Several firms work on Raízen’s US$ 1 billion green notes offering
Stocche Forbes and Simpson Thacher represented Raízen in a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of US$1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 5.700% Green Notes due 2035 issued by Raízen Fuels Finance – a wholly owned financing subsidiary of Raízen – and guaranteed by Raízen and Raízen Energia. Pinheiro Neto and Milbank advised the underwriters.
Raízen is one of the leading integrated energy companies in the world, who operates in all stages of the biofuels and renewable energy sector value chain.
The transaction value was US$1 Billion.
Stocche Forbes acted as brazilian legal counsel to Raízen and Raízen Energia and relied on partners Henrique Filizzola, Eduardo Pereira, associate Bernardo Flecha de Lima da Cunha Pereira.
Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included partners Grenfel S. Calheiros, Paulo F. Cardoso, Jonathan E. Cantor; associates Siddharth Fresa, Raissa Fini and Larissa Gebrim; and Jiha Min.
Pinheiro Neto advised the underwriters Citigroup Global Markets Inc; Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; Santander US Capital Markets LLC and relied on partner Guilherme Sampaio Monteiro; counsel Marcos Saldanha Proença; associates Elena Carvalho Carrasco; Henrique Sampaio da Costa.
Milbank LLP also advised the same partie and relied on partners Tobias Stirnberg; Fabiana Sakai; associates Alexia Raad; Elora Farias; Mariana Carvalho Rodriguez.
In-house counsel list:
Raízen Fuels Finance (issuer) and Raízen and Raízen Energia (Guarantors): Jessica Bittencourt Poppe; Helena Galvani; Lilian Helena Moura; José Pedro Cardarelli; Maria Eduarda Portilho Viana; Leonardo Adolfo Oliveira.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc: Caio Blaj; Fernanda Savino; Iza Noronha; Maria Carolina Gama; Katrina Youssef; Mavis Kalo
Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc: Érico Nunes Narchi; Tania Grimaldi; Ethan Salant
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC: Courtney Alexandra Clark; Natalie Ko
Santander US Capital Markets LLC: Mercedes Pacheco; Bonnie Macfarlane.
