Emilio Minvielle

The Province of La Rioja in its successful $300 million restructuring through a consent solicitation and previously, in its $100 million bond offering and in its debut $200 million international Rule 144A/ Reg S global bond offering, each to fund the development of the Arauco Wind Farm.

The Provinces of Neuquén and Santa Fe in Argentina in numerous Rule 144A/ Reg S global offerings.

The Republic of Uruguay in a $1.2 billion and a $2 billion SEC-registered global notes offering, and previously in a series of liability management transactions totaling $850 million and $2 billion, respectively, to further improve its external debt profile.

The Republic of Paraguay in multiple global debt offerings since 2014, totaling more than $2.5 billion.

IPOs, follow-on transactions, and tender offerings for issuers, underwriters, and investors throughout Latin America:

• The underwriters in Pampa Holding’s $140.5 million Rule 144A/ Reg S IPO, its $74.7 million SEC-registered follow-on equity offering in the form of ADS, marking the return of Argentine companies to international equity markets following Globant’s 2014 IPO, and its $420 million Rule 144A/Reg S common stock offering.
• Bancolombia’s $314 million SEC-registered global offering of ADSs.
• The initial purchasers in Organización Cutilba’s $195 million Rule 144A/Reg S debut equity offering.
• Fintech in an all-cash tender offering for all outstanding Class B shared held by U.S. holders and all outstanding ADS’s of Telecom Argentina S.A.
• Vista Oil & Gas in its SEC-registered global offering of 10 million common shares.
• Grupo Supervielle S.A. in its SEC-registered initial public offering.
• Central Puerto in the $379.5 million initial public offering of its common shares by certain of its shareholders.

Debt offerings for issuers, underwriters, and investors throughout Latin America:

• Banco del Estado de Chile in the establishment and later updates of its $1 billion Rule 144A/ Reg S medium term notes program and various offerings thereunder.
• Frigorífico Concepción in its $300 million Rule 144A/Reg S new money offering and its concurrent tender offer and consent solicitation.
• The initial purchasers in Banco Continental’s $300 million Rule 144A/Reg S sustainable bond offering.
• CFR Pharmaceuticals in a $300 million Rule 144A/ Reg S global notes offering and concurrent negotiation of a bridge credit facility to fund its purchase of Laboratorio Franco Colombiano Lafrancol.
• The dealer managers in Mastellone’s debt restructuring through an exchange offer for its newly issued senior secured notes, plus certain cash consideration.
• Edenor in its $69.7 million Rule 144A/ Reg S global high-yield notes offering.
• Cablevisión in its $286 million bond offering in connection with the refinancing of existing notes.
• Empresa Distribuidora de Electricidad de Salta S.A in its $65 million Reg S bond offering.
• The initial purchasers in Empresa Nacional del Petróleo’s $600 million bond offering.
• The initial purchasers and dealer managers in Falabella’s $650 million Rule 144A/Reg S new money offering and concurrent cash tender offers.

JPMorgan Chase as lender in a $70 million bridge credit facility to Auna Colombia to (i) acquire 70% of the equity interests in Oncomedica S.A. (Oncomedica) and indirectly acquire 100% of the equity interests in Instituto Medico de Alta Tecnologia – IMAT S.A.S. (IMAT) and (ii) acquire up to 70% of the equity interests in Clinica Universitaria Medicina Integral–CUMI S.A.S. (Cumi).

Jinko Solar, along with the project SPV, in the project financing of a $105 million 80MW San Juan solar farm in San Juan, Argentina.

Petroquímica Comodoro Rivadavia in connection with the $108 million secured project financing for the construction, operation, and maintenance of Parque Eólico del Bicentenario.

Central Puerto in its $180 million unsecured term loan to fund the acquisition of the Brigadier Lopez Power Plant.

Telecom Argentina S.A. (“Telecom”) in a $30 million export credit facility with Finnish Export Credit, the proceeds of which were used to finance payments owed by Telecom for goods and services delivered under a supply agreement entered into between Telecom and Nokia.

Empresa Inversora Energética S.A., as borrower, and Tesnik Dos Holdings Limited, as guarantor, in a $300 million loan facility by UBS Securities LLC to pay a portion of the acquisition of Empresa Distribuidora de Energía Atlántica S.A. and Empresa Distribuidora La Plata S.A.

Desarrolladora Energética S.A. and Empresa Inversora Energética S.A, as borrowers, and Tesnik Holdings and Tesnik Dos Holdings, as guarantors, in a $475 million secured loan facility. 

Pampa Energía and Pampa Inversiones in the partial prepayment and refinancing of a $90 million credit agreement with Citibank and Standard Bank.

Falabella in its $138 million acquisition of online marketplace operator Linio.

A wholly-owned subsidiary of AIG Global Investment Group in its successful bid for the acquisition of P&O Ports North America.

A large multinational petrochemicals company in the negotiation and execution of certain agreements with YPF for the development of the first shale gas pilot project in Argentina.