Work Area: Energy

AES increases stake in Andean subsidiary

AES Andes has hired Claro & Cía to sell a stake in the business to its US parent energy group AES Corporation for 437 billion Chilean pesos (US$530 million).

18 January 2022

Power company raises US$268 million in Brazil

Pinheiro Guimarães has helped electric transmission company Mata de Santa Genebra Transmissão issue notes worth 1.5 billion reais (US$268 million).

10 January 2022

Bruchou and Tanoira Cassagne steer Petroquímica offering

Argentine energy group Petroquímica Comodoro Rivadavia has turned to Bruchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi to issue notes worth US$50 million.

10 January 2022

Felsberg and Cescon Barrieu in Renova Energia power asset sale

Felsberg Advogados has helped Renova Energia in the sale of assets to a new buyer, local energy group BSB Energética and Eletroriver, for 1.1 billion reais (US$196 million), having refused to sell to Emirati investment group Mubadala in September.

06 January 2022

Dominican firm OMG nearly doubles partnership

Dominican Highly Recommended firm OMG has expanded its partnership by two thirds, promoting four lawyers across multiple departments.

17 December 2021

Von Wobeser appoints three partners and five counsel

Mexican Highly Recommended firm Von Wobeser y Sierra SC has announced the promotion of three partners and five counsel, boosting several departments.

14 December 2021

Two firms help Portugal’s Galp Energia enter Brazil

Portugal's Galp Energia has turned to Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados to acquire two greenfield solar farms in Brazil from local renewables group Sistemas de Energia Renovável (SER).

24 November 2021

Haina issues DR’s first sustainability-linked bonds

Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York has helped Dominican power company Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina raise US$300 million in the country’s first sustainability-linked note offering.

17 November 2021

Cescon Barrieu appoints eight new partners

Brazilian Elite firm Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados has added firepower to several departments by promoting seven lawyers to its senior rank and hiring a practitioner from Stocche Forbes as partner.

12 November 2021

Actis buys transmission lines in Brazil from Portugal’s EDP

Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados has helped UK private equity group Actis acquire three Brazilian power transmission assets from Portuguese EDP Energias for 1.3 billion reais (US$237 million).

12 November 2021

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