Work Area: Real Estate & Leisure

Costa Rica’s Facio & Cañas opens two new offices

Highly Recommended Costa Rican firm Facio & Cañas has inaugurated two offices in the tourist hotpots of Guanacaste and Puntarenas in an effort to support clients outside of San José.

27 March 2023

Madrona and Fialho Salles announce merger

Brazilian Highly Recommended firms Madrona Advogados and Fialho Salles Advogados have merged, creating transactional outfit Madrona Fialho Advogados.

21 February 2023

Argentina's IRSA raises funds in dual debt tap

Zang, Bergel & Viñes Abogados has helped Argentine real estate developer IRSA raise US$90 million through two bond issuances.

14 February 2023

Brazilian supermarket chain Muffato snaps up real estate assets

Marins Bertoldi Advogados and Mattos Filho have helped Brazilian supermarket chain Muffato purchase real estate assets from retailer Makro Atacadista.

07 February 2023

BLP opens fourth Costa Rican office

BLP (Costa Rica) has inaugurated an office in Marina Flamingo, a town on the country’s northwestern coast, marking the Elite firm's fourth outpost in the Central American nation.

27 January 2023

Beachfront resort operator gets US$1.3 billion financing

Cannizzo, Ortíz y Asociados, SC in Mexico City has helped Playa Hotels & Resorts, which operates resorts in the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Jamaica, obtain a loan for around US$1.3 billion.

20 January 2023

AgroFibra goes public in rare Mexican IPO

Mexican agriculture-focused investment fund AgroFibra has hired Holland & Knight (Mexico) to make its 977 million pesos (US$49 million) initial public offering on the local stock exchange.

06 January 2023

Investing in Commercial Real Estate in Brazil: A High-level Analysis of Real Estate Impact Investing Trends

Featured in The Guide to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance

In Brazil, real estate is a crucial barometer for the economy, accounting for 10.6% of GDP in 2020. Its size means it is also one of the first industries to feel the effects of any economic crisis and one of the last to recover, making it a fascinating post-2020 environmental case study.

16 December 2022

ESG in the Real Estate Industry in Mexico: General Overview

Featured in The Guide to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance

A recent substantial increase in the appetite for sustainable real estate projects in Mexico can reduce the property sector’s environmental impact, create new ways to increase returns and boost the market's value.

16 December 2022

Mexican firms steer SURA industrial real estate deal

Nader, Hayaux & Goebel has helped Scotiabank Inverlat provide a two-tranche credit facility to Mexico’s SURA Investment Management.

28 November 2022

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