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Global law firm Clifford Chance has announced the return of Gianluca Bacchiocchi (pictured) as a partner in its Global Financial Markets team, strengthening the firm’s energy and infrastructure financing capabilities in the United States. Bacchiocchi, who previously worked at Clifford Chance from 2015 to 2021, brings nearly 27 years of experience in the energy and infrastructure (E&I) sector. Emma Matebalavu, head of global Financial Markets at Clifford Chance, expressed enthusiasm about Bacchiocchi’s return, highlighting the firm’s reputation for leading Energy & Infrastructure and global Asset-Backed Finance teams. Fabricio Longhin, co-head of the firm’s Latin America group, emphasized the importance of Bacchiocchi’s experience in addressing clients’ growing needs for creative project financing across various sectors in the US domestic market. #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #return #financialmarkets #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/eEEuV6rt

Dias Carneiro Advogados announces a strategic refinement in its corporate governance structure. Effective this month, the firm transitions to a co-managing partnership model, appointing André de Melo Ribeiro, Antonio Amendola, and Thiago Vallandro Flores (pictured from left to right) as Co-Managing Partners, replacing the traditional CEO/COO and Executive Committee structure. #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #appointments #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/desnj8NV

BMA Advogados advised the U.S.-based company Sherwin-Williams on Brazilian law aspects related to the acquisition, through its subsidiary Sherwin-Williams do Brasil Indústria e Comércio, of the decorative paint business of the German company BASF, including the Suvinil and Glasu! brands. Machado Meyer Advogados advised BASF. BMA advised Sherwin-Williams and relied on partners Monique Mavignier (pictured left), Barbara Rosenberg, Marcos Exposto, Adriana Dib Fuzinato, Luis Henrique Costa and Fernanda Nasciutti; associates Maria Donati, Manuela Bertocci, Julia Krein, Estêvão Orcini, Thais Maria Dias de Oliveira, Marina Pettinelli, Guilherme Gothardo and Ana Luisa Nascimento Dantas. Jones Day was international counsel to Sherwin-Williams. Machado Meyer advised BASF and relied on led partners Eduardo Boldrin Camara (pictured right), Guilherme Malouf, Diana Henne and Arthur Penteado, partner Fernando Tonanni and lawyers Antonio Colucci, Jacqueline Godoy, Lais Lopes Longuini, Marina Ourives Garcia, Victor Goulart Lazarini. Linklaters, Todorov, Giannini & Nisiyama also advised the same partie. #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #operation #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/dxbF9dtw

Magliona Abogados, a leading Chilean law firm specializing in corporate law, intellectual property, and new technologies, has announced the promotion of Karla Cid Villalobos (pictured) to partner. The appointment, effective February 18, 2025, reinforces the firm’s expertise in key practice areas, particularly in Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT). #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #incorporation #technology #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/d7w4FEHe

BMA Advogados advised Basílica Partners UNI FII – Fundo de Investimento imobiliário – Responsabilidade Limitada (Basílica Fundo) on the sale and lease back transaction between Unimed Nova Iguaçu Cooperativa de Trabalho Médico (Unimed NI), one of its subsidiaries, as seller and subsequent lessee, and Basílica Fundo, as buyer and subsequent lessor. BMa relied on partner Gustavo Maia; associates Gustavo Emanuel Cavaliere Rose, Matheus Pedrosa Hipólito and Andrea Oliveira. #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #operation #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/d6-fPgFr

Lefosse acted as legal advisor to IT4 Financial Services, IT4 Finance Consultoria de Sistemas together with IT4 Financial, and Sisfinance Evolução Processamento de Dados, in connection with the sale of 100% of their capital stock to BRItech. Lefosse advised IT4 Financial Services and relied on partner Christiano Rehder (pictured); associates Karina Vlahos; Luisa Costa Leite; Vinicius Salvino and assistant Luca Carioni. In-house counsel to BRITech: Claudio Barbosa Acorn Advisory was IT4 financial advisor and had: Gabriel Silva, Philipe Mari and Luca Marmo #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #operation #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/grkrdqNW

Nicholson y Cano | Abogados and Perez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen (PAGBAM) have acted San Miguel on the issuance of $16.2 million in Series XII notes. The transaction, completed on February 6, 2025, is part of San Miguel’s global program for issuing notes up to $250 million. Banco Santander Argentina and Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires acted as organizers and placement agents, alongside several other financial institutions. San Miguel, which accounts for 15% of global lemon grinding, is recognized by over 200 customers in more than 50 countries for its high-quality citrus products. Nicholson y Cano Abogados advised San Miguel, with a team led by partner Marcelo Villegas (pictured left), supported by associates Juan Martin Ferreiro, Jesica Pabstleben , and Darío Pessina. PAGBAM represented the arrangers and placement agents, with a team including partner Diego Serrano Redonnet (pictured right), counselor Alejo Muñoz de Toro, and associates Juan Ignacio Rodriguez Goñi and Tamara Friedenberger. #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #operation #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/d3bCd2_6

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has represented the dealer managers and solicitation agents in a debt exchange offer by Totalplay Telecomunicaciones, a leading Mexican telecommunications company. The transaction involved the exchange of Total Play’s outstanding 6.375% Senior Notes due 2028 for new 11.125% senior secured notes due 2032, along with a cash component. The Simpson Thacher team advising on this transaction was led by S. Todd Crider (pictured), head of the firm’s Latin America practice and partner. He was supported by senior counsel Kirsten Davis and associate Marcelo B. Lorenzen, from the Latin America Capital Markets team. #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #operation #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/d4RpkhcE

Veirano Advogados advised F.AB. ZONA OESTE on the public offering of simple, non-convertible debentures, with additional personal guarantee, in a single series, of its 7th issuance, in the total amount of BRL 65 million, with the intermediation of by Itaú BBA Assessoria Financeira, which was advised by Machado Meyer Advogados. Veirano Advogados advised F.AB. ZONA OESTE, BRK Ambiental Participações and Saneamento Ambiental Águas do Brasil and relied on partner Ingrid Hessling (pictured left), associate Michele Cazemiro Cristofoli Santos. Machado Meyer advised Itaú BBA Assessoria Financeira and relied on partner Rafael Capelão Carretero (pictured right) associates Thaís H. Valente T. Lima and Alexandre Teixeira Filho. #TheLatinAmericanLawyer #operation #lawfirm #lawyers Read the full article --> https://lnkd.in/dNKmXyjd