Covington & Burling has hired Kimberly Breier, a former diplomat for Latin America at the US Department of State, as a senior adviser in the firm’s Washington, DC office.

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría has acted as counsel to Embotelladora Andina on its $300 million offering of aggregate principal notes in the US market.

Mexican law firm Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar has advised local glass manufacturer Vitro and its subsidiaries on the negotiation of a credit facility worth $170 million with The Bank of Nova Scotia.

Latin America’s mergers and acquisitions values increased by 40.2 per cent in 2019, compared with the previous year, with the number of disclosed deals (1,028) totalling $126.6 billion.

Brazil’s national mining agency (Agência Nacional de Mineração) has issued Resolution No. 24/2020, setting out the rules for tender proceedings for areas to be made available for mining exploration or exploitation, with the

BLP has strengthened its banking and finance practice with the promotion of Julio Castellanos to partner in the Costa Rica office, bringing the firm’s partner count to 33 across Central America.

Jones Day has advised Millicom’s subsidiary Telefónica Celular del Paraguay (Telecel) on its $250 million International re-tap offering of senior notes to its $300 million, 5.875 per cent senior notes due 2027 issued in April 2019.

Brazilian construction company Odebrecht is taking Peru to arbitration over a failed $2 billion investment in a gas pipeline, in a move to recoup its investment in order to pay off debts amid its bankruptcy restructuring.

MBP Abogados has hired Manfred Hang Kuchen as a partner to strengthen the Argentinian law firm’s public law and litigation practices.