FERRERE has advised the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) on a USD 565 million financing granted to the Serra Verde group, a company involved in the production and commercialization of rare earths. The funds will be used to refinance existing credit facilities and to optimize and expand the Serra Verde mine, located in Goiás, […]
Argentine-based firms DLA Piper, A&O Shearman, and Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on the Province of Entre Ríos’ US$300 million debt issuance and a concurrent cash tender offer for its 2028 bonds.
Stocche Forbes and FASV Advogados assisted Banco BTG Pactual in the structuring and implementation of two Debtor-in-Possession (DIP) financings, granted through secured commercial notes in the context of the judicial reorganization of Grupo Virgolino de
Mattos Filho advised Atlas Renewable Energy and its subsidiaries, Machado Meyer advised the lenders in the refinancing of debts, totaling approximately US$ 3 billion (around R$ 15.5 billion). The transaction involved more than 11 jurisdictions, consolidating itself as
Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos has counseled Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), the Chilean State-owned railway company, in connection with a US$700 million unsecured 20-year long-term credit facility entered into with Corporación
Lobo de Rizzo Advogados advised Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP), Mattos Filho advised IDB Invest, as lender, and the initial purchasers – Goldman Sachs & Co., Itaú BBA USA
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Dias Carneiro advised IFC in cross-border financing for Drylock
Dias Carneiro Advogados advised the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on a USD 30 million cross-border loan to Drylock Technologies Brasil, a leading manufacturer of disposable hygiene products for babies and adults, including baby diapers, adult incontinence
Paraguay-based law firm Vouga Abogados has advised The OPEC Fund for International Development on a US$45 million senior loan granted to Sudameris Bank, one of Paraguay’s leading financial institutions. The financing is intended to
Mattos Filho has announced that Fábio Perez (pictured) has joined the firm as a new partner in its banking & finance practice. A specialist in Brazilian Central Bank and National Monetary Council regulations, Perez
Lefosse acted as deal counsel to Serasa, Pague Veloz Instituição de Pagamento and Itaú BBA on the structuring of Endurance Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditorios (FIDC), a credit rights investment fund, which investment
