Colombian and international firms advise on capital markets transaction

Colombian firm Gómez Pinzón & Asociados has acted as local counsel for JP MorganChase in the issue and placement by the City of Bogotá of US$100 million, 9.5 per cent notes due 2006 in the international capital markets, pursuant to rule 144A and Regulation S of the US Securities Act. Partner German Villamil Pardo and associate Jorge Enrique Barón led the Gómez Pinzón & Asociados team working on the transaction, which closed on December 12, 2001.