EU → Latin America
European capital into the Americas' fastest-growing markets.
EU–Latin America is a deepening cross-border legal corridor driven by significant EU private equity investment into Brazilian and Colombian middle market, European energy transition capital into Chilean and Argentinian renewable resources, and the developing EU-Mercosur trade framework.
BOTH SIDES OPEN.
FOUNDING POSITIONS
AVAILABLE NOW.
This corridor is under active development. Founding Corridor Leader positions on both sides are open to qualifying WLA partner firms — 2026 founding status is permanent and cannot be acquired retroactively.
IS OPEN.
IS THAT YOUR FIRM?
The EU Corridor Leader position on the EU → Latin America corridor is open for a founding WLA partner firm. Permanent 2026 founding status. Named on every WLA brief, every Intelligence publication, and UNBOUNDED™ in perpetuity.
IS OPEN.
IS THAT YOUR FIRM?
The LATIN Corridor Leader position on the EU → Latin America corridor is open for a founding WLA partner firm. Permanent 2026 founding status. Named on every WLA brief, every Intelligence publication, and UNBOUNDED™ in perpetuity.
WHERE THE DEAL
FLOW IS MOVING
ON THIS CORRIDOR.
WLA holds specialists in All nine WLA core practices across both sides of this corridor simultaneously.
EU energy transition capital into Chilean solar, Argentine wind, and Brazilian renewable energy. Europe funding LatAm's green transition.
EU PE houses deploying capital into Brazilian and Colombian middle market. Spanish, French, and Dutch PE funds with LatAm mandates.
EU agri-business investment into Brazilian and Argentine food production. EU food companies sourcing from Latin American supply chains.
EU strategic mineral investment into Chilean lithium, Peruvian copper, Argentine lithium — EU critical raw materials strategy.
EU technology companies expanding into Brazilian and Mexican digital markets. EU fintech licensing for LatAm expansion.
SPECIALISTS ON
BOTH SIDES.
DIRECT ACCESS.
Each firm holds one exclusive practice on this corridor. Reachable directly — no desk required.
No firms designated yet for this corridor.
Exclusive practice positions are open for firms interested in holding a designation on this corridor.
Apply for a designation →REGULATORY SIGNALS
ACROSS BOTH SIDES
OF THIS CORRIDOR.
WLA tracks regulatory changes and deal climate signals on this corridor in real time.
SIX PRACTICES.
BOTH SIDES.
SIMULTANEOUSLY.
WLA holds all six core practice areas on both sides of this corridor.
EU ENERGY TRANSITION CAPITAL INTO LATAM
EU private equity and strategic capital into Chilean, Argentine, and Brazilian renewable energy — WLA co-practices EU investment structures with local project finance law, regulatory approvals, and environmental compliance.
EU PE → BRAZIL MIDDLE MARKET
Spanish, French, and Dutch PE investment into Brazilian middle market — CADE merger control, BACEN registration, LGPD data compliance — co-practiced with EU M&A law from day one.
EU CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGY → LATAM
EU strategic investment into Chilean lithium, Peruvian copper, Argentine lithium under EU Critical Raw Materials Act — WLA co-practices EU investment law with LatAm mining concession and FDI frameworks.
BRAZIL-EU GATEWAY — PORTUGAL
Brazilian companies using Portugal as EU market entry and EU companies using Portugal as Brazil gateway — WLA co-practices Portuguese company law with Brazilian corporate and BACEN outbound compliance.
CROSS-BORDER DATA — GDPR + LGPD + COLOMBIA HABEAS DATA
Data flows between EU and Latin American markets — WLA co-practices EU GDPR with Brazilian LGPD, Colombian Habeas Data, and Argentine Personal Data Protection Law simultaneously.
EU-MERCOSUR FTA READINESS
Pre-agreement positioning for EU and Latin American companies ahead of EU-Mercosur ratification — WLA co-practices EU trade law with LatAm regulatory compliance simultaneously on both sides.
FOUNDING STATUS
ON THIS CORRIDOR.
PERMANENT. 2026.
Both EU side and LATIN side Corridor Leader positions are open. 2026 founding status is permanent and non-retroactive — it cannot be acquired after 2026.
Non-binding · Confidential · Response within 2 to 3 working days
THIS CORRIDOR.
within 48 HOURS.