Topic: ESG

Four offices of DLA Piper LLP have helped Canadian renewables group Innergex issue US$710 million worth of green bonds and obtain a US$93 million loan to refinance its operations in Chile.

16 August 2022

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York has helped the Republic of Mexico issue US$2.2 billion worth of sovereign bonds linked to the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, the third offering of this kind by the country.

16 August 2022

As the Andean nation inaugurates Gustavo Petro as its first-ever leftist president, Colombian law firms are preparing for radical changes in the energy sector, as well as tax reform and an increased focus on climate change and ESG.

08 August 2022

Santos Neto Advogados has helped Rabobank grant a US$143 million sustainability-linked loan to the Brazilian subsidiary of French sugar and alcohol producer Tereos.

27 July 2022

Telefônica Brasil has enlisted Mattos Filho to make a 3.5 billion reais (US$641 million) debenture offering, which is linked to environmental and social goals.

26 July 2022

Two Clifford Chance LLP offices and Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados in São Paulo have helped Brazilian state-owned water group Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP) obtain two separate loans from multinational lenders IFC and IDB Invest, worth a total of 1.2 billion reais (US$230 million).

25 July 2022

Trench Rossi Watanabe has helped the Brazilian subsidiary of energy giant Shell acquire a minority stake in local carbon credits company Carbonext for US$40 million.

21 July 2022

Galicia Abogados has acted as deal counsel in a 10 billion pesos (US$500 million) sustainable bond offering by BBVA México, marking the first time a private Mexican bank uses the financial instrument.

19 July 2022

GCs in Brazil say local companies are adopting and adapting global best practice to fill gaps in ESG regulations at home.

11 July 2022

Tauil & Chequer in association with Mayer Brown has helped Brazil’s largest privately-owned water and sanitation group Aegea issue 600 million reais (US$117 million) worth of sustainable debentures.

05 July 2022