction, we provide advice on the preparation of the documents to apply for the corresponding authorization, we carry out the pre-filing procedure before the competition authority, we collaborate closely with economic advisors and we accompany our clients throughout the procedure, both in Phase 1 and in Phase 2 of the evaluation.
Our legal advice includes, during Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the procedure, the review and acquittal of INDECOPI’s observations, participation in meetings with the authority, attention to information requirements, coordination with the economic advisors of the parties, as well as the negotiation of remedies and the submission of commitments, until the corresponding authorization is obtained.
