Peruvian miner Compañía de Minas Buenaventura has hired Milbank in New York and García Sayán Abogados in Lima to obtain syndicated letters of guarantee for 2.2 billion soles (US$582 million) to pay off debt owed to the country’s tax authority, SUNAT.
Three Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP offices and Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados in Lima have helped Peruvian supermarket chain InRetail acquire fellow retailer Makro Supermayorista for US$360 million.
Peru’s legislative branch has signed off on the country’s long-awaited new merger control regime, providing the final stamp of approval needed for the law to come into force.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York and Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International in Lima has helped the Republic of Peru raise US$4 billion in a sovereign debt tap, including its first-ever 100-year bond issuance.
Peru’s Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados has helped the local subsidiary of Chilean real estate investor Algeciras obtain a US$20 million loan.
The Continental Grain Company has hired Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados in Lima and Morgan & Morgan in Panama City to acquire a stake in Peru’s Multifoods.
A recent Latin Lawyer survey of more than 100 Latin American law firms indicates a significant proportion – one in five – have opted not to reopen their offices after closing earlier this year in response to the covid-19 pandemic. Those that have reopened are operating at much-reduced capacity, with safety precautions in place. Our survey highlights changing attitudes towards office life and the chief concerns partners have about remote working.
In response to the unprecedented impact of covid-19, LACCA and Latin Lawyer 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.
In response to the unprecedented impact of covid-19, Latin Lawyer and LACCA 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.
Linklaters in London and Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados in Lima have helped Peruvian miner Gold Fields La Cima extend the term of a US$150 million loan until 2021.