Topic: ESG

Baker McKenzie LLP offices in the US and Bogotá have helped three Colombian bus concessionaires raise US$126 million in a sustainable bond offering to fund the purchase of new public transport vehicles.

26 November 2021

Brazilian agribusiness Caramuru Alimentos has enlisted Cascione Pulino Boulos Advogados to issue green bonds worth 355 million reais (US$63 million).

23 November 2021

As environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns continue to climb up the corporate agenda in Latin America, law firms can play a crucial role in helping companies achieve sustainable business transformation, but the varying definitions and frameworks around ESG can be difficult to navigate. We find out what the region’s firms are doing to help clients identify some of the key challenges and opportunities.

22 November 2021

Mexican cement maker Cemex has enlisted Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York to raise US$3.25 billion in what is thought to be Latin America’s largest sustainability-linked loan.

18 November 2021

Rio de Janeiro’s public lighting concessionaire Smart RJ has hired White & Case LLP in New York and São Paulo and Demarest Advogados in São Paulo to raise 925 million reais (US$170 million) in a social bond issuance, the proceeds of which it will use to make the city’s light infrastructure more eco-friendly.

18 November 2021

Paul Hastings LLP in New York and Rebaza, Alcázar & De las Casas in Lima have helped the Republic of Peru issue its first sovereign sustainable bonds, raising US$4 billion.

12 November 2021

Holland & Knight (Mexico) has helped the country’s largest real estate investment trust Fibra UNO issue sustainable bonds for 8.1 billion pesos (US$398 million) – the first-ever sustainable debt offering by a Mexican Fibra.

10 November 2021

Costa Rica’s state-owned electricity company Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) has hired Clifford Chance LLP in New York to make the country’s first sustainability-linked bond issuance, worth US$300 million.

26 October 2021

Lobo de Rizzo Advogados has helped a subsidiary of Brazilian electricity company Eletrobras issue green debentures for 400 million reais (US$76 million).

14 October 2021

Tembici, a Brazilian e-bike rental start-up, has hired Bronstein, Zilberberg, Chueiri e Potenza Advogados to raise 430 million reais (US$79 million) in an investment round.

12 October 2021