Organisation: Goldman Sachs

Casino doubles down on Assaí divestment in Brazil

Machado Meyer Advogados in São Paulo has helped French retailer Casino sell another stake in its Brazilian subsidiary Assaí for 4 billion reais (US$775 million), as it pushes ahead with its plan to reduce its stake in the Latin American company.

04 April 2023

Ecuador’s Banco Pichincha makes US$200 million DPR issuance

Ecuador’s Banco Pichincha has enlisted Greenberg Traurig LLP in New York and Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (PBP) in Quito issue US$200 million worth of notes.

09 March 2023

FEMSA nearly halves Heineken stake with US$3.4 billion offering

Two Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP offices, Dutch firm NautaDutilh and Ritch Mueller y Nicolau, SC in Mexico City have helped Mexican beverages company FEMSA cut its stake in global beer giant Heineken by nearly half, divesting €3.2 billion (US$3.4 billion) worth of shares in the Dutch beer group.

02 March 2023

Rio court accepts Americanas’ bankruptcy protection

Basilio Advogados and Salomao Kaiuca Abrahao Advogados have helped Brazilian retail giant Americanas get its request for bankruptcy protection approved by a Rio de Janeiro court, only days after accounting inconsistencies were revealed at the company.

26 January 2023

Cemig raises US$244 million with offering

Brazilian power company Cemig has enlisted local firm Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados to raise US$244 million in a bond offering.

20 January 2023

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