Mexican loan to own retailer Grupo Famsa has filed a pre-packaged Chapter 11 plan to restructure a single series of notes that were due in June, after covid-19 prevented it from refinancing them with further borrowing. By Jordan Fermanis
Jenner & Block LLP in New York and Madrona Advogados in São Paulo have helped US packaging company Silgan Holdings acquire a dispenser manufacturer with assets in Brazil and Mexico for US$900 million.
The fallout of covid-19 is indelibly altering how law firms operate and deliver their services. Managing partners of Elite firms reveal the profound changes the crisis has spelled for their firms and the adaptations they are undergoing to remain at the peak of their markets.
Latin Lawyer gathered data on debt capital markets activity across Latin America during 2019. Here, we present which firms won the most work.
Covid-19 has put the world on hold; most experts say the prospect of lifting lockdown measures relies heavily on finding an effective vaccine to stop the virus spreading. Several governments look set to introduce controversial compulsory licensing laws for any breakthrough vaccine to become publicly available, but lawyers in Latin America have voiced concerns about how this will impact IP rights in the region.
The fallout of covid-19 is indelibly altering how law firms operate and deliver their services. Managing partners of Elite firms reveal the profound changes the crisis has spelled for their firms and the adaptations they are undergoing to remain at the peak of their markets.
The onslaught of emergency laws implemented in Latin America to tackle the covid-19 pandemic has reduced transparency and public procurement controls, with lawyers recommending governments and companies prepare to justify their actions in the many investigations that will follow.
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