The New York City Bar Association’s Committee on Inter-American Affairs, whose chair is Arent Fox partner Hunter T. Carter, has prepared a major report on private equity developments and related legal issues in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico for publication in the Latin American Law & Business Report. The report was co-authored by lawyers in New York (including Hunter), Mexico City, Bogota, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paolo.

Part 1 of this two-part series covers corporate governance regimes, preferred stock provisions, anti-dilution rights, liability and board membership issues, and minority shareholders’ rights.

Part 2 of the report covers exit strategies and implementation via tag along, drag along, and registration rights; regulatory issues related to the formation and operation of funds and foreign investment restrictions; tax issues; and dispute resolution.

To read Part 1 of “Private Equity Developments in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico,” please click here.

To read Part 2 of “Private Equity Developments in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico,” please click here.

The Latin American Law & Business Report is published by WorldTrade Executive, a Thomson Reuters publication.

Hunter Carter serves as chair of the New York City Bar Association’s Committee on Inter-American Affairs, a standing committee addressing legal and policy issues in Latin America and Canada. You can follow Hunter’s continuing commentary and analysis of legal and business developments in Colombia on his blog at http://colombialawbiz.com/ and Twitter page http://twitter.com/ColombiaLawBiz.

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