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Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions

In a global economy, AVILA’s transactional attorneys find innovative solutions to help domestic and international clients understand and minimize their enterprise risk without losing focus of strategic business objectives.

With an emphasis on middle-market transactions, AVILA’s corporate team has successfully closed hundreds of deals totaling billions of dollars in deal value. The firm often represents clients transacting with large corporations represented by Am Law 25 law firms. AVILA’s attorneys advise clients in joint ventures, investment and capital raise transactions, especially real estate related projects and investments at both the sponsor and investor level.

From deal structuring and negotiation through closing and beyond, AVILA’s comprehensive transactional practice counsels U.S. and foreign entities to help them achieve the best possible deal outcomes.

Our corporate transactional practice provides clients of all sizes and growth stages with customized and effective solutions for all their corporate legal needs. We assist clients with both extraordinary and day-to-day matters, often serving as outside general counsel. In addition, we possess extensive experience in drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements, including vendor agreements, SaaS agreements, referral and agency agreements, and development and asset management agreements.

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Joint Ventures, Investments, and Strategic Alliances

Capital Raises

Commercial Contracts

Corporate Law

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Our clients include:

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  • Banks & financial institutions
  • Technology companies
  • Manufacturing & distribution businesses
  • Real estate & construction
  • Investment firms
  • Hospitality businesses

AVILA’s deep subject matter expertise and strong understanding of our clients’ business, combined with constant collaboration between attorneys across the firm’s specialized practice areas, make our approach to helping our clients uniquely well-rounded and comprehensive – that’s the AVILA advantage.

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Mergers and acquisitions

  • Domestic and international mergers and acquisitions
  • Asset sales
  • Sale of control transactions
  • Minority investments
  • Strategic business combinations
  • Recapitalization transactions
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Representative matters

Represented Banco de Crédito e Inversiones, S.A. in connection with its $882.8 million acquisition of City National Bank of Florida from Spanish bank Bankia, S.A.

Represented Banco de Crédito e Inversiones, S.A. and City National Bank of Florida in the acquisition of Total Bank in Miami, Florida, with a transaction value in excess of $500 million.

Represented City National Bank of Florida in the acquisition of Executive National Bank in Miami, Florida.

Represented G4S in its $54 million sale of 100% of the shares of G4S Secure Data Solutions, SAS, Colombia’s largest records management company headquartered in Bogotá; and G4S Document Delivery, SAS.

Represented a Florida-based equipment manufacturer in connection with its U.S. $45 million sale to a U.S.-based private equity buyer.

Represented a Latin American maritime transport company in connection with its $30 million partial acquisition of a U.S.-based maritime transport company.

Represented Banesco USA in the acquisition of Brickell Bank (f/k/a Espirito Santo Bank.)

Represented Continental National Bank in the sale of the bank to First American Bank.

Represented BAC Florida Bank in the sale of the bank to Brazilian bank Bradesco.

Represented Soares da Costa America, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of a Portuguese construction services company, in the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, Prince Contracting, LLC., to Spanish construction company Dragados Construction, Inc.

Represented seller of a Latin America-based internet business valued at $18 million.

Represented seller of foreign subsidiaries valued at $10 million.

Represented a foreign individual investor in the acquisition of Intercredit Bank, in Miami, Florida.

Joint ventures, investments, and strategic alliances

  • Joint venture agreements
  • Real estate joint ventures and investments
  • Licensee relationships
  • Distribution and supplier relationships
  • Independent contractor relationships
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Representative matters

Represented a foreign investment fund in connection with its U.S. $60 million equity and debt investment in a U.S.-based hospitality group that owned multiple high-end resort and condominium projects throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean.

Represented Guernsey-based GoldenPeaks Capital Real Estate, an investment and management company, in its acquisition of the luxury SLS South Beach Hotel.

Represented 13th Floor Investments in a series of joint ventures and investments, including its joint venture with Miami-based Mast Capital and Wexford Capital. AVILA assisted with the $29.5 million cash acquisition of a nine-story office building in Coconut Grove overlooking Dinner Key Marina and zoned for a condominium or mixed-use tower.

Represented Key International on several investments and joint ventures in connection with commercial real estate acquisitions throughout Florida.

Represented Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management, a South Africa-based investment firm with its U.S.-based joint ventures and investments.

Represented Cudlob Capital on several investments and joint ventures with respect to real estate investments throughout Florida.

Represented Eidico Turismo, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in its first U.S. investment – the acquisition of a majority interest in an entity owning The Lord Balfour hotel, a boutique hotel on South Beach’s famed Ocean Drive.

Represents Pensam Capital in multiple aspects of its business, from facilitating financing and investments in Pensam itself, to structuring its joint ventures in a variety of contexts.

Capital raises

  • Preferred equity
  • Common equity
  • Mezzanine financing
  • Bridge financing
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Commercial contracts

  • Confidentiality agreements
  • Independent contractor agreements
  • SaaS agreements
  • IT contracts
  • Vendor contracts
  • Sales agreements
  • Development and asset management agreements
  • Sales representative agreements
  • Other contractual agreements
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Corporate Law

  • Domestic and foreign investment structuring
  • Corporate formation
  • Corporate governance and compliance
  • Board and management advisory
  • Shareholder matters
  • Trademark registration
  • General outside counsel service
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Meet the Team

  • CARLOS J. ABARCA

    Partner
  • ALCIDES I. AVILA

    Partner
  • ASNARDO GARRO

    Partner
  • PATRICIA M. HERNANDEZ

    Partner
  • RENE MURAI

    Partner
  • MANUEL M. RODRIGUEZ

    Partner

Contact our corporate, mergers & acquisitions practice

2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard,
Penthouse 12th Floor
Coral Gables, Florida 33134-6049
P: 305-779-3560
info@avilalaw.com

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