Posse Herrera Ruiz

Founded in 1927, Posse Herrera Ruiz is a standout firm across all practice areas. The firm has three offices in Colombia: Bogotá, Medellín and Baranquilla. Key partners at the firm include founder Mariana Posse, who heads the firm’s banking and capital markets practice areas, José Alejandro Torres, who heads the firm’s projects practice area, Maria Lucia Posada, who heads the firm’s public law practice area and founder Jaime Herrera who heads the firm’s corporate and M&A practice area.   

Highlights 

During the research period, the firm’s M&A practice was active in cross-border acquisitions. In one case the firm represented Talanx Group / HDI International as the buyer in the acquisition of Liberty Mutual Insurance businesses in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador. This acquisition had several challenging components including the requirement of regulatory approval from the relevant Colombian authority, the guidance through the auction process and the inherent complexities of the insurance industry.  

Key clients 

Some of the firm’s key clients include Grupo Nutresa, Talanx Group / HDI International, Aligned Data Centers, Odinsa and Banco Ficohsa.  

Testimonials 

“The firm has an extraordinary client services, with constant partner-level involvement in the project. Jaime Cubillos, is an remarkably capable attorney with an ability to work across jurisdictions in what was a very complex transaction for us. The fee structure of the firm is quite competitive.” (M&A client)