Dentons López Velarde in Mexico City has promoted Bernardo Cortés from senior associate to partner, part of the promotion of 42 partners by Dentons across North America.
Clifford Chance has advised Brazilian development bank BNDES on its sale of approximately 724 million common shares in state-owned oil company Petrobras, the largest-ever secondary offering of shares in Brazil, valued at approximately $5.2 billion.
Brazilian law firm Pinheiro Neto has advised Raízen Energia on its acquisition of Nova América Agrícola Caarapó, a sugar cane producer and a subsidiary of Grupo NovAmerica, and which has a presence
Paul Hastings has represented Operadora de Servicios Mega, a Mexican speciality finance company headquartered in Guadalajara, in its inaugural international bond offering.
Greenberg Traurig has acted as US counsel to Oppenheimer & Co., the initial purchaser and sole bookrunner in the $100 million note offering by Frigorífico Concepción, a Paraguayan beef processing company.
Law firm Orrick has hired Christina Maccio, a first-chair trial lawyer and leading litigator for the energy sector, who is fluent in Spanish and has extensive experience representing companies in Latin America and Europe, as
Shareholder Benjamin Aguilera of law firm Greenberg Traurig’s Phoenix, Arizona office has been elected to the Board of Directors of the US-Mexico Bar Association.
I Squared Capital, through its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund II, has engaged law firm White & Case for the acquisition of an equity interest in Oleoducto Central (OCENSA) from Advent International.
Argentinian law firm Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno has named María Paula Díaz, a member of the firm’s corporate law practice, as a partner.
Pinheiro Neto Advogados has acted for Brazilian insurance company Icatu Seguros on its acquisition of an additional 24.5 per cent stake in Caixa Capitalização, becoming the holder of 49 per cent of its shares.
