Organisation: JPMorgan Chase

Mexican real estate investment trust Fibra Prologis has hired several US and local firms to raise 6.9 billion pesos (US$388 million) in an offering of real estate trust certificates (CBFIs), shortly after it refinanced a US$400 million sustainability-linked credit facility.

26 May 2023

Featured in Who Represents Latin America's Biggest Banks 2022?

With Brazil taking the driver's seat for open banking in Latin America, several other jurisdictions are now looking at developing their own systems. LACCA spoke to in-house lawyers and private practitioners about the legal and regulatory challenges of the Brazilian roll-out and what lies ahead for countries like Argentina and Chile.

27 April 2023

Featured in Who Represents Latin America's Biggest Banks 2022?

LACCA speaks to Alejandro Rubilar about where external counsel add the most value and why the key to success is industry expertise, being able to stay ahead of trends and developments and the ability to prioritise the business’ strategic goals and priorities.

27 April 2023

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York and BLP (Costa Rica) have helped JP Morgan and Santander underwrite a US$1.5 billion issuance made by the Republic of Costa Rica.

19 April 2023

US firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Galicia Abogados in Mexico City have helped Mexican food giant Grupo Bimbo obtain a US$1.9 billion sustainability-linked loan.

05 April 2023

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

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York and Galicia Abogados in Mexico City have helped the underwriters of Cemex’s issuance of US$1 billion worth of perpetual notes, a type of security with no maturity date.

28 March 2023

Rio de Janeiro-headquartered retailer Americanas has secured recognition of its Brazilian restructuring in New York, as it dismissed reports that its shareholders had offered to boost a capital injection presented to creditors.

15 March 2023

Themudo Lessa Advogados in São Paulo has helped Brazilian data centre group Ascenty issue 1 billion reais (US$194 million) worth of notes and obtain a loan to refinance existing debt.

09 March 2023

Colombian oil and gas exploration company Canacol has hired three offices of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP to obtain a new US$200 million revolving credit facility to replace its previous loans.

07 March 2023