Tomorrow's law firm, today.
We amplify value for clients by combining advanced methods to our proven legal practice.
We think of our end user.
We think of our end user.
About Colab
01Colab merges experience with innovation.
We observe the needs of our end user -the client- to offer advise based on their experience.
We magnify our view to analyze our client’s problems with a holistic approach. Our recommendations adapt to our client’s business models.
Our growth mindset directly benefits the client. By being aware of the need to prevent human error, we allow our clients to reduce their costs and manage their risks in a skillful way. Learn more about our skills.
Experience
02Colab merges experience with innovation.
Finance
+3.7 USDbillion
+77 transactions
- IDB and IDB Invest in a USD 240 million financing to Rutas del Este S.A. in connection with the public partnership in Paraguay for the construction, refurbishing, and maintenance of Route PY02.
- IDB and IDB Invest in a USD 500 million financing of Paraguay’s first ever Paraguayan Public Private Partnership Project for the reconstruction, refurbishing, management and operation of two main routes in Paraguay, Routes 2 and 7.
- IDB and IDB Invest in connection with the consent as senior creditor in the framework of an additional financing of USD 28 million to Rutas del Este S.A. within the reconstruction, rehabilitation, and operation project of Route PY02.
- IDB Invest in a USD 15 million unsecured credit facility of in favor of Automaq S.A.E.C.A.
- Rabobank in a USD 15 million uncommitted credit facility to Tecnomyl S.A.
- Rabobank in a USD 15 million uncommitted credit facility to Agrofertil S.A.
- Rabobank in a USD 15 million unsecured credit facility to LAR S.R.L.
- Rabobank in a USD 4 million unsecured credit facility to Palmeiras S.A.
- Atria Logistica, as borrower, in a USD 18 million secured credit facility obtained from Sudameris Bank S.A.EC.A. for the refurbishment of Puerto 3 Fronteras.
Capital markets
+6.2 USD billion
+14 transactions
- Advising Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Itaú BBA and Santander, as joint book-runners, in the Republic of Paraguay’s USD 225,858,000principal amount of a further issuance of the Republic’s 5,400% bonds due 2050 (2021)
- Advising Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Itaú BBA y Santander, as joint book-runners, in the Republic of Paraguay’s USD 600,000,000 principal amount of the Republic’s 2.739% bonds due 2033 (2021)
- Advising Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Itaú BBA y Santander, as dealer managers in connection with the repurchase of the Republic’s 4.625% bonds due 2023 for a maximum amount of USD 338,506,000, under Reg S/Rule 144A (2021)
- Advising Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Itaú BBA and Morgan Stanley, as joint book-runners, in the Republic of Paraguay’s USD 500 million 5.400% bonds due 2050, under Reg S/Rule 144A (2020)
- Advising Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Itaú BBA, Citigroup and Santander, as joint book-runners, in the Republic of Paraguay’s USD 1 billion 4.950% bonds due 2031, under Reg S/Rule 144A (2020)
- Advising Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, as joint book-runners, in the Republic of Paraguay’s USD 500 million 5.400% bonds due 2050, under Reg S/Rule 144A (2019)
- Advising Millicom’s local subsidiary (Telefonica Celular del Paraguay S.A.E.), as issuer, of USD 300,000,000 (2018) under Reg S/Rule 144A, and its retap for an additional USD 250,000,000 (2019)
- Advising JP Morgan and Citigroup, as joint book-runners, in the Republic of Paraguay’s USD 530 million 5.600% bonds due 2048, under Reg S/Rule 144A (2018)
- Advising Citigroup, as sole book-runners, in the Republic of Paraguay’s USD 500 million 4.700% bonds due 2027, under Reg S/Rule 144A (2017)
- Advising Itaú BBA and BofA Merrill Lynch, as joint book-runners, in the Republic of Paraguay’s USD 600 million 5.000% bonds due 2026, under Reg S/Rule 144A (2016)
- Advising BBVA Paraguay S.A.in a USD 100 million bond issue under Reg S/Rule 144A (2016)
- Advising JP Morgan and BofA Merrill Lynch, como agentes colocadores, en la emisión de bonos de la República del Paraguay bajo la Regulación S y 144A por el valor de USD 280 million a una tasa del 4,625% con vencimiento en 2023 (2015)
- Advising JP Morgan y BofA Merrill Lynch, as joint book-runners, in the Republic of Paraguay’s USD 1 billion 6.100% bonds due 2044, under Reg S/Rule 144A (2014)
- Advising Citigroup and BofA Merrill Lynch, as joint book-runners, in the Republic of Paraguay’s first ever sovereign bonds issuance under Reg S/Rule 144A, USD 500 million 4.625% bonds due 2023 (2013)
Mergers & acquisitions
+540 USD billion
+21 transactions
- Atome Paraguay and Atome Energy PLC in the structuring of its operations in Paraguay
- Quanto in its operations and structuring for raising capital
- Fondo de Inversión en Innovación de Paraguay S.A. (FIIP) in the structuring of its operations in Paraguay, as well as its local investments.
- Molecular Energies PLC in all its local operations in the energy sector.
- Envios Pet in the structuring of its business and incorporation in Paraguay.
- Mobi Latam in the structuring of its business and incorporation in Paraguay.
- IthinkVC in its incorporation and various operations in Paraguay.
- Reva in the due diligence and capital raising process
- Advising Torrecom Partners LP in the acquisition of Innovattel’s, Torresec Paraguay S.A. and Torredevel Paraguay S.A.
- Advising Distribuidora Especializada in a corporate reorganization, for the sale of 100% of its shares Distribuidora Gloria for approximately USD 7 million
Services
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Project finance
Leading law firm in project finance in both the private and public sectors. We have experience advising banks, multilateral organizations, and financial institutions in the first and only public-private partnership project and the only three turnkey projects in Paraguay. -
International Capital Markets
A decade of offerings under Rule 144A and Regulation S advising both issuers and underwriters. Unparalleled experience advising joint book-runners in every sovereign bond offering of the Republic of Paraguay. -
Mergers and Acquisitions
We have participated in transactions in numerous regulated and unregulated industries. -
Corporate Commercial
Our team has experience advising national and international companies from different markets and industries, allowing us to have a broad overview and offer tailor-made solutions.
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Emerging Companies
We understand the need to rely on a lean structure to maximize profits and provide legal services accordingly. -
Antitrust
Having participated in the most relevant merger transactions, our team has submitted several merger filings with successful results. -
Tax
Our team is capable of structuring tax-efficient plans. We merge our tax practice to all our areas of practice. -
Negociation and arbitration
Our team has vast experience in bilateral negotiations, including leading negotiations for public and private entities and multilateral organizations. Our team has also been involved in complex commercial and institutional arbitrations.
Our commitment
04Specialized services
We leverage data and technology to accelerate the delivery of our services by optimizing processes and creating efficiency for the client. We guarantee swift, strategic, and practical responses.
Communications
We explore new options of servicing when “best practices” are obsolete. We incorporate automated processes that seek to save our clients' time. We actively analyze how to add value in every step the client takes.
Innovations
We use design tools and simple language to speak our clients' language. We take their problems as ours and understand their needs.
Team
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Led by Jorge Gross Brown, with 15+ years of experience in the legal market and more than 76 years of generationally accumulated knowledge, our cutting-edge and trained young team focuses on collaborative work to capture systemic thinking and add new strategies that allow us to solve our clients' most sophisticated legal problems.
Work with us
We constantly seek opportunities to discover talent and encourage the new frontier of professionals.
Careers
07Contact
08We work on projects in multiple sectors and areas, applying the same processes and adapting them to each context.