Rodrigo Dominguez Sotomayor

Energy & Infrastructure

Braskem Idesa's sale of Terminal Química Puerto México
Representation of Braskem Idesa, S.A.P.I., owner and operator of the US$5.2 billion Etileno XXI petrochemical complex in Mexico, on the sale of its 50% interest in Terminal Química Puerto México, S.A.P.I. de C.V., entity that will develop, finance, design, construct and operate an ethane import terminal for the receipt and storage of imported cryogenic ethane to be located in the Pajaritos Lagoon in the State of Veracruz, Mexico.

EIG Global Energy Partners and Fluxys' joint acquisition in GNL Quintero
Representation of EIG Global Energy Partners, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, and Belgian LNG terminal operator Fluxys in the US$1.16 billion joint acquisition of an 80% equity stake in GNL Quintero S.A., the largest liquefied natural gas regasification terminal in Chile, from Enagas Chile SpA and affiliates of OMERS Infrastructure.

Macquarie-led consortium acquisition of Reden Solar
Representation of a consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management, together with British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and MEAG (the asset manager of Munich Re and Ergo), on the consortium's acquisition of Reden Solar, a French-based developer, financer, builder and operator of solar power plants across Europe and Latin America, from InfraVia Capital Partners and Eurazeo for an enterprise value of €2.5 billion.

Inversiones Radiante's investments in power assets
Inversiones Radiante, part of Grupo Linda, a power plant to conglomerate, in two separate acquisitions of non-controlling interests in power assets located in the Dominican Republic and Panama. The power assets in the Dominican Republic included an LNG regasification terminal, with a 160,000 cbm LNG capacity storage tank, the AES Andres 319MW combined cycle gas turbine plant, DPP 328MW combined cycle gas turbine, as well as an additional 150MW of solar and wind power plants. The power assets in Panama included a 381MW combined cycle gas turbine with an adjacent regasification facility and a 180,000 LNG capacity storage tank.

Solek Latam Holding framework agreement
Representation of Solek Latam Holding SpA, a Chilean subsidiary of Solek Holding SE, in the negotiation of a framework agreement to develop, build and sell solar projects in Chile pursuant to which BlackRock's Global Renewable Power Fund III has agreed to purchase up to 200 MWs of qualifying projects.

Sempra Energy's transactions
Representation of Sempra Energy, one of North America's leading energy infrastructure companies, in:

• its US$3.37 billion sale to KKR of a non-controlling, 20% interest in Sempra Energy's new business platform, Sempra Infrastructure Partners.
• the US$1.8 billion stock-for-stock acquisition in Infraestructura Energética Nova (IEnova) and the US$204 million cash acquisition of the remaining public float from public investors.

Technology

Leading Brazil-based fintech company in a series B investment
Representation of QI Tech Cayman on its US$200 million Series B investment led by General Atlantic.

Arago Gestion in its investment in Justo, Inc.
Representation of Mexican PE fund Arago Gestion in various investment rounds with Justo, Inc.

Truly.AI in its acquisition by Unico IDTech
Represented Mexico's Truly.AI in its acquisition by Unico ID Tech, one of the largest digital identity and SaaS providers in Brazil.

Brazilian unicorn in a multi-million media-for-equity deal
Representation of a Brazilian unicorn in a multi-million media-for-equity deal with one of Latin America's largest media conglomerates.

Mexican fintech Bankaya in its series A investment
Representation of Mexican fintech Bankaya in its multi-million series A round.  The round was led by a global financial services and mobile payments company and other international investors.

Navent group's acquisition of Segundamano and Vivanuncios
Representation of Navent group, a portfolio company of QuintoAndar, the Brazilian proptech unicorn, in its acquisition of Adevinta's Mexican online classifieds businesses Segundamano and Vivanuncios.

Amadeus's acquisition of Kambr
Representation of Amadeus Americas, Inc., a subsidiary of Amadeus IT Group, S.A., a leading IT provider for the global travel and tourism industry, on the acquisition of Kambr, Inc., a software company that markets a revenue management tool for the airline industry.

QuintoAndar's acquisition of Navent Group's real estate portals
Representation of QuintoAndar, the Brazilian proptech unicorn, in its acquisition of Navent Group's real estate portals and operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Venezuela. This transaction has been recognized as "M&A Private Deal of the Year" by Latin Lawyer.

Kavak's acquisition of Carzaty
Representation of Kavak, Mexico's largest online marketer of used vehicles, in the acquisition of Carzaty, a reseller of pre-owned cars in the Middle East.

Brazilian AI startup Blip in its acquisition of Mexican startup
Representation of Blip in its acquisition of a Mexican startup and further expansion into Mexico.

VIA Motors' acquisition by Ideanomics
Representation of electric commercial vehicle company VIA Motors International, Inc. on its acquisition (in an all-stock merger valued at up to US$630 million) by Ideanomics, Inc., a global company focused on driving the adoption of commercial electric vehicles and associated energy consumption.

PayJoy Inc.'s acquisition of Adelantos
Representation of PayJoy in its cash and stock acquisition of Adelantos, a Latin American processor of micro-loans for consumer products. Adelantos had a regional presence in Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru.

Industrials and Manufacturing

Schneider Electric's sale to YAGEO
Representation of Schneider Electric Industries SAS, a global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, on the EUR 723 million sale of its industrial sensors business, Telemecanique Sensors, to YAGEO Corporation, a global electronic component and service provider based in Taiwan.

Ultrapar Participações' sale of its specialized chemicals unit
Representation of Ultrapar Participações S.A., the leading Brazil-based fuel distributor, in the US$1.3 billion sale of its specialized chemicals unit Oxyteno to Thailand's Indorama Ventures PCL. The transaction included all of Oxyteno's operations in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, United States and Uruguay.

Auge's sale to Lamons
Representation of Auge, a premier North American manufacturer of highly-engineered and critical fastening solutions, in its multi-million-dollar sale to Lamons®, a global leader in precision safety sealing and attachment solutions.

China Fishery Group Chapter 11 reorganization
Representation of the Ad Hoc Group of Noteholders and Club Lenders in connection with the successful Chapter 11 reorganization for China Fishery Group, one of the largest anchovy suppliers in the world. White & Case's clients proposed the plan of reorganization and backstopped the US$150 million new money facility that funded the restructuring transaction.

Itron's sale of subsidiaries
Representation of Itron Inc. in the sale of its subsidiaries comprising its manufacturing and sales operations in Latin America to buyers led by Instalación Profesional y Tecnologías del Centro S.A. de C.V., a Mexican company doing business as Accell in Brazil (Accell).

Acquisition of polymers division
A UK-based private equity fund in the US$240 million acquisition of the US, Mexico and Chilean polymers division of a global petrochemical company.

Consumer Products and Services

Pernod Ricard's acquisitions
Pernod Ricard in the acquisition of:

• a minority equity interest in Almave, the first non-alcoholic tequila ever, and the resulting shareholders agreement with Formula 1 driver, Lewis Hamilton and Mexican spirits distiller, Casa Lumbre.
• an equity interest in Nocheluna Sotol, a Mexican sotol producer, and the resulting shareholders agreement with global rock star, Lenny Kravitz and Mexican spirits distiller, Casa Lumbre.

Mexican developer in its acquisition of luxury resort in Belize
Representation of one of Mexico's largest infrastructure developers in connection with its acquisition of a majority interest in the Four Seasons Caye Chapel Resort on the island of Caye Chapel, Belize. The resort will include a high-end luxury hotel operated under the Four Seasons brand, private residences, a marina and a brand new 18-hole championship golf course.

Banorte in its acquisition of More
Representation of Grupo Financiero Banorte (Banorte), the parent company of Uniteller Financial Services (UniTeller), Banorte's international payment processing company, in its acquisition of all shares representing the paid-in capital of More Payment Evolution (More), a Uruguay-based global payments company with operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Spain, Senegal and the US.

Mexican developer in its acquisition of a luxury marina and resort in Mexico
Representation of one of Mexico's largest real estate and infrastructure developers in the acquisition of a 50% interest and negotiation of resulting partnership agreements for the development and operation of a Ritz-Carlton Marina and Resort located in the State of Nayarit, Mexico.

Minerva joint venture with Amyris
Representation of Minerva S.A., a leader of beef exports in South America, in the creation of a joint venture with Amyris with the aim of developing molecules for the sustainable production and distribution of animal protein around the world.

Levi Strauss & Co.'s acquisition of The Jeans Company
Representation of Levi Strauss on:

• its acquisition of direct control of the distribution of jeans in Colombia from Expofaro, a Colombia-based company in the textile sector; and
• its acquisition of approximately 80 stores located in Chile, Peru and Bolivia from The Jeans Company (TJC).

Group of Mexican Investors in the master franchising of Tim Hortons
Representation of a Mexican conglomerate in the negotiation of a multi-million equity joint venture with RBI for the development of the master franchise of Tim Horton's casual dining restaurants in Mexico.

US Private Equity Fund in its acquisition of Little Caesars Mexico
Representation of a US private equity backed company in a Mexican franchisee and operator of Little Caesars' restaurants across Mexico.

US Private Equity backed company in the sale of its global casual dining business
Representation of a US private equity backed company in the $450 million disposition of its fast-food franchising business in the US, China, Mexico and Colombia.