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Pablo Mir, appointed Trustee of The Foundation for Natural Resources in Energy Law (FNREL)

Chile

Bofill Mir - Pablo Mir, senior partner in the Mining and Natural Resources practice of Bofill Mir Abogados, has been appointed Trustee of The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (FNREL) - formerly "Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation". FNREL is a non-profit educational organisation ...

Marval advises on the issuance of Trust Securities "Mercado Crédito Consumo XXXIV"

Argentina

The Argentine law firm once again advised on a transaction involving Banking, Finance and Fintech law

Marval O’Farrell Mairal - After participating in 33 series, Marval O’Farrell Mairal acted once again as legal advisor in the issuance of the thirty-fo...

Important tax incentives in Yucatan

Mexico

Von Wobeser y Sierra - On June 28, 2024, a Decree was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (the "Decree"), which promotes investment in the Industrial Welfare Poles Progreso I and Merida I of the State of Yucatan, through which various tax incentives are granted for Income Tax and Val...

DLA Piper Argentina strengthens Corporate area with the addition of Joaquín Eppens Echagüe

Argentina

DLA Piper Argentina has welcomed Joaquín Eppens Echagüe as a partner in the Corporate Practice. Eppens Echagüe is a transactional attorney whose practice focuses on cross border banking, finance and capital markets, and is known as one of the leading corporate/M&A attorneys in Latin America. H...

The importance of legal certainty in Real Estate Development

Guatemala, Andres Rodriguez

Alegalis - According to GDP growth figures from the Bank of Guatemala, in 2023, the country’s real estate market activities experienced a growth of 4.2%. This demonstrates that real estate developers are indeed betting on investing in Guatemala, which is largely due to the existing legal certainty. ...

Arias advises Bladex on a syndicated financing of US$100 million

Guatemala

Arias Law - Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex) has successfully concluded the granting of a syndicated loan totaling US$100 million to Banco Promerica, S.A. During this transaction, ARIAS served as the legal advisor in Guatemala for Bladex. The financing, led by Bladex as l...

Paul, Weiss Launches Latin America Practice Group Page

Leticia Ossa Daza: ’I am thrilled for what’s to come because this is just the beginning’

Following the addition of Leticia Ossa Daza as head of the newly formed Latin America practice at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, the firm h...

Barros & Errázuriz opens New York office

Barros & Errázuriz has decided to open a representative office in New York from the last quarter of 2024, becoming the first Chilean law firm to take this important step. The firm commented: "The new office in New York will allow us to bring our clients closer to the extensive network of professi...

Inspiring Women in Law - Interview with Mónica Machuca

El Salvador

‘We aspire to promote an organisational culture that considers our people as integral human beings and not only as professionals’

Latin Counsel has conversed with Mónica Machuca, Senior Manager at EY Law El Salvador, about her experience and trajectory as a leading lawyer in inte...

Bomchil and Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advise on the issuance of Notes by Compañía General de Combustibles

Argentina

Bomchil advised Compañía General de Combustibles S.A. and Bruchou & Funes de Rioja acted as counsel to the book-running manager and the placement agent in the issuance of 3.00% Dollar- Linked Series 35 Additional Notes payable in pesos at the applicable exchange rate and maturing in February 2026 fo...

BLP advises on Costa Rica’s first Blue Bond

Central America

BLP has advised IDB Invest, FinDev Canada and LAGreen (the "Investors") on $50 million Costa Rica’s first blue bond, marking a historic transaction for the country’s capital markets sector. IDB Invest partnered with Banco Nacional de Costa Rica ("BNCR") to launch Costa Rica’s first blue bond, mar...

DLA Piper advises Harness on Acquisition of Split

Argentina, United States

DLA Piper advised Harness, a software delivery platform, in the acquisition of Split Software, a leading feature management and experimentation provider. The acquisition will aid Harness in expanding its capabilities in support of software customers and aim to increase efficiencies and innovation...

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