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DLA Piper (Mexico) has helped prevent cuts to a government-funded education programme by providing pro bono advice to non-profit group Mexicanos Primero, helping extend teaching hours at 25,000 schools.

23 February 2023

Costa Rica has reached an agreement with the renewables arm of Italian energy company Enel to settle an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration over two hydroelectric plants.

23 February 2023

The New York office of Clifford Chance LLP has helped Panamanian financial group Multibank make a US$300 million notes issuance, marking the bank’s first international bond offering in six years.

23 February 2023

Mayer Brown (Mexico) has helped US-based credit provider Alloy Capital obtain a US$100 million loan.

23 February 2023

Latin Lawyer is delighted to announce the deals shortlisted for the disputes, regulatory and restructuring categories of our 17th annual Deal of the Year Awards.

22 February 2023

Peru’s competition watchdog has ordered a domestic subsidiary of Odebrecht to pay a €1 million (US$1.1 million) fine for withholding information during a major cartel investigation in the construction sector.

22 February 2023

De La Vega & Martínez Rojas, S.C has helped the Mexican subsidiary of German car brand Audi strike a collective bargaining agreement with the Independent Union of Audi México Workers (Sitaudi) to increase salaries, preventing a mass worker strike.

22 February 2023

Argentine renewables company Genneia has hired Bruchou & Funes de Rioja to issue US$73 million worth of green bonds.

22 February 2023

Brazilian Highly Recommended firms Madrona Advogados and Fialho Salles Advogados have merged, creating transactional outfit Madrona Fialho Advogados.

21 February 2023

Santiváñez Abogados has helped the hydroelectric power subsidiary of Peruvian cement maker Unacem acquire local generation company Termochilca for US$141 million, while also assuming all of that company’s debt.

21 February 2023