Wade Angus has over 25 years' experience representing clients in cross-border M&A, joint ventures, private equity, and restructuring transactions in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. His practice focuses on cross-border M&A in Brazil and throughout Latin America, where he has extensive experience in the energy, transportation and infrastructure, financial services, media, and telecommunications sectors.
Wade has represented companies such as Andrade Gutierrez, S.A.; CIRCOR International; Citigroup Global Markets; Cosan S.A.; ENGIE S.A.; Fluor Corporation; Gas Natural Fenosa; GIC Special Investments (Government of Singapore Investment Corporation); Group 1 Automotive; Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.; Itaú-Unibanco; Mastercard International, NII Holdings, Inc.; PepsiCo; Schneider Electric; Verizon Communications Inc.; and WL Ross & Co.
Wade advised ENGIE in its $8.6 billion acquisition of Brazilian gas pipeline company TAG from Petrobas. He has advised NII Holdings in numerous transactions, including its $948.5 million sale of Nextel Brazil to América Móvil, and NII Holdings' $178 million sale of Nextel Argentina to Group Clarin, which Latin Finance named as its 2015 "Domestic M&A Deal of the Year."
Wade is a frequent speaker on cross-border M&A and private equity, has authored articles on private equity and M&A, among other topics, and has been a guest commentator on CNBC. He is a member of the board of directors of the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce.
Experience
Additional Speaking Engagements
- November 20, 2015
Investing in Latin America: Recent Legal and Tax Developments - December 10-11, 2014
Brazilian Companies and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Exploring the Reach of the FCPA - April 24, 2014
OGX and OSX Bankruptcies - Developments, Challenges and Opportunities for Cross-Border Restructurings in Brazil - October 2, 2013
Infrastructure and Oil & Gas in Brazil: Maximizing Opportunities and Overcoming Challenges - May 15, 2013
Global Business Essentials: Brazil - April 24, 2013
Global Business Essentials: Brazil - June 7, 2012
Jones Day Chicago 2012 MCLE University - May 2, 2012
Global Business Essentials: Brazil - February 9, 2012
Brazilian Companies and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Exploring the Reach of the FCPA - November 30, 2011
Getting Your Deal Through in the New Environment: Practical Implications of the New Brazilian Antitrust Law - September 15, 2011
Global Business Essentials: Brazil
- Cornell University (J.D. 1993); Brigham Young University (B.A. with honors 1989)
- New York
The Best Lawyers in America (2013-2020): New York, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Chambers Global for Corporate/M&A in three categories: Latin America-wide, Brazil (experts based abroad), and USA (foreign experts) (2012-2020)
Chambers Latin America: Latin America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Corporate/M&A: 2011-2020)
Legal 500 Latin America (2012-2019): Latin America Banking and Finance/Corporate and M&A
- Portuguese, Spanish