Work Area: Projects & infrastructure

Cuatrecasas partner sets up boutique in Bogotá

A Cuatrecasas (Colombia) partner has left the firm to launch an infrastructure and transport law boutique in Bogotá.

06 September 2022

Colombian toll road gets refinancing

Castro Leiva Rendón has helped a Colombian motorway concessionaire obtain a 463 billion pesos (US$107 million) loan to refinance its operations.

26 August 2022

São Paulo metro PPP gets US$627 million cash injection

Mattos Filho in São Paulo has helped the controlling concession holder for a São Paulo metro line obtain a 3.3 billion reais (US$627 million) financing.

23 August 2022

BNDES backs US$794 million motorway financing

Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown has helped a Brazilian motorway concessionaire obtain a financing package worth 4.2 billion reais (US$794 million).

18 August 2022

British investor backs Bogotá bus concessions

DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán has helped London-based infrastructure group John Laing acquire two electric bus concessions in Bogotá from Colombian transport operator Somos and Latin America-focused investor the Ashmore Andean Fund.

15 August 2022

Portuguese group builds Kutuctay bridge in Peru

Cuatrecasas (Peru) has helped the local subsidiary of Portuguese engineering and construction group Etermar sign an agreement to carry out work on the Kutuctay bridge project in southern Peru.

10 August 2022

Shearman restocks LatAm offering

Shearman & Sterling LLP has reinforced its Latin American offering by elevating two lawyers to its partnership and promoting one associate to counsel, which comes after a string of recent departures from the US firm’s regional practice group.

05 August 2022

Spanish company consolidates water assets in Colombia

Garrigues (Colombia) has helped Spanish water company Aqualia acquire the Colombian subsidiary of French counterpart Saur, including six concessions for water production and distribution.

04 August 2022

Brazilian port operator makes its largest-ever issuance

Brazil’s Machado Meyer Advogados has helped local port operator Portonave raise 1.5 billion reais (US$292 million) in a debenture offering.

28 July 2022

Several firms anchor Santos port acquisition

Machado Meyer Advogados and Cascione Pulino Boulos Advogados have helped a port operator controlled by Brazilian fund IG4 Capital acquire US$259 million worth of assets in the state of São Paulo from Rumo, the logistics group of Cosan.

26 July 2022

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