Francisco J. Lanusse

Francisco’s representative experience includes advising:

Private Equity

• Global Infrastructure Partners (now Blackrock) in connection with multiple transactions, including:
  • Strategic US$1 billion joint venture with Vale S.A. in Aliança Geração de Energia S.A., a privately held company operating in the Brazilian energy market
  • Strategic port infrastructure joint venture in Peru with Grupo Romero
  • Acquisition of Atlas Renewable Energy, the second largest independent renewables developer in Latin America (14 fully contracted solar assets that produce 2.3 GW of installed capacity, across Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Uruguay)
  • Sale of its renewable assets (550MW of solar projects in Brazil) to Engie Brasil Energia Complementares Participações Ltda. (EBECP) for US$643 million
• Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on the acquisition of the 50% ownership interest at Inkia Energy, at a total enterprise value of US$3.4 billion
• One Rock Capital Partners, LLC, on its acquisition of Advanced Organic Materials S.A., an Argentine producer of plant-based vitamin E and phytosterols
• Linzor Capital Partners on its acquisition of Wi-Net Telecom, a Peruvian telecommunications company

Corporates

• Telefónica in connection with several transactions in Latin America including:
  • The sale of Movistar Argentina to Telecom Argentina for US$1.25 billion
  • The sale of its 67.5% stake in Telefonica Colombia to Millicom for US$400 million
  • The sale of Telefónica Chile S.A. to Millicom and NJJ Holding SAS
  • The sale of Otecel Ecuador for US$380 million to Millicom
  • The sale of Telefonica Uruguay to Millicom for US$440 million
  • One joint venture with KKR for the development of fiber optic networks in Colombia for approximately US$500 million
  • The sale of its subsidiaries in Guatemala to América Móvil
  • The sale of its subsidiaries in Nicaragua and Panama, to Millicom International
  • The sale of its subsidiary in El Salvador to Jaguar Capital
  • The sale of its subsidiary in Costa Rica to Liberty Latin America
• Banco Galicia, the largest bank in Argentina, in its acquisition of HSBC Argentina, the most significant bank acquisition in Argentina in several years
• HIF Global, a world leader in E-Fuel development, on an equity investment with EIG, Porsche AG, AME, Baker Hughes, and Gemstone Investments to fund the global expansion of its decarbonization business for approximately US$ 260 million
• Softys on its acquisition of Ontex Group NV’s personal hygiene business in Mexico for approximately US$ 302 million and the acquisition of the Brazilian business activities of Ontex Gorup
• Repsol on its sale of upstream business in Ecuador to New Stratus Energy Inc and the sale of its midstream business to Pampa Energía Bolivia S.A., a subsidiary of Pampa Energía. 
• Ecopetrol and KNOC, the national oil companies of Colombia and South Korea, respectively, on the sale to De Jong Capital of Offshore International Group, an oil and gas company with upstream operations in Peru
• Stericycle on its sale of business in Argentina  

Others

• The Peruvian government through Proinversión, the Private Investment Promotion Agency of Peru, for structuring and implementing the Invitational Bid for the project “Wastewater Treatment System of the Titicaca Lake Basin” (Sistema de Tratamiento de las Aguas Residuales de la Cuenca del Lago Titicaca), organized by Proinversión