New York-based Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is no stranger to megadeals.
Category: Corporate & Sovereign Strategy
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BEST EQUITY HOUSE
Late 2009 and 2010 will be remembered as a period when equity issuance returned to LatAm with mixed results.
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BEST LAW FIRM — BRAZIL
The merger of Brazil’s two largest retailers – Casas Bahia and Globex, a unit of Pão de Açúcar – was no easy task.
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BEST SOVEREIGN ISSUER
A $1.5 billion dual-currency bond issue in July 2010 of dollar denominated and global-local notes marked the re-emergence of Chile, a historically infrequent issuer, and set a benchmark for its corporates.
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BEST LAW FIRM — CHILE
Chile’s Claro y Cía, established in 1880, is no stranger to complex M&A. In 2010 it acted as legal counsel for LAN Airlines in its merger with Brazil’s TAM that promises to be the largest airline in the region.
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BEST QUASI-SOVEREIGN BOND
Brazil’s BNDES has become a regular in the DCM after returning in 2008 from a 10-year hiatus.
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BEST CORPORATE ISSUER
América Móvil (AMX) is a frequent star of LatAm issuance, beloved by investors despite its razor thin spread and feared by bankers for its rigorous execution standards.
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BEST CORPORATE BOND
Southern Copper Corporation (SCC) saw jumbo demand for a $1.5 billion April 2010 issue of new 10 and 30-year bonds, which were tightly priced but still traded up.
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BEST SYNDICATED LOAN
At a time when the syndicated loan market was still thawing from a deep, crisis-driven freeze, Americas Mining Corporation (AMC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grupo México, provided an encouraging sign.
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BEST CORPORATE LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
After suffering derivative losses in the 2008-2009 crisis, Brazil’s Aracruz Celulose was purchased by Votorantim Celulose e Papel.