Deal of the Year: the shortlists for capital markets, banking and finance and project finance
Latin Lawyer is delighted to announce the deals shortlisted for the capital markets, banking and finance and project finance categories of our 17th annual Deal of the Year Awards.
Listed below are the three deals that have been shortlisted in each category.
The winners will be announced on the night of our charity awards ceremony at the Hotel Unique in São Paulo on Thursday 11 May.
The dinner is being held in aid of two of the region’s pro bono clearinghouses. More information and tickets are available here.
Congratulations to all those involved in these transactions.
The shortlists for disputes, regulatory and restructuring can be seen here. The remaining shortlists will be announced in tomorrow’s briefing.
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Corporate finance: Capital markets
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Banco Inter completes Nasdaq migration
For the migration of shares
Counsel to Banco Inter
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Demarest Advogados
Machado Meyer Advogados
Counsel to SoftBank
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
For the debenture offering
Counsel to Inter Holding Financeira, Banco BTG Pactual, Banco Bradesco BBI, Banco Itaú BBA and Banco ABC Brasil
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
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Counsel to BNDES
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Lefosse
Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown
Counsel to Eletrobras
In-house counsel - André de Avellar Torres, Pedro Motta and Paula Prado Rodrigues
Clifford Chance LLP
Pinheiro Guimarães
Counsel to Banco BTG Pactual, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banco Múltiplo, Goldman Sachs do Brasil Banco Múltiplo, Banco Itaú BBA, XP Investimentos Corretora de Cambio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários, Banco Bradesco BBI, Caixa Econômica Federal, Citigroup Global Markets Brasil, Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil), Banco JP Morgan, Banco Morgan Stanley and Banco Safra
White & Case LLP
Mattos Filho
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Petroperú makes US$3 billion consent solicitation
Counsel to Petroperú
Clifford Chance LLP
Rubio Leguía Normand
Counsel to Citigroup, HSBC and Santander
In-house counsel to Citigroup - Katrina Youssef
In-house counsel to HSBC - Eduardo Gonzales
In-house counsel to Santander - Michelle Pak
Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International
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Corporate finance: Banking and finance
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Empresas Públicas Medellín gets US$700 million sustainability-linked loan
Counsel to Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM)
Mayer Brown LLP
Mosquera Abogados
Counsel to The Bank of Nova Scotia, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, BNP Paribas and Sumitomo Mitsui
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Cuatrecasas (Colombia)
Counsel to UMB Bank
Holland & Knight LLP
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3R gets acquisition financing for Petrobras assets
Counsel to 3R Lux and 3R Petroleum
In-house counsel to 3R Petroleum - Taciana Furlan and Amanda Behring
Milbank
DLA Piper LLP
Mattos Filho
Counsel to Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Banco do Brasil, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, HSBC Mexico, Itaú International and Santander Brasil
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
BMA Advogados
Counsel to TMF Group New York
Holland & Knight LLP
Pinheiro Guimarães
Counsel to UMB Bank
Holland & Knight LLP
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Phoenix Towers repackages loans
Counsel to Phoenix Tower International
Locke Lord LLP
Barros Silva Varela & Vigil
Posse Herrera Ruiz
Bustamante Fabara
Greenberg Traurig SC
Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee
Nassar Abogados (Costa Rica)
Nassar Abogados (El Salvador)
Nassar Abogados (Guatemala)
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (Peru)
Counsel to Scotiabank
In-house counsel - Joanna Weinstein
White & Case LLP
Moreno Baldivieso Estudio de Abogados
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (Chile)
Brigard Urrutia
Zürcher Odio & Raven
Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (PBP)
BLP (El Salvador)
BLP (Guatemala)
Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega
Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
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Project finance: energy and natural resources
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Innergex refinances Chilean renewables projects with proceeds from green bond offering
Counsel to Innergex
DLA Piper LLP
DLA Piper (Chile)
Counsel to SMBC and CIBC World Markets
Paul Hastings LLP
Garrigues
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (Chile)
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Renewables group gets loan for two Colombian solar projects
Counsel to Solarpack
Mayer Brown LLP
Brigard Urrutia
Arce Rojas Consultores & Cia
Counsel to Bancolombia and IDB Invest
Clifford Chance LLP
Cuatrecasas
Cuatrecasas (Colombia)
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Dominican energy company gets financing for gas-fired power plant
Counsel to SIBA Energy Corporation
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
OMG
Counsel to Fondo De Inversión Cerrado Libre para el Desarrollo de Infraestructuras Dominicanas and Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura (CIFI)
In-house counsel to Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura (CIFI) - José Salaverría, Cira Ugas and María del Pilar Suescum
Clifford Chance LLP
Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández
Counsel to Banco Popular
Bobadilla Abogados
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Project finance: infrastructure
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São Paulo metro PPP gets US$627 million cash injection
Counsel to Acciona and Concessionária Linha Universidade
In-house counsel to Acciona – Vinicius Aló Alves Ferreira and Fernando Beguiristain
Mayer Brown LLP
Mattos Filho
Pérez-Llorca
Counsel to BNDES, BNP Paribas, Banco Santander, JP Morgan, Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), SMBC, Intesa, CA-CIB, Bradesco and Banco ABC Brasil
In-house counsel to BNDES - Luciana Tito and Daniel Denys
White & Case LLP
Veirano Advogados
Counsel to TMF Brasil and JP Morgan
Veirano Advogados
Counsel to Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF)
Machado Meyer Advogados
Counsel to Société Générale
Pinheiro Guimarães
Counsel to Société Générale and STOA
Herbert Smith Freehills
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Concessionaire gets largest-ever 4G road financing in Colombia
Counsel to Concesionaria Vial Unión del Sur and Sacyr
Clifford Chance LLP
Posse Herrera Ruiz
Counsel to Sundinco
Noboa, Peña & Torres Abogados
Counsel to Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Société Générale, Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional, Bancolombia and Banco Davivienda
Latham & Watkins LLP
Uría Menéndez
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (Colombia)
Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (PBP)
Counsel to IDB Invest
White & Case LLP
Counsel to Fiduciaria Bancolombia
Allen & Overy LLP
Counsel to Credicorp Capital
Holland & Knight LLP
Holland & Knight (Colombia)
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Peruvian port concessionaire gets novel IDB Invest financing
Counsel to Salaverry Terminal Internacional
In-house counsel – Jaime Noel
White & Case LLP
Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
Counsel to IDB Invest, Prudential, Metlife and Cigna
In-house counsel to IDB Invest – Katherine Hallahan and Ignacio Imas
Allen & Overy LLP
Garrigues (Peru)
Counsel to Citibank
Miranda & Amado