Canadian corporation ATCO has diversified its infrastructure asset portfolio with the acquisition of a 40-per cent stake in Neltume Ports, a Chile-based port operator, in a deal valued at 450 million Canadian dollars ($340 million).

Pinheiro Neto has advised Argentinian textile company Alpargatas on the sale of a 22.5-per cent stake in the company to Brazilian entrepreneur Carlos Roberto Wizard Martins, and which corresponds to the company’s Topper sports

Holland & Knight advised Mexican real estate investment trust Fibra UNO (FUNO) on a successful debt issuance for approximately $500 million, and which was registered on the Mexican Stock Exchange on September 18.


Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal advised South Korean steelmaker Posco Corporation on the acquisition of mining rights in Argentina from Australian lithium mining companies Galaxy Resources Limited and Galaxy Lithium for $280 million.

Clifford Chance acted for 174 Power Global as sponsor in the project financing for Laguna Solar, a 101-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant planned for the northern state of Coahuila.

Baker McKenzie has appointed Raymundo E. Enríquez as the firm’s new managing partner in Mexico, and who will replace Reynaldo Vizcarra, who has completed a two-year tenure in the post and will continue

Carey advised Bank of Nova Scotia on the merger of operations between Scotiabank Chile and BBVA Chile, creating what will be the country’s largest private bank, operating under the name of Scotiabank Chile.

Morgan & Morgan advised Hitachi, Mitsubishi Corporation and Ansaldo on the negotiation of an agreement signed with state-owned Metro de Panama for works on the monorail-type Line 3 of the Panama Metro.

Demarest has advised on a number of deals in Brazil and Chile, in the logistics, home improvement and home entertainment sectors. 

Argentinian law firm Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal acted as legal adviser to Banco do Brasil in its acquisition of an additional 21.42 per cent of Banco Patagonia’s social capital and shares, for an amount