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Etchebarne at a Latin Lawyer round table in New York

Etchebarne moves to New York

Tuesday, 31st January 2012 by Rosie Cresswell

Cabanellas, Etchebarne, Kelly & Dell'oro Maini Abogados senior partner Marcelo Etchebarne has relocated to New York to better serve the Argentine firm’s financial clients.

Shearman picks up three Venezuela cases

Tuesday, 31st January 2012 by Kyriaki Karadelis

Venezuela has retained Shearman & Sterling LLP for three ICSID cases – including a revived claim by a British food company over nationalised farmland.

Cariola and Philippi in mining M&A

Tuesday, 31st January 2012 by Rosie Scammell

Cariola, Diez, Pérez-Cotapos & Cía Ltda has advised the Chilean arm of Swiss inspection and certification company SGS in its acquisition of mining services company CIMM Tecnologías y Servicios.

Prietocarrizosa in infrastructure financial leasing

Tuesday, 31st January 2012 by Rachel Hall

Prietocarrizosa has advised Colombian electricity producer Proeléctrica in a financial leasing agreement with Bancolombia for the construction of two hydro electrical generation plants.

Enforcement application doesn't fly

Tuesday, 31st January 2012 by Clemmie Spalton

Brazilian airline VRG has failed to persuade a New York court to enforce a US$55 million ICC award against two US distressed debt investment funds.

Marval and Bulló in Argentine securitisation

Tuesday, 31st January 2012 by Rachel Hall and Rosie Scammell

Equity Trust Company, acting as trustee to Banco de Servicios y Transacciones, has issued debt securities and participation certificates, with Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal advising both entities.

Paraíso Bioenergia concludes debt restructuring

Paraíso Bioenergia uses sugar cane to produce sugar, ethanol and electricity

Monday, 30th January 2012 by Rachel Hall

Brazil’s Costa, Waisberg e Tavares Paes Sociedade de Advogados and UK firm Allen & Overy LLP have helped renewable energy company Paraíso Bioenergia receive court approval for the second amendment to its out-of-court reorganisation plan after obtaining a loan from a syndicate of banks.

Silva & Cía in mining services IP case

Monday, 30th January 2012 by Rachel Hall

Silva & Cía has obtained a reparatory agreement for the trademark infringement of Chilean mining services company Emin after launching criminal proceedings.

Bruchou in HSBC issuance

Monday, 30th January 2012 by Rosie Scammell

Bruchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi has helped HSBC’s Argentine arm issue notes worth US$35 million.

Estudio Garrido in real estate deal

Monday, 30th January 2012 by Rachel Hall

Argentina’s Estudio Garrido has advised Caspian Securities in the structuring of a new real estate project through its buildings development arm, Onix.

Barros and Guerrero advise on Bci merger

Monday, 30th January 2012 by Rosie Scammell

Barros & Errázuriz Abogados has advised investment fund manager Bci Administradora General de Fondos on its merger with Bci Asset Management Administradora General de Fondos, which took counsel from Guerrero, Olivos, Novoa y Errázuriz.

Davivienda turns to Consortium for HSBC buy

Banco Davivienda will acquire assets in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras

Friday, 27th January 2012 by Rosie Scammell

Three offices from the Consortium - Centro America Abogados network are acting as counsel to Banco Davivienda, Colombia’s third largest bank, in its US$801 million takeover of HSBC’s assets in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras.

Banco do Brasil in Basel III issuance

Friday, 27th January 2012 by Rachel Hall

Brazilian firm Campos Mello Advogados and Clifford Chance LLP’s New York and São Paulo offices have advised Banco do Brasil, Brazil’s largest financial institution, on a US$1 billion issuance of perpetual bonds – one of the first to contemplate the pending Basel III guidelines.

Pichincha secures two development bank loans

Friday, 27th January 2012 by Rachel Hall

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has advised Ecuador’s Banco Pichincha on two separate loan agreements with the Inter-American Development Bank and the Netherlands’ development bank.

Rubio Villegas in caustic soda antidumping case

Friday, 27th January 2012 by Rachel Hall

Mexican firm Rubio Villegas y Asociados has represented caustic soda producers Mexichem Derivados and Industria Química del Istmo in the sunset review of antidumping duties imposed on imports of liquid caustic soda from the US, which saw the Ministry of Economy rule against the revocation of the duties.

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