Since the 1980s, Chadbourne has been one of the major international law firms active in Latin America. Chadbourne has represented clients in many of the highest profile transactions in the region, in such areas as mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, project finance, banking and restructurings.
Chadbourne has been recognized as a leader and pioneer in the region. Some of Chadbourne’s signature transactions in the region include representation of clients in the following transactions:
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Agreement to Build and Operate Delayed Coker Unit at Chilean Refinery
Empresa Nacional del Petróleo
Consortium led by Chile's state oil company in connection with an agreement to finance, build and operate a $430 million delayed coker unit at ENAP's Aconcagua refinery.
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Debt Restructuring
TGS Creditors' Committee
Restructuring of dollar-denominated notes and bank and multilateral agency debt of $1.1 billion through a successful exchange offer by a natural gas pipeline company in Argentina.
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Debt Financing of Power-Generator Acquisition
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
$300 million long-term debt financing for the acquisition of a power generator with a capacity of 2,644 megawatt in Brazil.
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Rule 144A Offering
ISA do Brasil S.A.
$554 million Rule 144A offering to refinance the bridge financing obtained to fund its acquisition of a controlling interest in Companhia de Transmissão de Energia Elétrica Paulista (CTEEP), the second largest power transmission company in Brazil.
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Latin American Fund Formations
Southern Cross Group
Structure and formation of a Canadian private equity fund targeting investments in Latin America.
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Special Antitrust Counsel for Tender Offer
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
$17.6 billion tender offer for Inco, a Canadian nickel company.
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Sale of Latin American Company
Sociedad Punta de Lobos S.A.
$480 million sale of Latin America's largest salt producer to a world-leading German supplier of fertilizers and salt products.
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