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Partner

Alejandro Fung Mangravita

Contact

Tel: +507 2153215

Email: alejandro.fung@lovill.com

Industries

  • Constructions and Infrastructure.
  • Real Estate.
  • Commercial & Professional Services.
  • Financial Services.
  • Private Clients/Individuals.

Practice Areas

  • Corporate and Business Law.
  • Global Wealth and Private Clients.
  • Real Estate.

Education

  • Latin University of Panama (Panama), Bachelors Degree, 2012.
  • University of Edinburgh (Scotland, United Kingdom), Masters Degree (LL.M), 2013.

Languages

  • English.
  • Spanish.

Bar Admissions

Admitted to practice law in the Republic of Panama.

Alejandro Fung Mangravita is Partner at LOVILL and leads the Corporate and M&A team. Alejandro has been a part of the firm since 2018.

His practice areas include corporate and business law, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and joint ventures; global wealth and private client; and real estate.

Alejandro provides legal advice to Panamanian companies, multinational companies and family offices in their commercial day to day operations, as well as in corporate and real estate transactions.

He obtained a degree in Law and Political Science from the Latin University of Panama in 2012, as well as a Masters Degree (LL.M) from the University of Edinburgh in 2013.

Relevant cases

Legal advice in the acquisition of a holding corporation that acts as holding of several operative corporations in the pharmacy industry for Four Million and Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$4,500,000.00). Alejandro carried out a due diligence of the corporation and drafted and/or reviewed several agreement for closing, including the purchase of shares agreement, a buyback shares agreement in the event of noncompliance and the trust to secure payment of shares.

Legal advice to a family office to create a corporate and succession structure in connection to the profits generated by all their operative companies. Alejandro drafted several documents to create binding rules between family members, such as: corporate governance, distribution of dividends, restrictions in transferring shares to non-family members. The assets of this family exceed Ten Million Dollars (US$10,000,000.00).

Legal advice to a real estate developer in joint venture with an international investment fund to develop an infrastructure project in Panama City with a total value of Fourteen Million Dollars (US$14,000,000.00). Alejandro’s legal advice was critical in negotiating the terms and conditions, as well as reviewing the joint venture agreement. Furthermore, he structured the manner in which the land owned by the real estate developer is going to be transferred to the special purpose vehicle (SPV).

Due diligence of Panamanian telecommunications corporation in possible acquisition by a foreign telecommunications corporation. Alejandro participated in the due diligence process, which consisted in reviewing all corporate, contractual and banking matters associated to the Panamanian corporation. His participation was critical in finding and analyzing the liabilities of the Panamanian corporation in the aforementioned areas of the law, as well as in providing recommendations to remedy such liabilities after closing.

Awards and recognitions

Ranked as “Up and Coming Partner” in Chambers and Partners Latin America 2023 guide in the Corporate/M&A practice area.

Ranked as “Up and Coming Partner” in Chambers and Partners Global 2023 guide in the Corporate/M&A practice area.

Recognized as “Next Generation Partner” by The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 rankings in the Corporate and M&A practice area.

Speeches and conferences

Speaker: “Regulatory Aspects For The Entry of Chilean Companies to Central America and The Caribbean”, ProChile – Ministry of Foreign Relationships, Republic of Chile, July 2020.

Memberships

Panamanian Association for Business Executives.

National Bar Association of Panama.

The American Chamber of Commerce Panama.