Work Area: Energy

Marval promotes four to partnership

Argentine Elite firm Marval O'Farrell Mairal has elevated four lawyers to its senior rank, strengthening its energy, banking, litigation and industrial property departments.

15 August 2022

Holland & Knight absorbs mining boutique in Colombia

Highly Recommended firm Holland & Knight (Colombia) has incorporated local mining boutique Estudio Jurídico Montoya y Asociados, appointing its founding partner as of counsel.

12 August 2022

Brookfield sells assets to Grupo Energía Bogotá and Brazil’s Argo

TozziniFreire Advogados and Magalhães Reis Figueiró Advogados have helped Brazilian energy group Argo Energia and its Colombian majority shareholder Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) acquire transmission assets from Canada’s Brookfield for 4.3 billion reais (US$831 million).

12 August 2022

Familiar firms in Petrobras US$1.5 billion tender offer

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York has helped Brazilian oil titan Petrobras make a US$1.5 billion tender offer to acquire 20 series of notes denominated in three currencies.

09 August 2022

Colombian firms brace for first left-wing government

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

Rio Grande do Sul finalises energy privatisation in Brazil

Machado Meyer Advogados has helped the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul divest its entire stake in government-run power generation company CEEE-G, which is the final entity to be auctioned off in that state’s energy privatisation process.

08 August 2022

PPU hires in Peru as partner departs for Dentons

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (Peru) has hired a natural resources partner from a local outfit, which coincided with the departure of a banking and finance lawyer from the regional firm to Dentons' Lima office.

04 August 2022

PPU and Gómez-Pinzón in Colombian power sale

Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) has hired Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (Colombia) to buy power transmission company Elecnorte from UK investment group Ashmore.

27 July 2022

Araújo e Policastro strengthens energy offering

Brazilian Highly Recommended firm Araújo e Policastro Advogados has bolstered its energy offering by adding an independent practitioner as partner.

21 July 2022

Several firms steer AES tender offer and loan in El Salvador

Alta Valdes, Suárez & Velasco in San Salvador has helped the local subsidiary of US energy group AES make a US$285 million tender offer and obtain a US$348 million credit line to purchase the tendered notes.

19 July 2022

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