Market: Colombia

Holland & Knight LLP in New York and Bogotá has helped Colombia’s Bancóldex obtain a loan worth 1.4 trillion pesos (US$292 million) from JP Morgan Chase.

17 January 2023

Two offices of White & Case LLP and Colombian firm Brigard Urrutia have helped Australian investor AMP Capital obtain financing to acquire electric bus projects and concessions in Bogotá and Santiago.

16 January 2023

Featured in Pro bono 2022

Fostering collaboration between law firms and building relationships with local clearinghouses is crucial for Latin American outfits to make their pro bono practices more successful. Firms may compete with one another to win M&A or capital markets mandates, but pro bono practices must work together to help those most in need.

13 January 2023

Arnold & Porter in New York and Posse Herrera Ruiz in Bogotá have helped a fund managed by Colombian real estate trust Visum Capital obtain a sustainability-linked loan worth 260 billion pesos (US$54 million) to invest in green commercial properties.

12 January 2023

Arendt & Medernach in Luxembourg, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in London, three Garrigues offices and Morgan & Morgan in Panama City have helped Spanish gaming company Cirsa issue €425 million (US$426 million) worth of notes.

12 January 2023

Mendoza has helped the Colombian district of Barranquilla obtain a €50 million (US$53 million) loan from French bank Agence Française de Développement (AFD), to fund social and infrastructure projects in the region.

09 January 2023

Mayer Brown LLP in Washington, DC and Brigard Urrutia in Bogotá have helped Spanish renewables company Solarpack secure a loan worth 656 billion Colombian pesos (US$138 million) to develop two photovoltaic plants in the South American country.

05 January 2023

Cuatrecasas (Colombia) has added firepower to its corporate and M&A team by hiring a partner from Gómez-Pinzón, while its managing partner – Manuel Quinche – has been appointed to the Iberian firm’s renewed board of directors.

04 January 2023

Several firms have helped data centre operator Aligned acquire Latin American-focused counterpart ODATA from Brazil’s Patria Investimentos and US IT company CyrusOne.

03 January 2023

Seven Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP offices, Brigard Urrutia in Bogotá, Brazil’s Mattos Filho and Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados in Lima have helped US delivery company UPS finalise its acquisition of Italian healthcare logistics group Bomi.

22 December 2022