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      Posse Herrera Ruiz has extensive experience and specialized team of lawyers advising leading companies in the agro and forestry industries not only in transactional matters, but also in corporate, real estate and regulatory matters, projects structuring, investments and land acquisitions in this industry among others.

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      Posse Herrera Ruiz has advised leading hotel chains and companies in the industry in corporate, real estate and transactional matters, project development, hotel operation, construction and tax planning among others.

      Posse Herrera Ruiz regularly represents local and international financial institutions, borrowers, arrangers, lenders and participants, in their establishment in Colombia, in the largest syndicated loans granted by national and international financial institutions to the private sector. Our clients include local and international commercial banks, multilateral and export credit agencies, investment banks, financial corporations and pension funds.

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      Posse Herrera Ruiz has advised leading companies in the manufacure industry in transactional matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, and international trade among others.

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Gabriel Sánchez

Partner

gabriel.sanchez@phrlegal.com

+57 (601) 3257300

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Corporate LawInfrastructureMergers & Acquisitions

Gabriel Sánchez is a partner at Posse Herrera Ruiz, his practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and has extensive experience in corporate matters.

Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz in 2008, Gabriel was a lawyer in the legal department of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce. Gabriel was an international intern at the New York office of Debevoise and Plimpton LLP between 2012 and 2013, in the financial and mergers and acquisitions law departments, where he was involved in various project finance transactions, representing investors and insurers in Infrastructure projects in Latin America and in mergers and acquisitions in Colombia.

He has participated in numerous successful transactions, both local and cross-border, representing buyers and sellers. He has advised clients on corporate matters such as corporate governance, boards of directors, conflicts of interest, contracts, disputes between partners and shareholder agreements, among others.

He is a lawyer from the Universidad Javeriana (2004), has a specialization in Economics from the Universidad de los Andes (2007) and a specialization in corporate law from the Universidad Javeriana (2009). Gabriel has been a professor of the specialization of corporate law at the Universidad Javeriana.

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Agroindustry and ForestryAutomotiveEnergy and RenewablesFinancial servicesFood and drinksHealth and PharmaceuticalHospitality and EntertainmentInfrastructureInsuranceLogistics and TransportationManufactureMassive consumeMiningOil and gasTechnology, Media and Telecommunications

Gabriel Sánchez is a very professional person; he is very open to incorporating all concerns. He has a high level of commitment, and is a very involved partner, for example in all meetings and calls.

Education

– Specialization in Corporate Law, Universidad Javeriana (2009). Bogotá, Colombia.

– Specialization in economics, Universidad de los Andes, (2007). Bogotá, Colombia.

– Lawyer, Universidad Javeriana, (2004). Bogotá, Colombia.

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Spanish, English

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  • July 23, 2024

Consulting Room | Environmental management of chemical substances for industrial use

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Environmental management of chemical substances for industrial use
  • July 15, 2024

“Technology advances faster than the law and we need to have clearer rules.”

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  • July 4, 2024

Caldic acquisition of Ricardo Molina

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Caldic acquisition of Ricardo Molina
  • January 26, 2024

ALQUERÍA INVESTS IN ®VITAD BUSINESS

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ALQUERIA ADQUIERE PARTICIPACION MAYORITARIA EN INADE S.A.S.
  • June 30, 2023

ODINSA, A CONCESSIONS COMPANY OF GRUPO ARGOS, AND MACQUARIE START THE OPERATION OF THEIR NEW PLATFORM

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  • January 3, 2023

FONDO DE INVERSIÓN COLECTIVA INMOBILIARIO VISUM RENTAS INMOBILIARIAS IN THE NEGOTIATION AND CLOSING OF A LOAN AGREEMENT

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2024
December

POSSE HERRERA RUIZ Advised the sellers of La Hipotecaria (Holding), Inc.—the holding company of La Hipotecaria COMPAÑÍA DE FINANCIAMIENTO, S.A.—in the negotiation and execution of a share purchase agreement for the sale of their 100% equity stake to Inversiones Cuscatlán Centroamérica, S.A.

For Inversiones Cuscatlán this transaction represents a decisive step in its growth strategy and expansion in the region.
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​​Traxion acquires solistica, femsa’s logistic business​

​​FEMSA has engaged the services of Posse Herrera Ruiz in Colombia to provide legal counsel regarding the sale of Solística
2024
October
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2024
October

JCDECAUX SE e IMC enter into joint venture agreement to promote their respective out-of-home advertising businesses in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá

Posse Herrera Ruiz advised JCDecaux in Colombia on the Colombian legal aspects related to its acquisition of a 70% stake in IMC, the leading outdoor advertising company in Central America and number one in Costa Rica.
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​​Patria Investments acquires Constructora Meco’s stake in Concesión Pacífico Tres​

Constructora Meco S.A. has sought legal counsel from Posse Herrera Ruiz to sell its 26% stake in Concesión Pacífico Tres S.A.S. to Patria Investments. The transaction has been signed, and its closing is subject to customary conditions for these types...
2024
September
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2024
September

POSSE HERRERA RUIZ ADVISED CONSTRUCTORA MECO S.A. IN THE SALE TO PATRIA INVESTMENTS AND MERCANTIL COLPATRIA OF ITS PARTICIPATION IN CONCESIÓN PACÍFICO TRES S.A.S.

Patria Investments (NASDAQ: PAX), uno de los principales gestores globales de activos alternativos y líder del mercado en América Latina, a través del Fondo V de Infraestructura, junto con Mercantil Colpatria, a través de MC Victorias Tempranas S.A.S., adquirió exitosamente...
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​​FEMSA SELLS REFRIGERATION BUSINESS TO MILL POINT CAPITAL​

​​Posse Herrera Ruiz acted as Colombian legal counsel to FEMSA in the sale of its regional refrigeration business to US fund Mill Point Capital.
2024
July
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2024
July

QEI LLC ACQUISITION OF ENERGY COMPUTER SYSTEMS (ECS) S.A.S.

PHR acted as local counsel for QEI LLC in the United States of America, in the strategic acquisition of Energy Computer Systems (ECS) S.A.S., a subsidiary of Amper S.A. in Colombia.
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CALDIC ACQUISITION OF RICARDO MOLINA

PHR acted as local counsel to Caldic, a global solutions provider for the life science and industrial markets headquartered in Netherlands, in the strategic acquisition of Ricardo Molina
2024
May
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2023
October

ALQUERÍA INVESTS IN ®VITAD BUSINESS

PHR served as the legal counsel for Productos Naturales de la Sabana S.A.S. BIC, also known as Alquería, in their investment in Inade S.A.S., a disruptive start-up that produces healthy and artisanal food products under the brand name VITAD.
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ODINSA and MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT: Concesión Vial de los Llanos S.A.S.

PHR has acted as Colombian local counsel to Odinsa S.A., in the transfer of a second and final transfer of its remaining shares in Concesión Vial de los Llanos S.A.S. to the investment platform for toll road assets created by...
2023
March
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