We advised Central Puerto S.A. and 3C Lithium Pte. Ltd. in a strategic investment in the lithium mining project “Tres Cruces”
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja acted as legal counsel to both Central Puerto S.A. (“CEPU”) and 3C Lithium Pte. Ltd. (“3C Lithium”) in CEPU’s subscription of newly issued shares representing 27.5% interest in 3C Lithium.
3C Lithium is a Singapore-based company that wholly owns Minera Cordillera S.A., an Argentine company holding the mining rights to the “Tres Cruces” lithium project in the Province of Catamarca, Argentina.
The investment by CEPU, the country’s leading private power generator, aims to advance the development of the “Tres Cruces” lithium deposit by funding drilling activities, additional exploration, and providing working capital for the project’s initial stages.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja’s legal team advising CEPU was led by partners Mariano Luchetti and Sergio Arbeleche, together with associates María Bourdieu and Delfina Necol (Corporate/M&A). Additional mining law expertise was provided by associates Dolores Cattaneo and Josefina Piñeiro.
The legal team advising 3C Lithium was led by partners Exequiel Buenaventura and Sebastián Vedoya, along with associates Hernán Alal and Julián Gómez Luboz (Corporate/M&A).
