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Howard Kleinman

Howard Kleinman, partner and co-head of the Latin America practice, focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and financial transactions, with a strong focus on businesses and investors in Latin America. Drawing on nearly three decades of international experience, Howard offers strategic legal guidance and sound business solutions with respect to complex, cross-border transactions and transformational corporate initiatives. His clients include a variety of publicly owned and privately held companies and financial institutions based in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, among other jurisdictions, and whose investments, operations and other interests span a range of industries, including financial services, consumer products (including food and beverage), retail, entertainment, energy, transportation and more. Fluent in Spanish and English, Howard has significant experience advising leading regional real estate developers regarding US-focused development, as well as Latin American companies seeking to establish or expand their global footprint across the United States and abroad. Clients that Howard has advised include Grupo Mexico, Grupo Sordo Madaleno, Grupo Boticario, Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A., SKY Airlines, Cinepolis and Record TV. He regularly handles complex cross-border matters for clients such as a $2.1 billion multinational transaction involving the acquisition of a US freight transportation business, by a Mexico-based enterprise. · McDermott Will & Schulte

United StatesMergers and Acquisitions, Capital MarketsSpanish, English

About

Howard Kleinman is a partner and co-head of the Latin America practice at McDermott Will & Schulte. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and financial transactions, with nearly three decades of international experience advising clients on complex cross-border transactions and corporate initiatives.

Practice areas

Mergers and AcquisitionsCapital MarketsFinancial Transactions

Office

United States

McDermott Will & Schulte · Howard Kleinman, partner and co-head of the Latin America practice, focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and financial transactions, with a strong focus on businesses and investors in Latin America. Drawing on nearly three decades of international experience, Howard offers strategic legal guidance and sound business solutions with respect to complex, cross-border transactions and transformational corporate initiatives. His clients include a variety of publicly owned and privately held companies and financial institutions based in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, among other jurisdictions, and whose investments, operations and other interests span a range of industries, including financial services, consumer products (including food and beverage), retail, entertainment, energy, transportation and more. Fluent in Spanish and English, Howard has significant experience advising leading regional real estate developers regarding US-focused development, as well as Latin American companies seeking to establish or expand their global footprint across the United States and abroad. Clients that Howard has advised include Grupo Mexico, Grupo Sordo Madaleno, Grupo Boticario, Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A., SKY Airlines, Cinepolis and Record TV. He regularly handles complex cross-border matters for clients such as a $2.1 billion multinational transaction involving the acquisition of a US freight transportation business, by a Mexico-based enterprise.

United States

Expertise

Financial ServicesConsumer ProductsFood and BeverageRetailEntertainmentEnergyTransportationReal Estate

Languages

SpanishEnglish