Perez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martinez de Hoz(h)

What Perez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martinez de Hoz(h) does

Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen (PAGBAM) is a full-service Argentine law firm founded in 1991 in Buenos Aires by Jorge Pérez Alati, Mariano F. Grondona, Manuel M. Benites, and Alan Arntsen, and operating as a private partnership with no external shareholders. It maintains offices in Buenos Aires (headquarters), Neuquén, Santiago de Chile, New York, and Uruguay, organized around more than 30 practice areas including Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Energy, Tax and Customs, Telecommunications & Media, Technology & Data Protection, Litigation & Arbitration, Public Law, and a dedicated LATAM Desk for cross-border matters.

The firm serves large local and multinational corporates, financial institutions, and government entities, delivering transactional, regulatory, advisory, and dispute-resolution work through a partner-led engagement model. Marquee mandates include advising Evonik on its 2023 acquisition of Novachem S.R.L., advising Louis Dreyfus Company on a grain-storage acquisition in Entre Ríos, and advising Harvard Management Company on the sale of Argentine agribusiness assets. The underlying technology stack is modest: PAGBAM has added the Lexie AI-powered virtual agent (launched November 2025) for client regulatory updates alongside the long-running Alerta de Novedades Legales email newsletter, but the firm does not disclose proprietary legal-AI models, APIs, or platform infrastructure.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional-services fees on a quote-based engagement model, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Marketing and demand generation run through a multi-channel content engine — LinkedIn, Instagram, Spotify podcast, YouTube, Twitter/X, and external publications — aimed at reinforcing directory visibility (Chambers, Legal500, IFLR1000, Latin Lawyer, Best Lawyers, LACCA, Leaders League, World Tax, Who's Who Legal) rather than direct sales conversion. The firm has 101–250 employees and no disclosed revenue, funding, or M&A history of its own, consistent with a traditional professional-services partnership.

Name

Perez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martinez de Hoz(h)

Legal name

Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen

Website

https://pagbam.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

PAGBAM is a full-service Argentine law firm founded in 1991, serving multinational corporates, financial institutions, and government entities across 30+ practice areas from offices in Buenos Aires, Santiago, New York, Neuquén, and Uruguay via a partner-led engagement model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

IP Due Diligence & Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Analysis (BPAHAMAG), Fraud Risk Management & Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption (ABAC) (BPAHAFAL)

Keywords

• Corporate legal services
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Capital markets law
• Regulatory advisory
• Litigation and arbitration

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Traditional law firm providing legal services to corporations, financial institutions, and government entities across transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

PAGBAM is a full-service Argentine law firm providing comprehensive legal advisory across 30+ practice areas, including mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, capital markets, energy, telecommunications and media, technology and data protection, tax and customs, real estate, antitrust, mining, insurance, intellectual property, and litigation and international arbitration. The firm serves local and foreign corporations, multinational companies, financial institutions, and government entities through senior partner-led engagements across offices in Buenos Aires, Santiago, New York, and Uruguay.

Product overview

PAGBAM is a full-service Argentine law firm offering comprehensive legal services across 30+ practice areas including M&A, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Energy, Tax, Technology & Data Protection, Telecommunications & Media, and Litigation. The firm operates as a single integrated legal practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Key offerings include general legal advisory services, specialized practice groups (Telecommunications & Media, Technology & Data Protection, Tax and Customs), and client-facing tools such as the Lexie AI Virtual Agent for legal updates and the Alerta de Novedades Legales newsletter service. The firm has offices in Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, New York, and Uruguay.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Legal Advisory Services
• Mergers and Acquisitions Practice
• Telecommunications and Media Practice
• Technology and Data Protection Practice
• Tax and Customs Law Practice
• Lexie AI Virtual Agent
• Alerta de Novedades Legales (Legal News Alert)

Quantifiable outcome

• Participated actively in the most important private acquisitions developed in Argentina and Latin America over the past three decades

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Berken IPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntellectual property law firm serving as legal advisors to sellers in Novachem acquisition transaction, led by partners Pedro Berkenwald and Federico Ulled.
• Marval O'Farrell MairalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArgentine law firm providing legal services to TMF Trust Company (Argentina) S.A. in fiduciary capacity for Novachem acquisition, with partner Roberto E. Silva (h) and associate Martín Iván Lanús.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DLA Piper: Global law firm with a Buenos Aires office serving multinational clients in Argentina, competing for cross-border corporate and technology transactions that overlap with PAGBAM's practice.
• Clifford Chance: Global magic-circle firm with an active Argentine practice in M&A, banking, and project finance, competing for the same enterprise and financial-institution mandates as PAGBAM.
• Baker McKenzie: Global law firm with a long-standing Buenos Aires office competing for the largest cross-border M&A, energy, and regulatory mandates that PAGBAM serves through its multinational client base.
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton: Global law firm with deep Argentine capital-markets and sovereign-debt expertise, frequently competing for the highest-end M&A and regulatory mandates in Buenos Aires.

Regional players

• Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría: Leading Latin American law firm with offices across the region including Chile, frequently engaged alongside or in competition with PAGBAM for cross-border LATAM matters.
• Carey: Top Chilean full-service law firm serving as PAGBAM's regional counterpart in Santiago, often coordinating or competing on Chile-related cross-border mandates given PAGBAM's regional office there.

Direct peers

• Beccar Varela: Top-tier Argentine full-service law firm with a similar M&A and corporate practice, comparable client roster of multinational corporates, and overlapping recognition in Chambers Latin America and Legal500.
• Marval O'Farrell Mairal: Largest full-service Argentine law firm and PAGBAM's most direct competitor, with comparable M&A, corporate, and regulatory practices. Advised on overlapping transactions including the Novachem acquisition matter (as fiduciary counsel for TMF Trust).
• Allende & Brea: Established Argentine full-service firm with comparable corporate, banking, and regulatory practices, competing directly for the same enterprise and financial-institution clients.
• Bruchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi: Leading Argentine law firm with strong M&A, banking, and capital-markets practices, frequently appearing alongside PAGBAM on the largest transactions in Argentina and a comparable international ranking profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PAGBAM_Abogados
• Facebookfacebook.com/PAGBAM
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pagbam
• Instagraminstagram.com/pagbam

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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