16/05/2012Second Colombian snaps up HSBC assets http://www.latinlawyer.com/b/43447/

US firm Proskauer Rose LLP, Colombia’s Cardenas & Cardenas, Paraguay’s Palacios, Prono y Talavera Abogados, Peru’s Estudio Echecopar and Uruguay’s Ferrere Abogados have helped Colombia’s Gilinski group acquire HSBC’s businesses in Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay – the second Colombian company to benefit from HSBC’s Latin American asset sale.Repsol takes legal action against Argentina over YPF expropriation http://www.latinlawyer.com/b/43451/

Spanish energy company Repsol has said it will formally launch legal proceedings against the Argentine government over the expropriation of oil company YPF before ICSID, under the bilateral investment protection treaty signed by Spain and Argentina.Chilean matchmaking site seduces venture capitalists http://www.latinlawyer.com/b/43450/

Chile’s Aninat Schwencke & Cia has helped private equity fund Vichuquen acquire a stake in Chilean social networking website Huntcha, as part of a first series seed investment round to fund the development of a product that helps users find out if their secret crushes on Facebook are shared.BCP retains Benites Forno for second IT outsourcing contract http://www.latinlawyer.com/b/43446/

Benites, Forno & Ugaz Abogados has helped Banco del Credito del Peru sign a US$100 million contract with IBM to upgrade its IT infrastructure.Zang Bergel in Banco Hipotecario notes issuance http://www.latinlawyer.com/b/43449/

Zang, Bergel & Vines Abogados has acted as deal counsel for Argentine bank Banco Hipotecario’s US$37 million debt offering.http://www.latinlawyer.com/