Thursday, 2nd September 2010
Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Miami office and Mexican firm Ritch Mueller SC have helped US private equity fund Darby Overseas Investments position itself to finance Mexico’s housing deficit by buying a minority stake in Controladora Vertice.
Thursday, 2nd September 2010
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP and Ritch Mueller SC have advised Mexican building products manufacturer Elementia as it took out a US$450 million loan.
Thursday, 2nd September 2010
Bahamondez, Alvarez & Zegers is advising UK energy company International Power on the Chilean part of a global US$2.2 billion tie up with France’s GDF Suez.
Thursday, 2nd September 2010
Chilean firm Prieto y Cía has advised the US’s Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), as the financial services company acquired a 10 per cent stake in Chile’s central shares depository.
Thursday, 2nd September 2010
Felsberg, Pedretti, Mannrich e Aidar Advogados has helped Aston Martin, the car of choice of fictional secret agent James Bond, open a dealership in São Paulo .
Wednesday, 1st September 2010
Bruchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi along with Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York, have advised the Argentine province of Córdoba as it made a U$S400 million issuance of government bonds on the international capital markets.
Wednesday, 1st September 2010
Argentine firm Estudio Beccar Varela has acted for the local branch of Brazilian bank Itaú as it and Brazilian development bank BNDES announced a joint loan programme for Argentine investors to help them buy Brazilian capital goods.
Wednesday, 1st September 2010
Venezuelan fugitive and dissident Eligio Cedeño has failed to bring most of his conspiracy and extortion charges against Venezuelan government officials and business figures in the US courts.
Wednesday, 1st September 2010
Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados, working from its Rio office, has acted for UK security company Group 4 Securicor (G4S) as it acquired a controlling stake in Brazilian airport security company Plantech.
Wednesday, 1st September 2010
Arias & Muñoz (El Salvador) has advised Distribuidora de Electricidad Delsur on the issuance of investment certificates for a value of US$30 million.
Tuesday, 31st August 2010
Ferrere Abogados in Uruguay has helped Credit Suisse to a court victory in its bid to claim funds against bankruptcy-stricken Banco Comercial.
Tuesday, 31st August 2010
Jáuregui Navarrete y Nader SC has helped the real estate arm of Prudential Financial create its third Mexican industrial real estate fund and raise US$293.3 million from investors.
Tuesday, 31st August 2010
Brazil’s Vieira, Rezende, Barbosa e Guerreiro Advogados has been brought in to advise on the drafting of a report suggesting legislative changes to Brazil’s petroleum regulations.
Tuesday, 31st August 2010
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados has advised coffeeshop chain Casa do Pão de Queijo in the acquisition of Brazilian pastry chain O Melhor Bolo de Chocolate do Mundo.
Tuesday, 31st August 2010
A Salvadorean court has refused to enforce recent government reforms that allow parties to appeal domestic arbitral awards. Paradoxically though, it is the government that has most cause to celebrate.
