Emilio Minvielle
Counsel, New York and Washington, D.C.
"My practice focuses on corporate and financial transactions in Latin America. I regularly represent Latin American companies, as well as sovereign and state-owned entities on a wide range of financing, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring transactions across a broad range of industries."
Overview
Professional experience
Education and qualifications
Overview
Emilio has over 17 years of experience advising Latin American corporate, sovereign and state-owned entities on their financing, capital markets, liability management, mergers and acquisitions and corporate and sovereign debt restructurings across the region. His experience spans a broad range of industry sectors, including banking and financial institutions, energy, infrastructure, telecoms, retail, manufacturing and healthcare. In recent years, he has spent time working in New York, Washington, D.C. and Buenos Aires.
Emilio has been recognized as a “Next Generation Lawyer” by The Legal 500 Latin America and a “Rising Star” by Latinvex.
Emilio joined Linklaters in 2023. Prior to joining Linklaters, he worked as a Counsel specialising in corporate and financial transactions in Latin America at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.
Work highlights
Emilio’s recent deal highlights include advising*:
- Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. in the SEC-registered and NYSE-listed public offering of 10 million common shares and ADSs.
- Scotiabank, Santander and BBVA in a Dual-Currency, Sustainability-Linked Facility to Falabella.
- Telecom Argentina S.A. in an Export Credit Facility with Export Development Canada.
- The Province of La Rioja, a province of the Republic of Argentina, in the restructuring of its US$300m 9.75% notes due 2025.
- Banco del Estado de Chile in the establishment of its US$5bn Rule 144A/ Reg S medium term notes program and more than 20 cross-border offerings thereunder.
- JPMorgan Chase as lender in a bridge credit facility to Auna Colombia to (i) acquire 70% of the equity interests in Oncomedica S.A. (Oncomedica) and indirectly acquire 100% of the equity interests in Instituto Medico de Alta Tecnologia – IMAT S.A.S. (IMAT) and (ii) acquire up to 70% of the equity interests in Clinica Universitaria Medicina Integral–CUMI S.A.S. (Cumi).
*The above matters were handled by Emilio prior to joining Linklaters
Professional experience
- 2023 to date: Counsel, Linklaters, New York and Washington, D.C.
- 2022 – 2023: Counsel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York and Washington, D.C.
- 2016 – 2022: Counsel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Buenos Aires
- 2011 – 2016: Associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Buenos Aires
- 2008 – 2011: Associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York
Education and qualifications
He has also obtained an LLM in Corporate and Financial Law from Columbia Law School.