Morrison & Foerster has announced the hiring of Jay Gavigan as a partner in the firm’s New York office in its lending and financial transactions group, and who brings significant experience handling cross-border financings and other transactions related to leasing, capital markets, and derivatives across Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
Baker McKenzie has advised Unilever on its divestment of its laundry detergent business in Central America to Industria La Popular, a Guatemalan-based home and personal care company.
Chilean law firm Barros & Errázuriz has named four new practice heads, Alejandra Aránguiz, in the urbanism practice, Matías Montoya, in environmental, Daniela Peña in corporate and M&A, and
Panamanian law firm Morgan & Morgan has advised Avianca Holdings on the launch and consummation of an exchange offer of the company’s previously issued $550,000,000. 8.375 per cent senior notes due 2020 for newly issued $550,000,000, 8.375 per cent
Law firm Ashurst is advising Amerisur Resources on its £242 million ($313.1 million) offer for the company by GeoPark Colombia, a wholly owned subsidiary of GeoPark Limited.
Demarest Advogados has acted for DaVita Brasil Participações e Serviços de Nefrologia, the Brazilian subsidiary of DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500 company, on the acquisition of two hemodialysis clinics.
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Law firm White & Case has advised Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Limited (MHTL), a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Proman group, on a Trinidad and Tobago Dollar (TTD) 1 billion (approximately $145 million) loan facility.
Chilean law firm Carey has acted as counsel to Science Haven, a New Zealand-based biotech company specialised in human fertility, on the structuring and implementation of a financing round through convertible notes issued in Chile
Chilean law firm Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (PPU) has advised Grenergy Renovables on the $71 million project financing for its 103-megawatt Quillagua solar plant.
