Experience working on capital markets deals for some of the country’s biggest issuers helped the firm win business in a rocky year
Category: 2015 January / February
BRAZILIAN LAW PERCEPTION STUDY: Taxing issues
Anti-corruption, tax and labor legislation are likely to be
priorities for legal advisors to Brazilian companies this year.
By Jennifer P. Roig
M&A NEWS: Local bias
At the end of 2014, deal flow trickled in, with domestic transactions dominating. That rounded out a year of sharp contrasts between activity in Brazil and the rest of the region. By Katie Llanos-Small
AWARDS: LAW FIRM: ANDES
This law firm worked on a large array of winning deals, in a country that has been home to more landmark transactions than any other Andean nation
CARIBBEAN INFRASTRUCTURE: Resource competition
Attracting investment is fundamental to growth and exports in a tough external environment. By Lucien Chauvin
BOND NEWS: Petrobras jitters
A corruption investigation derailed issuance in Brazil, despite the country’s new economic leadership coming into view. Borrowers from other parts of the region fared better. By Eduardo García
AWARDS: LAW FIRM: LATAM
Experience and size have helped this firm stay ahead amid depressed economic conditions in Brazil and new opportunities
elsewhere
CARIBBEAN SOVEREIGN DEBT: Shaky foundation
The sharp fall in the global price of oil is elevating the risks to
Caribbean economies, just as they get back on track after the 2008 financial crisis. By Lucien Chauvin
AWARDS: BEST INVESTMENT BANK
An impressive performance across asset classes for Latin American clients puts this investment bank ahead of the pack
AWARDS: LAW FIRM: MEXICO
Ritch Mueller advised on deals that included Mexico’s biggest IPO of the year, the Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year, and Grupo Bimbo’s $1.3 billion bond
