Morgan & Morgan advises Dos Pinos in its acquisition of non-alcoholic beverage business in Panama

Morgan & Morgan represented Cooperativa de Productores de Leche Dos Pinos R.L., the largest dairy company in Costa Rica, in its acquisition of the milk and juice business in the Republic of Panama of Refrescos Nacionales, S.A. and Cervecería Nacional, S.A., subsidiaries of the brewer and bottler SABMiller. The transaction included the milk and juice plant in the province of Chiriquí and trademarks Nevada, La Chiricana and Tutti Frutti. The transaction was signed on January 18, 2013 and is subject to verification by Panama's competition authority (Acodeco).

The firm´s team was led by partner Francisco Arias G. with the support of associate Gilbert Mallol, as well as partner Ricardo Lachman (labor), associate Allen Candanedo (intellectual property), associate Ana Cristina Castrellon (environment), associate Ana Carolina Castillo and associate Carlos Arturo Hoyos; and partner Carlos Ernesto González Ramírez is steering the process with Acodeco.

SABMiller´s legal team was led by its in-house international counsel in London, Luis Herrera in Panama, with the support of outside Panama counsel Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega (Julianne Cannavagio and Cedric Kingshots).