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Deal Tracker: Which partners were the busiest in 2023?

The latest edition of the Deal Tracker report is out and reveals which partners in Latin America clocked up the largest number of deals in 2023.

Chile’s Ried Fabres launches tax practice with hire

Chilean firm Ried | Fabres has hired the founding partner of local outfit FirmaSur as head of its newly-inaugurated tax practice.

Brazilian power group Light inks preliminary creditors agreement

Brazilian utility company Light has reached an agreement with creditors and secured an extension to a stay from a Rio de Janeiro court, less than two months since it unveiled updated restructuring proposals.

Soft drinks company gets US$595 million credit line in Mexico

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes SC in Mexico City has helped local soft drinks company Industria de Refrescos obtain a US$595 million credit facility.

Mexican airport group makes sustainability-linked debt tap

White & Case SC has advised Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP) in its issuance of 3 billion pesos (US$181 million) worth of sustainability-linked bonds.

Brazil’s Votorantim buys back bonds through tender offer

Two Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP offices and Machado Meyer Advogados in São Paulo have helped Brazilian materials group Votorantim Cimentos launch a tender offer of sustainability-linked debt to buy back …

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Strategy and management

Lefosse adds three partners in promotion round

Lefosse has strengthened its banking, tax and labour groups by promoting two counsel and an associate to partner, just days …

Echecopar partner features among Peruvian IP boutique’s first hires

Peruvian IP boutique Intrinsecus Legal has recruited three lawyers just two months after its launch, including a partner from local …

Features

Deal Tracker: Which were the busiest firms in 2023?

Growth in Latin America’s economies may have faltered in the past few years but firms across the region have remained …

Get with the programme: AI in M&A is here to stay

It’s increasingly inevitable that artificial intelligence will become an integral part of day-to-day corporate legal advice. It’s therefore paramount that …