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| | | Mr. Laguado joined the firm in 2010 and currently is a Senior Associate in the M&A Practice Group. He advises local and foreign companies in M&A transactions, currently having counseled on transactions exceeding an aggregate amount of US$2.5 billion. Key representations include the recent acquisition of a 20% interest in Drummond´s Colombian coal mining operations in Colombia by the Japanese company Itochu Corp.; the acquisition by Éxito of Disco Group and other subsidiaries in Uruguay; the sale of EMI Medical Emergencies by Tribeca Capital Partners and the acquisition of a hardware company by Grainger, company of Fortune 100. In addition, Mr. Laguado advises leading national and foreign companies, including Telefónica Internacional, Colinversiones, BBVA, ABB, ETB, Carvajal Internacional, as well as private equity funds such as Tribeca Capital Partners and Brookfield Asset Management, among others.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Laguado worked as a corporate associate at the highly regarded law firm of Sidley Austin LLP in New York City, where he specialized in equity market transactions, financing, mergers and acquisitions, with particular focus on advising Latin American multinational companies.
Darío Laguado is admitted to the practice of law in Colombia (2003) and New York (2008).
Mr. Laguado is a graduate of the School of Law of Universidad Javeriana, where he obtained the best class average in December 2003 and the third best result in the ECAES examination nationwide. He also obtained a specialization in Commercial Law at Universidad de los Andes. In addition, Mr. Laguado graduated with an LL.M from Harvard Law School. He previously taught a course on property law and currently is a Professor of Law and Economics at Universidad Javeriana.
| | | Academic Training
| Institution: Harvard Law School
Program: Master in Laws
Degree: LL.M
Year of Completion: 2007
Institution: Universidad de los Andes
Program: Specialization in Commercial Law
Degree: Specialist in Commercial Law
Year of Completion: 2005
Institution: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Program: Law
Degree: Lawyer
Year of Completion: 2003 | | | Experience Abroad
| Company: Sidley Austin LLP
Title: Foreign Associate
Start Date: 2007
Until: 2010
| | | Principal Customers
| Client: Itochu Corp.
Transaction: Acquisition of 20% of Drummond’s Colombian coal mining operations in Colombia
Year: 2011
Client: Casino
Transaction: Acquisition Disco Group Uruguay
Year: 2011
Client: Grainger
Transaction: Acquisition of Torhefe
Year: 2010
Client: Tribeca Capital Partners
Transaction: Sale of EMI
Year: 2010
Client: Hal Investments
Transaction: Purchase of Lafam Optician Shops
Year: 2010
Client: Mesa de Yeguas
Transaction: Purchase of Promotora la Alborada
Year: 2010
Client: Berge
Transaction: Purchase of Chrysler Colombia
Year: 2010
| | | Publications & Congresses
| Article: “Responsibilities of Managers”
Publication: Universitas
Year: 2005
| | | Memberships & Distinctions
| Memberships
| | He is also a member of the State Bar Association (NYSBA) and American Bar Association (ABA). | | | Languages
| English and French
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