US law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell advised Chilean retail group Falabella on its offering of 49,669,211 primary shares and 21,000,000 secondary shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $550 million.
BLP Honduras has advised German investment management company Finance in Motion on a $25 million loan to Honduran Banco Ficohsa.
Mexican law firm Santamarina y Steta advised US-based real estate data provider Reix Corp on a joint venture with Orange Investments to launch SiiLA, a subscription-based market data, analytics, and networking platform for the commercial
Brazilian law firm Pinheiro Neto has acted as counsel for Port of Pecém Participations (PoPP), a holding company owned by Havenbedrijf Rotterdam NV (Port of Rotterdam), for PoPP to acquire a 30-percent stake in
Argentinian law firm Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen has advised Pecom Servicios Energía on its 100-percent acquisition of oilfield services company Bolland.
Chilean law firm Carey has advised Export Development Canada (EDC) on the extension, via renewal, of a $300 million existing term loan agreement granted to Chile’s National Copper Corporation (Codelco).
Argentinian law firm Marval, O´Farrell & Mairal acted as legal adviser in the creation of the PVCred XXXVII financial trust fund and the issuance of debt securities totaling 296,881,000 pesos ($8.3 million).
Law firm Garrigues has brought Jaime de Larraechea Carvajal on board as partner at its Santiago office, reinforcing its financial, corporate and M&A practice in the South American country.
EY Law, the law firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited, has opened an office in the Dominican Republic, a general practice offering a broad array of services, bolstering the firm’s regional presence.
BLP Legal has opened an anti-money laundering compliance practice, and whose staff will address issues facing financial institutions and other entities that manage assets.
