Work Area: Energy

Actis snaps up transmission assets from EDP Brasil

Two Mattos Filho offices have helped UK investor Actis purchase transmission assets from the Brazilian utilities subsidiary of Energias de Portugal (EDP) - EDP Brasil - in a deal worth 2.7 billion reais (US$540 million).

28 November 2023

BlackRock fund makes energy transition investment in Brazil

Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados has helped a BlackRock-owned investment fund, Climate Finance Partnership (CFP), acquire shares in Brazilian energy transition company Brasol.

21 November 2023

Grupo Energía Bogotá makes landmark sustainable issuance

Two Winston & Strawn LLP offices and Cuatrecasas (Colombia) have helped Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) become the first Colombian energy company to issue sustainability-linked bonds on the international market with a US$400 million offering.

20 November 2023

Electricity investors seek to enforce ICSID award against Peru

Singaporean companies linked to Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer have applied to a US court to enforce an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) award against Peru worth more than US$116 million plus interest.

17 November 2023

Sectors must unite for LatAm energy transition to succeed

Latin American industries cannot drive the energy transition alone and must strive for a united approach when implementing the necessary infrastructure for a renewables boom in the region, a director at Norwegian brokerage group DNB Markets has said.

15 November 2023

Novonor exits Atvos with Mubadala sale

Pinheiro Neto Advogados has helped Emirati sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Capital acquire the remaining 10% stake that Brazilian conglomerate Novonor held in local ethanol producer Atvos, marking the exit of the company – formerly known as Odebrecht – from the bioenergy group.

09 November 2023

Sonnedix gets US$624 million loan to finalise Enel solar buy in Chile

Four White & Case LLP offices have helped multinational renewables company Sonnedix secure a US$624 million financing to fund the acquisition of four Enel solar plants.

08 November 2023

One week to go until project finance conference in New York

There is just over a week to go until top figures from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and investment companies Alllianz, The Carlyle Group and KKR will speak at Latin Lawyer Live: Regional Project Finance in New York.

06 November 2023

Simpson Thacher nabs LatAm partner from Vinson & Elkins

Dual-qualified Vinson & Elkins LLP partner Gabriel Silva has left the firm to join the partnership at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, adding firepower to its Latin American M&A practice group.

03 November 2023

Brazil’s Energisa makes US$367 million debt tap

Veirano Advogados has helped Brazilian energy group Energisa raise 1.84 billion reais (US$367 million) worth of debt in a three-tranche issuance

03 November 2023

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