Francisco Bianchetti
Francisco Bianchetti
+1.212.513.3493

Overview

Francisco Bianchetti is a financial and corporate transactions attorney in Holland & Knight's New York office and a member of the Corporate Services Team. Mr. Bianchetti advises clients on a broad range of matters, including cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions (M&A), venture capital, private equity and financing transactions.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Bianchetti was a partner for an Argentine law firm, where he advised businesses and financial institutions in significant transactions throughout Latin America.

Representative Experience

  • Represented Dollarama Inc. (TSX: DOL), a recognized Canadian value retailer offering a broad assortment of consumable products, general merchandise and seasonal items both in-store and online, in its acquisition of a 10 percent equity interest in a value retailer with locations across Latin America
  • Represented the founder and majority owner of KP Aviation LLC, one of the fastest growing and leading suppliers of aftermarket aviation assets, in connection with an investment from Bain Capital Special Situations, a global team of investors who have driven value creation for more than 20 years
  • Represented Japan Tobacco Inc. (TSE: 2914), a Japan-based global tobacco company, as U.S. counsel, in the sale of its pharmaceuticals division and shares in Akros Pharma Inc. to Shionogi & Co. Ltd. (TSE: 4507), a Japan-based company engaged in the research, development, manufacture and distribution of pharmaceuticals, diagnostic reagents and medical devices, through a company split transaction
  • Represented One80 Intermediaries Inc., a specialty insurance broker and a subsidiary of RSC Insurance Brokerage Inc., a private equity-backed risk management consultancy and insurance broker, in its add-on acquisition of Waypoint Underwriting Management LLC, a specialty reinsurance managing general underwriter
  • Represented Zadar Labs, a venture capital-backed leading innovator in 4D software-defined imaging radar (SDIR) systems for safety and autonomy, in its acquisition of Fusionride, a leader in automotive and mobility perception technology development and manufacturing with development centers in London, Munich and Shanghai
  • Represented Provana, a leading provider of tech-enabled managed services specializing in healthcare revenue cycle management, legal services, and credit and collections and a portfolio company of Long Ridge Equity Partners, in its acquisition of the staffing and talent business line, including associated team members in Colombia and the U.S., of Neostella, a legal technology company dedicated to transforming support for the legal sector
  • Represented an investment management firm in the formation of a special purpose vehicle and subsequent investment in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered investment advisory firm advising on more than $5.5 billion in assets
  • Represented a seller in the sale of electricity distribution companies in Argentina
  • Advised a seller in the sale of a data center maintenance company with operations in more than five Latin American countries
  • Advised a major logistics player in asset purchase transactions in Argentina
  • Counsel in acquisition process of the Argentina operation of a Dutch electricity company

  • Advised a major logistics player in first public offering of notes and in several private financings, local and cross border
  • Advised multilateral organizations as lenders in financings to companies based in Argentina and throughout Latin America
  • Advised underwriters in Argentine state public oil and gas company notes issuance worth more than $4 billion 
  • Advise in connection with fiduciary duties under capital markets transactions
  • Represented the financial arm of an auto company in several public offerings of notes

  • Represented ThirdGate Capital Management, a private investment firm, in connection with a $33 million investment in Zelira-Hope-1 LLC, a cannabinoid-based biopharmaceutical company focused on autism spectrum disorder and the special purpose vehicle of Zelira Therapeutics Ltd. (ASX: ZLD)
  • Advise an investor club in several early-stage financings and as limited partner (LP) of a venture capital fund, including drafting and revision of simple agreement for future equity (SAFEs), simple agreement for future tokens or equity (SAFTEs), simple agreement for future token (SAFT), token purchase agreements, LP agreements and operating agreements
  • Counsel to a blockchain gaming academy in the setting up and day-to-day operations
  • Counsel to venture capital fund in the setup of its corporate office in Argentina
  • Counseled to National Ministry in the creation and implementation of first national public venture capital fund
  • Advise to several startups in general corporate issues, regulatory, landing and financing (including crypto, artificial intelligence, software companies); work included, for example, advice on crypto licensing requirements in several jurisdictions

Credentials

Education
  • Duke University School of Law, LL.M., Certificate in Business Law
  • Universidad Austral, J.D.
Bar Admissions/Licenses
  • Argentina
  • New York
Memberships
  • New York State Bar Association, 2021-Present
  • Buenos Aires Bar Association, 2011-Present
Honors & Awards
  • KINDness Matters Award, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), 2025
Spoken Languages
  • French
  • Spanish

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