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Debt capital markets league table 2019: Peru

In the latest of Latin Lawyer’s debt capital markets league tables, we present our findings for Peru.

Lundin divests Ecuador’s largest gold mine to Australian miner

McCarthy Tétrault in Toronto and Bustamante & Bustamante in Quito have helped Australian mining company Newcrest buy the Fruta del Norte gold mine in south-eastern Ecuador for US$460 million.

Latin Lawyer and LACCA's covid-19 information hub

In response to the unprecedented impact of covid-19, Latin Lawyer and LACCA have launched a free-to-view and regularly updated information hub. Read about legislation and official communications issued by governments across Latin America in response to the evolving crisis here.

Lefosse acts as deal counsel in Brazilian healthcare deal

Santiago metro operator makes US$1.8 billion debt transactions

Machado Meyer and Veirano behind motorway concessionaire buy

Debt capital markets league table 2019: Brazil

Ex-Tauil & Chequer partner one of three new hires at GVBG Advogados

Argentina’s new antitrust regime remains in limbo, local lawyers say

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Features

International Lawyer of the Year: Paola Lozano

Paola Lozano has built her career on an illustrious body of work on US-based M&A deals, which eventually led her full circle back to her home region of Latin America. We speak to the winner of Latin Lawyer’s International Lawyer of the Year Award.

At a turning point

Inspired by the GDPR, Brazil’s data protection law was due to come into force this year. While enforcement of the legislation has been delayed until 2021, its eventual impact will be watched closely by lawmakers around Latin America. We convened a roundtable in Miami with in-house counsel, data privacy officers and private practitioners to share their experiences of data-rich dealmaking and complying with data protection laws in a region where enforcement levels vary greatly.

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Surveys

Leading Lights

Law firms that stand out for the pro bono work done by their lawyers and for their efforts to build a lasting pro bono infrastructure, both internally and in their legal market.

Finding their voice

The migration train

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As the world “drowns in oil,” it’s fight or flight for Mexico’s oil sector

Mexican state-owned oil giant Pemex dominates its nation’s oil industry, but it’s also the world’s most indebted company. The global oil crisis, in part triggered by the covid-19 pandemic, spells disaster for the government’s controversial plans for the industry, but more private sector involvement could be the silver lining to come.