Fresh from hosting two Latin American Cafés in Mexico City this week, The Latin American Lawyer is already gearing up to our first ever event in Guatemala. This Latin American Café will take place on September 12th, for more information and to register, please click here
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In other legal news this week, PPU acted for Colombian infrastructure company ODINSA on the sale of its stake in a Panama energy company..
Peru remains a hotbed of transactional activity with Santivañez Abogados handling the sale of Pescados Capitales while Miranda & Amando advised TC Latin America Partners on the takeover of a high-end residential property developer and, on separate deal, worked with Clifford Chance, Lazo, De Romaña & CMB and White & CAse on Petroperú`s debut international bond issue.
In Brazil, TozziniFreire added a new partner to head its oil and gas practice group while in Ecuador, Hogan Lovells acted for the Republic on a $2 billion sovereign bond offering.
In the CAFTA-DR region, BLP acted for Guatemala on a labour arbitration case under the treaty’s rule while in the Dominican Republic, Cleary and Pellerano guided a $500 million sovereign issue by the Republic.
Ignacio Abella
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