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
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.
