Cleary Gottlieb advised the Dominican Republic in two new 144A/Reg. S offerings. 

Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa announced that Pere M. Pons, a Spanish tax lawyer has joined the firm. 

Dentons, the polycentric global law firm, announced it has launched an office in San Salvador with the integration of a local team.

A new law firm, MHR | Martinez de Hoz & Rueda, is open for business in Buenos Aires. The brand new operation was launched by number of lawyers who left Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen &

Jones Day acted for telecom company Millicom and its El Salvador subsidiary on the sale of up to 800 communications towers to SBA Communications.

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría acted for Scotiabank on the $62 million corporate bond by Falabella in Peru. 

Insurance specialist law firm Kennedys announced it had hired four lawyers from Barrios & Fuentes Abogados in Peru. 

Shearman & Sterling advised GE Capital on its acquisition of a 25% stake in YPF Energía Eléctrica. 

Marval and Linklaters acted for the joint bookrunners while Greenberg Traurig and Bomchil advised the issuer.  

Cleary Gottlieb advised the Republic of Chile in two registered sovereign offerings.  PPU acted for the underwriters as local counsel.