Chantal Kordula’s practice focuses primarily on transactions in Latin America, particularly mergers and acquisitions, project and acquisition finance, and restructurings.
Chantal joined the firm in 1997 and became a partner in 2008.
Notable Experiences
M&A
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Vitro Mexico in the $2.15 billion sale of its food and beverage glass containers business to Owens-Illinois.
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Grupo Bimbo in its $709 million acquisition of Sara Lee Corporation’s North American Fresh Bakery; its €115 million acquisition of Sara Lee’s fresh bakery business in Spain and Portugal; its acquisition and financing of its $2.5 billion purchase of Weston Foods; and its $650 million acquisition of East Balt Bakeries.
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Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. in its $688.5 million acquisition of a 51 percent stake in Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. from The Coca-Cola Company.
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Ontex in its €400 million acquisition of Grupo Mabe.
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The Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of TerraForm Power in the company’s $2.4 billion joint acquisition with SunEdison, its majority shareholder, of First Wind.
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América Móvil in its $3.7 billion acquisition of Verizon Dominicana.
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Advent International in the acquisition of a majority stake by Advent and Essex Woodlands in Biotoscana Investments.
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Highstar Capital in the acquisitions and related financings of POPNA and MTCH, two marine terminal operators.
Project and Corporate Finance
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The Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation in the $1 billion (first stage) and $3 billion (second stage) secured financings to develop the new Mexico City international airport.
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TAG Pipelines Sur, a 50:50 joint venture between Pemex and GDF Suez, in the approximately $1.2 billion financing for the construction and operation of the Ramones II Sur pipeline.
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Gasoductos de Chihuahua in the $490 million project financing for the further development of two natural gas pipelines, a natural gas compression station, and an LPG storage and transportation system in Mexico.
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CAP in the first and second financing of a desalination plant in Chile’s Atacama Region III.
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Suez Energy Andino S.A. as sponsor of the $400 million project financing of a greenfield 165MW gross capacity coal-fired power plant in Chile.
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Tenedora Nemak in the $1.145 billion refinancing of a secured syndicated loan facility.
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The Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico in the development of legislation authorizing the use of public-private partnerships for infrastructure projects and previously in the procurement process for the award of a $4 billion operation and management contract for the Puerto Rico water and wastewater system.
Latin American Restructurings
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An ad hoc committee of international bank creditors in the $3 billion debt restructuring of Controladora Comercial Mexicana (Comerci).
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An ad hoc bondholder committee in the $420 million restructuring of Industrias Unidas’s indebtedness, which included a simultaneous Chapter 11 reorganization and an out-of-court restructuring.
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An ad hoc bank creditors committee in the restructuring of more than $935 million of derivative debt of GRUMA.
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A creditors committee in the $3.4 billion debt restructuring of Telecom Argentina.
Selected Activities
- Member, Board of Trustees of Amherst College
Publications
Events
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April 14, 2021
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October 8, 2019
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September 25, 2018
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July 7, 2016
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December 11, 2014
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September 16, 2014
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May 7, 2014
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March 5, 2014
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November 21, 2013
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September 17, 2013
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July 11, 2013
PLI’s Doing Deals in and with Emerging Markets: BRICs and Beyond 2013
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February 1, 2013
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July 12, 2012
PLI’s Doing Deals in and with Emerging Markets: BRIC and Beyond 2012
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June 14, 2012
Legal Challenges and Opportunities of Mexico's Increasing Global Integration
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June 12, 2012
Distressed IP: The Nortel Auction and the Evolving Patent Frenzy