Work Area: Finance

Brookfield subsidiary obtains US$280 million for gas investments

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has helped a subsidiary of global investor Brookfield obtain a US$280 million credit facility to fund natural gas investments in Mexico.

06 December 2023

Paraguay’s Ueno Bank goes digital

Ferrere (Paraguay) has acted as deal counsel in the transformation of local finance group Ueno into a digital bank.

06 December 2023

Vella Pugliese opens its doors in Rio

Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados has added a fourth office in Brazil by launching an outpost in Rio de Janeiro, hiring an of counsel to strengthen the new outpost.

04 December 2023

Lobo de Rizzo helps Brazil’s Pará state ink infrastructure loans

Lobo de Rizzo Advogados has helped Banco Santander and Itaú Unibanco provide two separate loans worth a combined 1.7 billion reais (US$340 million) to the Brazilian state of Pará, which will use the funds to finance finance local infrastructure projects.

04 December 2023

Central American travel agency gets loan to help tourism MSMEs

Dentons Muñoz (Costa Rica) has helped Central American-focused travel agency Namu Travel secure a US$5 million credit facility to help support micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) in the local tourism industry.

01 December 2023

Peru’s Unacem gets US$345 million loan to buy US cement assets

Several Dorsey & Whitney LLP offices have helped Peruvian cement maker Unacem obtain a US$345 million financing to fund the acquisition of cement assets from US construction company Martin Marietta Materials.

29 November 2023

IDB Invest lends US$255 million to MSMEs in Chile

Chile’s Banco Internacional has enlisted Carey in Santiago to obtain a US$255 million credit line from IDB Invest to help fund local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

28 November 2023

Simpson Thacher appoints counsel in São Paulo

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has promoted an associate in São Paulo to counsel, boosting its Brazilian corporate offering.

27 November 2023

Mayer Brown expands in Brazil and Mexico

Mayer Brown LLP has elevated three lawyers to partner and two to counsel at its associated firm Tauil & Chequer Advogados in Brazil, whilst promoting another practitioner to partner in Mexico.

24 November 2023

Cescon Barrieu adds six partners

Culminating a year packed with partner appointments at Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados, the firm has promoted a further four lawyers to its senior rank, at the same time that it has hired two additional partners.

23 November 2023

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