Jones Day has assisted Mexican retail and restaurant conglomerate Grupo Gigante on a 1.8-billion-peso ($79.8 million) syndicated credit facility.

Panamanian law form Morgan & Morgan has advised Gaming & Services de Panama, and Cirsa Enterprises Group, a gaming group with operations in Spain, Italy and a number of countries in Latin America, on a

Brazilian law firm Pinheiro Neto has acted as counsel to LM Transportes Interestaduais Serviços e Comércio on its 84-million-reais ($15.6 million) debentures issuance. 

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría (PPU) in Colombia has acted as local counsel to Celsia Colombia, formerly known as Empresa de Energía del Pacífico, on the issuance and placement of

Honduras has carried out a fourth sovereign bonds issuance for $600 million, in which it was advised by the local offices of law firm García & Bodán.

Holland & Knight’s Mexico City-based partner Alejandro Landa Thierry and associate Rosa María Cuevas have advised Banco Multiva on two loans to the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

Mattos Filho has opened an office with all its full-service structure in Campinas, in São Paulo state.

Chile’s Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos has advised Compañía Cervecerías Unidas, one of Chile’s largest beer, soft drink, juice, mineral water and wine producers, in connection with the issuance and placement

Simpson Thacher has represented JP Morgan and Citigroup in a $500 million bond offering by Kimberly-Clark de México (KCM).

EY Law has named Hernán Pacheco as the new leader of the legal practice for the northern Latin America region (LAN), and which encompasses Central America and the Dominican Republic, as well as Bolivia,