Nassar Abogados advised wireless communications infrastructure provider Phoenix Tower International (PTI) in Central America on the securing of a $485 milion senior secured-term loan facility that the US-based company aims to use to finance its continued expansion across Latin America.
Demarest advised QPI Brasil Petróleo on its successful bid for the Titã oil block, which it was awarded as part of a consortium with Exxonmobil Brasil in the country’s latest pre-salt
Carey has advised Minera del Norte on its acquisition of the Tuina mining project and Santa Margarita copper processing plant, along with the corresponding mineral extraction rights.
Demarest has advised Halyard Health on the Brazilian segment of its divestiture of its surgical and infection prevention (S&IP) business to US healthcare logistics company Owens and Minor, a deal valued at $710 million.
Colombian mining company Cerro Matoso has won a case brought by local indigenous communities that claimed they had suffered health and environmental damage as a result of the nickel mine’s operations, despite the country’
IPO activity increasing in Mexico and Brazil despite political concerns – Mexican stock market has accounted for 58 per cent of total capital raised in the region
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).
Enforcement of anti-corruption rules, in addition to stronger anti-bribery laws, could generate more work for lawyers
Adoption of UNCITRAL laws expected to lead to higher levels of foreign investment in the two countries and greater involvement of global law firms
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
