Overview
Latin America’s growing economies have created opportunities for companies, financial institutions and other investors in the region as well as for Latin American companies doing business around the world. The lawyers in our Latin America Group have experience working with the full range of clients based and doing business in the region. Integrating our New York headquarters with our São Paulo, London and Paris offices, we are intimately familiar with the business culture and legal landscape in Latin America, enabling us to provide personal, creative and effective service to our clients.
Clients benefit from our top-flight global mergers and acquisitions work for acquirers and targets and our recognized capital markets team, which has a long track record advising issuers and underwriters in securities offerings, including initial public offerings and debt offerings. We also advise financial institutions, borrowers and sponsors in syndicated lending, project finance, securitization and prepayment of exports transactions. We participate actively in debt restructurings, including tender offers, exchange offers and consent solicitations. We also advise Latin American companies in respect of SEC reporting obligations and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance matters.
Chambers Latin America has ranked our practice highly, citing us as a leader in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, banking and project finance. We were specifically noted for our "spectacular and reliable presence in equity and bond work” and our “fast-paced and top-quality performance” in mergers and acquisitions work. In addition, we were recognized in Brazil specifically for banking, finance and capital markets matters. Our lawyers have also been awarded “Deal of the Year” honors by trade publications such as Latin Finance and Project Finance Magazine.
Areas of Focus
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Banking and Finance
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Bankruptcy and Restructuring
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Capital Markets
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Corporate
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
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Infrastructure
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Infrastructure Finance
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Litigation and International Arbitration
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Regulatory
Key Representations
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UBC International as seller of the subsidiaries and certain assets and liabilities of Central America's second largest financial group, Grupo Cuscatlán, for $1.5 billion in cash and stock to Citibank
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WestLB AG, New York branch, as lender and arranger in a $138 million senior secured facility for construction of a new container port facility in Colombia for Sociedad Portuaria Terminal de Contenedores de Buenaventura S.A.
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Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., an oil and gas company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange with operations in Colombia and Peru, in the securing of $180 million in initial commitments towards a senior secured revolving credit facility of up to $250 million