Chambers and Partners awards Marval first prize

MARVAL O´FARRELL & MAIRAL was recently elected as the best South American M&A law firm at the Global Awards Ceremony of Chambers and Partners, a well-known european publishing company that selects the best world-wide law firms. The other prestigious regional law firms that were chosen as nominees to receive the prize included: Pinheiro Neto Advogados, Tozzini Freire Teixeira & Silva; Machado, Meyer, Sendacz & Opice; Claro & Cía. and Barbosa, Müssnich & Aragao.
During the awards ceremony, Marval was referred to as: “Absolute leaders in their own country, characterized by their 'willingness to maintain high standards in spite of rapid growth', their facility with big-ticket transactions, and their 'quite superb' individual lawyers”.

During the year 2000 Marval intervened among others in the following M&A transactions (some of which closed in the year 2001):

T/SUBCERO S.A. (75% of the stockholding). Buyer: BERKELEY SQUARE HOLDING B.V. Counsel to the Sellers (2001).
BANCO LINIERS SUDAMERICANO S.A. (100% of the stockholding) through a Stock Purchase Agreement. Buyer: PROVIDIAN FINANCIAL S.A. Counsel to the Buyer (2001).
CABLEVISIÓN S.A. (36% of the stockholding) through a Put/Call Agreement. Buyer: ACH ACQUISITION CO. Seller: TELEFÓNICA INTERNACIONAL S.A. Counsel to the Buyer (2001).
CABLEVISIÓN S.A. (21.72% of the stockholding) through a Stock Purchase Agreement. Buyer: LIBERTY ARGENTINA INC. Seller: ACH ACQUISITION CO. Counsel to the Seller (2001).
TORNEOS Y COMPETENCIAS S.A. (20% of the stockholding) through a Put/Call Agreement. Buyer: ACH ACQUISITION CO. Seller: CEI CITICORP HOLDINGS SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA (currently known as TELEFÓNICA HOLDING DE ARGENTINA S.A.). Counsel to the Buyer (2001).
MASSALIN PARTICULARES S.A. (30.93% of the stockholding). Buyer: FTR HOLDING S.A. Seller: REEMTSMA CIGARETTENFABRIKEN GMBH. Counsel to the Buyer (2001).
BRINK’S ARGENTINA S.A. (49% of the stockholding). Buyer: BRINK’S SECURITY INTERNATIONAL INC. Seller: SOCMA AMERICANA S.A. Counsel to the Buyer (2001).
PRODUCTOS DE MAÍZ S.A. Merger with INDUSTRIAS DE MAÍZ S.A.. Counsel to PRODUCTOS DE MAÍZ S.A in the merger process (2001).
ALPARGATAS S.A.I.C. Debt restructuring with credits capitalization and issuance of US$300,000,000 of Negotiable Obligations and 43,000,000 of ordinary shares. Counsel to the Steering Committee (2001).
SMART S.A. (Argentine provider of Information Technology solutions). Merger with its subsidiary PC EXPRESS S.A. Counsel to the Company in the merger process. Counsel to CORPORACIÓN CAPITAL MARKETS ARGENTINA S.A.I.F. in the Call and Put Option Agreement and the Shareholders’ Agreement with minority shareholders of SMART S.A. (2001).
CEI CITICORP HOLDINGS SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA (81% of the stockholding) by means of a Stock Exchange Agreement. Buyer: TELEFÓNICA S.A. Counsel to the Selling Shareholders and to the Company (2000).
SADEI S.A. and MIND OPNER S.A. (100% of the stockholding), publishers of business newspaper “El Cronista” and other publications. Buyer: RECOLETOS COMPAÑÍA EDITORIAL S.A. (a member PEARSON GROUP). Counsel to the Buyer (2000).
CABLEVISIÓN S.A. (20% of the stockholding) through the sale of 100% of the capital stock of SOUTHTEL HOLDINGS S.A. Buyer: ACH ACQUISITION CO. Seller: CEI CITICORP HOLDINGS SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA. Counsel to the Seller (2000).
ATLÁNTIDA COMUNICACIONES S.A. and AC INVERSORA S.A. (26.8% of the stockholding of each company) through a reorganization of the holding group. Buyer: CEI CITICORP HOLDINGS SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA. Counsel to CEI CITICORP HOLDINGS SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA (2000).
FORESTAL NORTEÑA S.A. (100% of the stockholding). Buyer AMI CABLE HOLDINGS LTD. Seller: CEI CITICORP HOLDINGS SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA. Counsel to the Seller (2000).
HUMPHREYS ARGENTINA CALIFICADORA DE RIESGO S.A. (20% of the stockholding, with call options up to 80% in the year 2004). Buyer: MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE. Counsel to the Buyer (2000).
CATYC S.A. (acquisiton of assets – going concern). Buyer: SEALED AIR ARGENTINA S.A. Counsel to the Buyer (2000).
OLEODUCTO TRASANDINO (ARGENTINA) S.A. and OLEODUCTO TRASANDINO (CHILE) S.A. (36% of the stockholding). Buyer: AEC Pipelines S.A. Inc. and ALBERTA ENERGY PIPELINES (CHILE) S.A. Seller: YPF S.A. Counsel to the Buyer (2000)
INDUSTRIAS DE MAÍZ S.A. (61% of the stockholding). Buyer. CORN PRODUCTS. Counsel to the Buyer (2000).
CNG CAYMAN THREE LTD. (100% of the stockholding). Buyer: SEMPRA ENERGY INTERNATIONAL. Counsel to the Buyer (2000).
BUENOS AIRES ENERGY COMPANY S.A. (25% of the stockholding). Seller: SEMPRA ENERGY INTERNATIONAL. Counsel to the Seller (2000).
REVLON ARGENTINA S.A. (purchase of PLUSBELLE assets). Buyer: DIAL CORPORATION through its wholly owned subsidiary NUEVO FEDERAL S.A. Counsel to Buyer (2000).
VILLAVICENCIO S.A. (100% of the stockholding). Buyer: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE. Counsel to Buyer (2000).
ARGOS S.A. (purchase of certain assets and baby care products). Buyer: NOVARTIS ARGENTINA S.A.. Counsel to Buyer (2000).
AGUAS TRAFUL S.A. (100% of the stockholding). Buyer: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE. Counsel to Buyer (2000).
SALUS S.A. (purchase of a controlling stock participation). Buyer: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE. Counsel to Buyer (2000).
ENERGÍA DEL SUR (purchase of a controlling stock participation). Buyer: CORPORACIÓN INDEPENDIENTE DE ENERGÍA S.A. Counsel to Buyer (2000).
CENTRAL PIEDRA BUENA (purchase of a controlling stock participation). Buyer: CORPORACIÓN INDEPENDIENTE DE ENERGÍA S.A. Counsel to Buyer (2000).
HIDROELÉCTRICA DEL SUR S.A. (purchase of a controlling stock participation). Buyer: CORPORACIÓN INDEPENDIENTE DE ENERGÍA S.A. Counsel to Buyer (2000).
NEW BALANCE S.A. (sale of the controlling stock participation held by STEAM S.A.). Seller: STEAM S.A. Counsel to Seller (2000).
ATLANTIDA COCHRANE S.A. (100% of the stockholding). Buyer: DONNELLEY COCHRANE ARGENTINA S.A. a wholly owned subsidiary of RR DONNELLEY & SONS. Counsel to the Buyer (2000).
VIAJES VERGER S.A. (sale of a controlling stock participation). Seller: individual shareholders of VIAJES VERGER S.A. Counsel to Sellers (2000).
MILKAUT S.A. (40% of the stockholding). Lead Investor: PATAGONIA FUND, L.P. Counsel to the Lead Investor (2000).
SULLAIR ARGENTINA S.A. (15% of the stockholding). Buyer: PATAGONIA FUND, L.P. Counsel to the Buyer (2000).
CROMOS ARGENTINA S.A. (100% of the stockholding). Buyer: SICPA COMMERCIAL INKS HOLDING S.A. Counsel to the Buyer (2000).
PRESTOLITE SUD AMÉRICA S.A. Buyer: PRESTOLITE WIRE CORP. Counsel to the Buyer (2000).
FUTUREBRAND S.A. (70% of the stockholding). Buyer: THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC. Counsel to the Buyer (2000).
GRUPO NUEVA COMUNICACIÓN S.A. (80% of the stockholding). Buyer: THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC. Counsel to the Buyer (2000).
HOSPITALITY TECHNOLOGIES S.A. (100% of the stockholding). Buyer: FIDELIO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a subsidiary of MICROS SYSTEMS, INC. Counsel to the Buyer (2000).
 

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