Our legal work in Latin America

The Republic of Ecuador in its return to the international capital markets with US$3.5bn of sovereign bonds.

BNP Paribas and BB Securities in the establishment of the largest ever structured bond by an emerging market issuer, Rio Oil Finance Trust.

Petroamazonas, an Ecuadorean state-owned oil company, on its US$4.9bn investment by Schlumberger.

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on two ICSID arbitrations in the food and beverage and petrochemical industries.

Petrobras, Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas company, on the sales and leasebacks of Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPS) units.

Acted as local Mexican counsel in Owens-Illinois’ US$2.15bn acquisition of Vitro’s food and beverage containers division.

Fibra Uno, the largest real estate company in Latin America, in a dual currency syndicated revolving credit facility worth US$850m.

Suramericana S.A., Grupo Sura’s insurance subsidiary, on its £403m acquisition of Royal Sun Alliance Insurance Group's Latin America operations.

Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. and Banco Nacional de Desarrollo de Venezuela on a US$5bn loan from China Development Bank.

The largest soft-drink bottling company and distributor in Central America on the formation of a joint venture with PepsiAmericas to combine their Caribbean operations, including Bahamas, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad & Tobago for the production and distribution of products throughout the Caribbean and Central America.

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional in anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations at the U.S. DoC and U.S. ITC.

Playa Hotels & Resorts, B.V. in 11 concurrent, interrelated transactions worth US$1.4bn.

IFC on its largest-ever investment in Colombia’s infrastructure sector, a US$380m investment in Pacific Midstream, Ltd.

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana on the US$3.6bn acquisition of ING Latin American regulated assets (“M&A Deal of the Year 2012” from Latin Lawyer and “Cross-Border M&A Deal of the Year 2012” from Latin Finance).

The Republic of Panama in precedent-setting ICSID arbitration in a dispute with investors from Costa Rica and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

BB Securities, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Itaú BBA, and Standard Chartered Bank in Banco do Brasil's issuance of 4.750% US$750m senior unsecured notes due 2024.

Citigroup and Scotiabank as Joint Bookrunning Managers in the sale of US$1.097 billion of 30-year bonds by The Republic of El Salvador.

The Government of Panama on the development of bidding rules and model EPC agreements for the development of the subway system in Panama City.