Central American law firm BLP advised the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), on a $19.5 million senior loan facility to Desyfin, a Costa Rican no-banking financial institution.
Simpson Thacher in New York and Pellerano & Herrera in Santo Domingo represented the initial purchasers, JP Morgan Securities and Deutsche Bank Securities, in an offering of $1 billion 6.875% Bonds due 2026 by the Dominican Republic.
The London, Miami and Paris offices of DLA Piper advised Putney Capital Management in the sale of a 70% stake in a fuel retailer in the Dominican Republic to Total, the energy multinational.
Haynes and Boone announced the addition of energy and natural resources practitioner Nicolas Borda as partner in the Mexico City office.
Carey advised BBVA Rentas e Inversiones in the sale of 40% of its shares in Administradora de Fondos de Cesantía de Chile II (AFC Chile), one of Chile’s unemployment fund managers.
Colombian law firm Acosta & Galarza advised Credicorp Capital and Sura Asset Management on structuring a $400 million fund focused on providing senior debt financing to toll-road projects in Colombia.
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Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira advised Thai hotel group Minor International on the acquisition of the Tivoli Hotels & Resorts Group in Brazil and Portugal. The deal, valued at $320 million, marks the entry of the Asian
Paul Hastings announced that Camilo Cardozo, former co-chair of the US International Arbitration practice group at DLA Piper, has joined the firm as a partner.
