Our firm has broad experience in the advisement, negotiation and drafting of contracts and agreements for corporate acquisitions and sales, as well as asset purchases, mergers and joint ventures in a variety of industries and business sectors. To complement this service, we conduct extensive due diligence in all areas of law in order to determine the legal status of the companies and/or assets in question.
Cuesta Campos is actively involved in such transactions both at the national and international level. We represent corporate groups, individual and family businesses, as well as multinational corporations from such countries as the United States, Canada, Italy, France, Spain, Japan and Mexico.
We provide due diligence audits, which include the review and analysis of corporate matters, tax, foreign trade, labor, environmental, financial and other key aspects. We also advise our clients on the drafting and negotiation of windup agreements and related documents with the aim of protecting their interests against any potential legal contingencies.
In particular, our merger and acquisitions practice provides the following legal services:
- Advisement, drafting and negotiation of joint venture agreements as well as all contracts and documents related thereto;
- Advisement, drafting and negotiation of stock and/or asset purchase agreements, with an emphasis on clauses that protect client’s interests (e.g. conditions, representations, guarantees and liabilities);
- Due diligence in all areas of law to determine the legal status of the companies and/or assets in question and establish all necessary conditions in the respective agreements;
- Analysis of operations, sales volume, financial statements and asset values of the parties to the transaction. This includes an analysis of all other factors necessary to determine whether the arrangement warrants notification to the Federal Competition Commission, as well as an analysis of all filings with this authority (i.e. negotiations and proceedings to request private rulings);
- In general, the drafting of all corporate and business documents and agreements to carry on the business. This includes the analysis and establishment of investment vehicles, restructuring alternatives and special filings and proceedings to perfect the transaction.
