Healthy financing demands from Mexico to Brazil called for innovative legal advice
Category: Deals of the Year Awards
Sovereign Bond of the Year – Peru
In an effort to reduce dollar debt, Peru explored the Euroclear market and international investors lined up
Law Firm of the Year: Andes – Lazo, De Romaña & CMB Abogados
The law firm was omnipresent in Peru’s most visible financial transactions
Quasi-Sovereign Bond of the Year – Petroperú
The state-owned Peruvian petroleum company attracted international investors with its first cross-border bond, achieving favorable pricing
Law Firm of the Year: Argentina – Bruchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi
An ongoing wave of sovereign and sub-sovereign bond issues provided a strong deal flow for Argentina’s law firm of the year
Corporate High-Grade Bond of the Year – Sigma Alimentos
Shrugging off concerns over NAFTA, the issuer emphasized the viability of its Spanish division to attract European investors
Law Firm of the Year: Brazil – Pinheiro Neto
As Brazilian issuers return to the capital markets, a local law firm added personnel to handle the deal load
Corporate High-Yield Bond of the Year – Klabin
The Brazilian company ends a three-year absence from the international bond markets with a well-received green bond
Law Firm of the Year: Mexico – Ritch Mueller
Ritch Mueller’s legal advice was noted across many of Mexico’s most important deals in 2017
Sovereign Liability Management Deal of the Year & Local Currency Bond of the Year – Uruguay
The country’s first nominal fixed-rate global bond in local currency paved the way for Uruguay to fund itself entirely in pesos in 2017
