Latin Lawyer is delighted to announce the deals shortlisted in the capital markets, banking and finance and project finance categories of our 18th annual Deal of the Year Awards.
Listed below are the three deals that have been shortlisted in each category.
The winners will be announced on the night of our charity awards ceremony at Hotel Unique in São Paulo on Thursday 9 May.
A dinner will also be held in aid of the region’s pro bono clearinghouses. More information and tickets are available here.
To view the shortlists for the private and public M&A, ESG and private equity categories, click here. The shortlists for disputes, regulatory and restructuring will be announced tomorrow.
Congratulations to all those involved in these transactions.
Capital markets
BRF makes Brazil’s largest equity offering of 2023
Counsel to BRF
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Lefosse
Counsel to 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 LLP
BMA Advogados
Counsel to SALIC
Latham & Watkins LLP
Mattos Filho
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Mexican real estate business Vesta launches IPO on NYSE
Counsel to Vesta
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Ritch Mueller y Nicolau, SC
Counsel to Citigroup Global Markets, BofA Securities, Barclays Capital, Morgan Stanley & Co, Scotia Capital (USA) and UBS Securities
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez SC
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CAF makes largest-ever US dollar offer in US$1.75 billion deal
Counsel to Corporación Andina de Fomento
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Counsel to BofA Securities, Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited, Goldman Sachs International and HSBC Securities (USA)
Clifford Chance LLP
D’Empaire
Banking and finance
StoneCo gets loan for women-led businesses
Counsel to StoneCo
Milbank
Counsel to the US International DEvelopment Finance Corporation
Mayer Brown LLP
Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown
Trench Rossi Watanabe
Counsel to TMF Group New York
Ross PLLC
Counsel to TMF Brasil
Pinheiro Guimarães
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Lundin refinances Chilean mine in US$800 million deal
Counsel to Lundin
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Bofill Mir Abogados
Counsel to Mineração Maracá Indústria e Comércio
Veirano Advogados
Counsel to Scotiabank and Bank of Montreal
Mayer Brown LLP
Bomchil
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Carey
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TC Energía Mexicana secures US$2.3 billion financing
Counsel to TC Energía Mexicana
White & Case LLP
White & Case SC
Counsel to 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 of Commerce, Royal Bank of Canada and Deutsche Bank AG
Latham & Watkins LLP
Ritch Mueller y Nicolau, SC
Project finance: energy and natural resources
IFC makes first investment in lithium sector with Argentine project
Counsel to Allkem
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Allende & Brea
Counsel to the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno
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Macquarie and Norsk Hydro get funds for renewables JV in Brazil
Counsel to Hydro Rein
Allen & Overy LLP
Machado Meyer Advogados
Counsel to Green Investment Group (GIG)
Machado Meyer Advogados
Counsel to BNP Paribas, Banco Santander, Citibank, HSBC, JP Morgan, Natixis and Société Générale
White & Case LLP
Dias Carneiro Advogados
Counsel to Citibank
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
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AES Dominicana gets landmark IDB Invest financing for solar assets
Counsel to AES Dominicana Renewable Energy
Paul Hastings LLP
NautaDutilh
Counsel to IDB Invest, JP Morgan Chase, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior and Scotiabank
Clifford Chance LLP
Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting
Project finance: infrastructure
Aegea makes largest-ever infrastructure debenture offer
Counsel to Águas do Rio and Aegea
Mattos Filho
Counsel to Itaúsa
Lobo de Rizzo Advogados
Counsel to Banco Itaú, Banco ABC Brasil, BNDES, Banco Bradesco, Banco BTG Pactual, Banco JP Morgan and XP Investimentos
In-house counsel to Banco Itaú – Letícia Martins
In-house counsel to Banco ABC Brasil – Felipe Tamburus, Livia Loureiro, Marcella Tasca, Fausto Guimarães, Julia Pozzer and Angelo Cristofaro
In-house counsel to BNDES – Leonardo José Soares and Leonardo Botelho Bandeira
In-house counsel to Banco Bradesco – Rodrigo Mamede, Renata Machida and Brian Miguel Souza
In-house counsel to Banco BTG Pactual – Felipe Andreu, Izabel Siqueira, Gabriela Trevisan, Isabella Roque, Matheus Borgui and Sophia Machado
In-house counsel to Banco JP Morgan – Pedro Mafud, Patrícia Lessa, Gustavo Zanetti and Thatiana Siqueira
In-house counsel to XP Investimentos – Luiza Trindade and Julia Cunha
In-house counsel to Banco Safra – Evelyn Trevisan
Stocche Forbes Advogados
Counsel to TMF Brasil
Stocche Forbes Advogados
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Patria desalination plants get US$883 million credit line in Chile
Counsel to Patria Investments
Carey
Counsel to Aguas Pacifico Holding, Aguas Pacifico and San Isidro Quilapilún
Milbank
Counsel 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 LLP
Guerrero Olivos
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Peruvian port gets US$975 million from Hong Kong investor
Counsel to COSCO Shipping Ports Chancay Perú
Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
Counsel to Volcan
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas
Counsel to Bank of China, Bank of Communications, China Minsheng Banking Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone Branch, Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank, Bank of China (Hong Kong) and Bank of China (Peru)
Garrigues (Peru)
