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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.

      Posse Herrera Ruiz has advised leading companies in the automotive industry in transactional matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, competition and dispute resolutions among others.

      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.

      Posse Herrera Ruiz has advised leading food and beverage companies in transactional matters, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, consumer protection, international commerce, and financing among others.

      Posse Herrera Ruiz has a leading role in all key segments in the oil and gas industry in Upstream Offshore, the firm represents some of the largest player in the basin. Upstream Onshore, and in conventional the firm retains long standing clients. Regarding Unconventional we represent clients with frack shale gas well activities in the Magdalena Valley. We are also very active advising clients in Midstream and Downstream activities.

      Posse Herrera Ruiz has been very successful as legal counsel for the structuring of public-private partnerships (PPPs), public procurement, public debt and governmental budget issues.

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

      Posse Herrera Ruiz has advised leading pharmaceutical companies and health care providers in mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, consumer protection, international commerce, and financing among others.

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

      Posse Herrera Ruiz has advised leading retail companies in transactional matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, competition and dispute resolution among others.

      Posse Herrera Ruiz has an experienced team of lawyers in all areas of the power industry, allowing us to provide specialized advice to clients.

      Posse Herrera Ruiz has advised leading companies in insurance and reinsurance matters in relation with mergers and acquisitions of insurance companies, dispute resolution, both arbitration and litigation, insurance and reinsurance policy review and analysis, and regulatory compliance and auditing.

      Posse Herrera Ruiz has an experienced team of lawyers in all areas of the mining industry, allowing us to provide specialized advice to clients.

      Posse Herrera Ruiz has advised leading companies in telecommunications, media and technology industry in transactional matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and biding processes among others.

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Juan Guillermo Ruiz

Partner

juanguillermo.ruiz@phrlegal.com

+57 601 3257300

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International TradePrivate ClientsTax

Juan Guillermo Ruiz is partner at Posse Herrera Ruiz. He leads the tax, customs, and foreign trade practices of the firm. His work focuses on tax law, with a main emphasis in tax structuring, business tax consultancy, wealth asset protection, and transfer pricing.

Juan Guillermo has extensive experience developing tax structures for operational businesses and tax planning in business reorganizations, debt transactions, private equity fund operations, infrastructure projects, and, in general, consultancy for businesses and high-net-worth individuals.

With over 35 years of experience, he has gained extensive expertise in tax consultancy and tax strategy for entities involved in multiple sectors, such as, among others, infrastructure, energy, investment funds, gas, oil, mining, finance, retail, healthcare, services, agribusiness projects, technology, and telecommunications.

During his career, Juan Guillermo has acted as President of the Latin American Committee of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), President of the Colombian Chapter of IFA, and President of the Colombian Institute of Tax and Customs Law (ICDT).

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

He’s an authority there. He is prestigious, and we have done various matters with him in Colombia of course but also in the whole region.

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Education

– Post graduate course in Customs and Foreign Trade Law, Universidad del Rosario (2013). Bogota, Colombia.

– Post graduate course in Tax Law, Universidad de la Sabana (2012). Bogotá, Colombia.

– Senior Business Management Program, INALDE – Universidad de la Sabana (2004). Bogotá, Colombia.

– master’s in administrative law, Universidad del Rosario (1985). Bogotá, Colombia.

– Lawyer, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (1983). Bogotá, Colombia.

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Spanish, English

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  • September 25, 2023

PARQUE ARAUCO AGREES TO ACQUIRE CONTROLLING INTEREST IN PARQUE FABRICATO

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  • May 29, 2023

TALANX SIGNS EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LIBERTY MUTUAL IN LATIN AMERICA

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  • December 26, 2022

PREMISE DATA CORPORATION ACQUIRES GRUPO MEIKO S.A.S.

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  • August 1, 2022

MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC. ACQUIRED THE FLORIDABLANCA, SANTANDER, HOSPITAL OPERATED TY FUNDACIÓN CARDIOVASCULAR DE COLOMBIA OPERATES.

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  • April 21, 2022

THE DUTCH COMPANY AKZO NOBEL COATINGS INTERNATIONAL B.V. COMPLETES THE ACQUISITION OF 100% OF THE SHARES OF GRUPO ORBIS

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  • March 1, 2022

POSSE HERRERA RUIZ ADVISES GRUPO ENERGÍA BOGOTÁ ON MERGER BETWEEN (I) EMGESA, (II) CODENSA, (III) EGP COLOMBIA AND (IV) ESSA 2, RESULTING IN THE CREATION OF ENEL COLOMBIA

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2025
January

POSSE HERRERA RUIZ ADVISED DAVIVIENDA AND GRUPO BOLÍVAR IN THE COMBINATION TRANSACTION BETWEEN DAVIVIENDA AND SCOTIABANK’S OPERATIONS IN COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA AND PANAMA.

PHR has advised Davivienda and Grupo Bolivar in the business combination between Davivienda and the operations of Scotiabank in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama.
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PARQUE ARAUCO AGREES TO ACQUIRE CONTROLLING INTEREST IN PARQUE FABRICATO

PHR advises Parque Arauco SA in the preparation, negotiation and signing of the contracts. Through its subsidiary Parque Arauco Colombia SAS, acquires the acquisition for USD 17 million of 51% of the trust rights held by Fondo de Inversión Colectiva...
2023
September
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2023
March

TALANX SIGNS EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LIBERTY MUTUAL IN LATIN AMERICA

PHR acted as Colombian local counsel to Talanx Group in the acquisition of Liberty Mutual’s businesses in Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador. With this acquisition, Talanx becomes the third-largest insurer in Latin America through its subsidiary HDI International. The acquisition...
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INTERCONEXIÓN ELÉCTRICA S.A. E.S.P.

Posse Herrera Ruiz acted as Colombian legal counsel to the Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional and the Colombian Ministry of Finance, in the sale of its 51.41% stake in Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P. (ISA) to Ecopetrol S.A. in a COP$14.2 trillion...
2021
August
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2021
August

KEY INDUSTRIES

Posse Herrera Ruiz acted as Colombian local counsel to Key Industries in the purchase of Murray’s Colombian coal production business, by the purchase of the group of companies that are part of Colombian Natural Resources.
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SNC-LAVALIN

Posse Herrera Ruiz acted as Colombian legal counsel to SNC - Lavalin Group Inc. in the sale of, among others, its Colombian and Peruvian operations. The deal to sell SNC-Lavalin’s Oil & Gas business to Kentech Corporate Holdings Inc. is...
2021
July
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2021
June

SHAREHOLDERS OF GRUPO ORBIS S.A.

Posse Herrera Ruiz acted as legal counsel to the shareholders of Grupo Orbis S.A., in the negotiation and signing of the stock purchase agreement for the transfer of 100% of the company's shares to AkzoNobel Coatings International. The transaction involves...
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PARQUE ARAUCO COLOMBIA S.A.

Affiliates of Grupo Parque Arauco, Parque Arauco Colombia S.A. and Inversiones Inmobiliarias Bucaramanga Arauco S.A.S, on one hand and Fondo de Inversión Colectiva Inmobiliario INMOVAL, managed by Credicorp Capital Colombia S.A., on the other, entered into a purchase and contribution...
2021
January
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2021
January

SOFTWAREONE AG

Colombian legal counsel to SoftwareONE AG, in connection with an additional acquisition of shares in IGS Services S.A.S. (the holding company of InterGrupo) resulting as the sole owner of 100% of the issued and outstanding capital in IGS Services S.A.S.
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