Latin Lawyer is pleased to announce the shortlisted deals in the capital markets, banking and finance, and project finance categories for our 18th annual Deal of the Year Awards.
Below are the three shortlisted deals in each category.
The winners will be announced at the charity awards night, which will be held on Thursday, May 9th, at the Hotel Unique in São Paulo.
A dinner will also be held to support pro bono clearinghouses in the area. More information and tickets are available here.
Click here to view the shortlist in the Private and Public M&A, ESG, and Private Equity categories. The shortlist for disputes, regulation and restructuring will be announced tomorrow.
Congratulations to everyone involved in these transactions.
capital market
BRF to make Brazil's largest stock issue in 2023
BRF lawyer
Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP
Lefosse
Counsel for Banco JP Morgan, Banco Bradesco BBI, Banco BTG Pactual, Citigroup Global Markets Brasil, Banco Itaú BBA, Banco Safra, UBS Brasil, and XP Investimentos
Allen & Overy Law Office
BMA Advogados
SALIC lawyer
Latham & Watkins Law Office
Matos Filho
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Mexican real estate business Vesta launches IPO on NYSE
Vesta's advisor
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Rich Mueller and Nicolau, South Carolina
Advisor to Citigroup Global Markets, BofA Securities, Barclays Capital, Morgan Stanley & Company, Scotia Capital (USA) and UBS Securities
Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP
Creel, Garcia-Cuellar, Aisa y Enriquez SC
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CAF makes largest-ever US dollar offer in US$1.75 billion deal
Andina De Fomento Corporate Lawyer
Sullivan & Cromwell Law Office
Advisor to BofA Securities, Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited, Goldman Sachs International, HSBC Securities (USA)
Clifford Chance LLP
Damper
Banking/Finance
StoneCo receives financing for women-led businesses
Advisor to StoneCo
milbank
Attorney at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Mayer Brown LLP
Tawil & Checker Advogados and Mayer Brown partnership
Trench Rossi Watanabe
TMF Group New York Lawyers
Ross PLLC
TMF Brazil Advisor
Pinheiro Guimarães
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Lundin refinances Chile mine in $800 million deal
Lundin's lawyer
Cassels Block & Blackwell LLP
Bourchuu & Funes de Rioja
bofill meal avocados
Lawyer of Mineração Maracá Indústria e Comércio
Beirano Advogados
Lawyer for Scotiabank and Bank of Montreal
Mayer Brown LLP
Beomchill
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
carry
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TC Energía Mexicana secures US$2.3 billion in financing
TC Energía Mexicana Lawyers
White & Case LLP
White & Case SC
Scotiabank, BBVA México, BMO Capital Markets, Mizuho Bank, Banco Inbursa, Institución de Banca Múltiple, Banco Nacional de México, Integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex, Bank of America, Bank of China, HSBC Bank, ATB Financial, Canadian Imperial Bank. Attorney General Department of Commerce, Royal Bank of Canada and Deutsche Bank AG
Latham & Watkins Law Office
Rich Mueller and Nicolau, South Carolina
Project Finance: Energy and Natural Resources
IFC makes first investment in lithium sector with project in Argentina
alkem lawyer
Sherman & Sterling LLP
allende and blair
Advisor to the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Mitrani Caballero & Luis Moreno
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Macquarie and Norsk Hydro secure funding for Brazilian renewable energy joint venture
Hydro Rain's Lawyer
Allen & Overy Law Office
Machado Mayer Advogados
Green Investment Group (GIG) Advisor
Machado Mayer Advogados
Lawyer for BNP Paribas, Banco Santander, Citibank, HSBC, JP Morgan, Natixis, Société Générale
White & Case LLP
Diaz Carneiro Advogados
citibank lawyer
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
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AES Dominicana receives groundbreaking IDB investment financing for solar assets
AES Dominicana Renewable Energy Advisor
Paul Hastings Law Office
nautadutir
Advisor to IDB Invest, JP Morgan Chase, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, Scotiabank
Clifford Chance LLP
Pelleno Nadal Law Office
Project Finance: Infrastructure
Aegea issues largest infrastructure bond in history
Aguas do Rio and Aegean Lawyers
Matos Filho
Itausa's lawyer
Lobo de Rizzo Advogados
Counsel for Banco Itaú, Banco ABC Brasil, BNDES, Banco Bradesco, Banco BTG Pactual, Banco JP Morgan, and XP Investimentos
Itaú Bank in-house lawyer – Leticia Martins
Banco ABC Brasil’s in-house lawyers – Felipe Tamburus, Livia Loureiro, Marcella Tasca, Fausto Guimarães, Julia Pozzer, Angelo Cristofaro
BNDES in-house lawyers – Leonardo José Soares and Leonardo Botelho Bandeira
Bradesco Bank In-house Counsel – Rodrigo Mamede, Renata Machida, Brian Miguel Souza
In-house lawyers of Banco BTG Pactual – Felipe Andreu, Izabel Siqueira, Gabriela Trevisan, Isabella Roque, Matheus Borgui, Sophia Machado
Banco JP Morgan in-house lawyers – Pedro Mahood, Patricia Ressa, Gustavo Zanetti, Tatiana Siqueira
XP Investimentos in-house lawyers – Luiza Trindade and Julia Cunha
Safra Bank In-house Counsel – Evelyn Trevisan
stokke forbes adbogados
TMF Brazil Advisor
stokke forbes adbogados
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Patria desalination plant receives USD 883 million financing facility in Chile
Advisor to Patria Investments
carry
Aguas Pacifico Holding, Aguas Pacifico, San Isidro Quirapirun Attorneys
milbank
Advisor to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Banco de Crédito e Inversiones, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., DNB Bank ASA, Natixis, New York Branch, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho Bank, Banco Bice, ScotiaBank, and Société Générale.
Paul Hastings Law Office
Guerrero Olivos
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Peruvian port wins US$975 million from Hong Kong investors
COSCO Shipping Port Chancay Peru Attorney
Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Perez Abogados
Volkan's advisor
Sherman & Sterling LLP
Rebasa, Alcazar, de las Casas
Lawyers for Bank of China, Bank of Communications, China Minsheng Bank Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone Branch, Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank, Bank of China (Hong Kong), Bank of China (Peru)
Garriguez (Peru)
