Deal of the Year: shortlists for capital markets, banking and finance, and project finance

Capital markets

Peru’s Auna makes US$360 million IPO on NYSE  

Counsel to Auna 

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 

Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados 

Posse Herrera Ruiz 

Ritch Mueller y Nicolau, SC 

Counsel to Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, BTG Pactual, Santander, Citigroup and HSBC 

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 

Garrigues (Peru) 

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SABESP completes largest LatAm privatisation deal of 2024 

Counsel to the State of São Paulo and Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP) 

Clifford Chance LLP 

Lefosse 

Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados 

Counsel to BTG Pactual, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banco Múltiple, Citigroup Global Markets Brasil, UBS Brasil, Itaú BBA, Banco Bradesco, Goldman Sachs Brasil, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Banco Safra, Banco Santander (Brasil) and XP Investimentos 

White & Case LLP 

Pinheiro Guimarães  

Counsel to Equatorial Energia 

Mattos Filho 

Counsel to the International Finance Corporation 

Lobo de Rizzo Advogados 

Pinheiro Neto Advogados 

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LATAM makes first bond issuance after restructuring 

Counsel to LATAM Airlines 

In-house counsel – Juan Carlos Menció and Claudia Alejandra Pavez   

Claro & Cía 

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 

Walkers

Machado Meyer Advogados 

Brigard Urrutia 

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (PBP) 

Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados 

Counsel to Citigroup Global Markets, Santander US Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank Securities and JPMorgan Securities 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 

Demarest Advogados 

Morales & Besa

Counsel to TMF 

Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados

Flor Bustamante Pizarro & Hurtado 

Banking & finance

Banco do Brasil gets US$800 million loan to fund farming MSMEs 

Counsel to Banco do Brasil 

Mayer Brown LLP 

Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown  

Counsel to JPMorgan, HSBC, CACIB and Standard Chartered 

Norton Rose Fulbright 

Ogier 

Pinheiro Neto Advogados  

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Dominican airport operator secures landmark financing   

Counsel to Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom) 

In-house counsel – Patricia Garcia, Juliana Pimentel and Yissel de Leon 

Paul Hastings LLP 

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 

Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández 

Counsel to Counsel to Banco Popular Dominicano, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, Citigroup Global Markets, FirstCaribbean International Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Popular Bank, Scotiabank, Citigroup Global Markets, JPMorgan Securities and Scotia Capital  

Squire Patton Boggs Peña Prieto Gamundi 

Counsel to Banco Popular Dominicano 

Milbank 

Bobadilla Abogados 

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MIP gets financing for US$6 billion Iberdrola acquisition 

Counsel to Mexico Infrastructure Partners (MIP) 

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 

Greenberg Traurig (Mexico) 

Ritch Mueller y Nicolau, SC 

Counsel to Banobras and FONADIN 

White & Case LLP 

White & Case SC 

Counsel to Barclays, BBVA Mexico, Santander Mexico, NAFIN and Bancomext 

Milbank 

Galicia Abogados 

Counsel to Citbanamex  

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes SC 

Counsel to UMB Bank 

Holland & Knight LLP 

Holland & Knight (Mexico) 

Project finance: infrastructure 

Colombian 5G toll road gets billion-dollar financing 

Counsel to Ortiz Construcciones and KMA Construcciones   

Paul Hastings LLP 

Cuatrecasas (Colombia)  

Counsel to Bancolombia, Corporación Andina de Fomento, Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional, Inter-American Investment Corporation, International Finance Corporation, JPMorgan Securities, MUFG Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 

Clifford Chance LLP 

Holland & Knight (Colombia)  

Counsel to Glas USA and Glas Americas  

Clifford Chance LLP  

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Uruguay’s Buquebus gets blue loan for world’s largest electric ferry  

Counsel to Buquebus 

In-house counsel – Horacio Martire 

Counsel to Banco Santander (Uruguay) and the International Finance Corporation  

Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga 

Counsel to Banco Santander (Uruguay)  

Dentons  

Counsel to the International Finance Corporation 

In-house counsel – Solange Marie Martin 

Martínez de Hoz & Rueda 

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Panama gets US$1.4 billion financing for fourth canal bridge

Counsel to the Republic of Panama and the Ministry of Economy and Finance 

Arnold & Porter  

Counsel to Consorcio Panamá Cuarto Puente, China Communications Construction Company and China Harbour Engineering Company 

Norton Rose Fulbright  

SIGMA Law 

Counsel to Panama Infrastructure Receivable Purchaser 

Icaza, González-Ruiz & Alemán 

Counsel to Mizuho and Banistmo 

Latham & Watkins LLP 

Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega 

Counsel to Banistmo 

Milbank 

Morgan & Morgan

Project finance: energy and natural resources 

Multiple firms advise on US$1.5 billion financing for Centinela mine expansion in Chile 

Counsel to Almar Water Servicios, Transelec, Aguas Esperanza 

Latham & Watkins LLP 

Barros & Errázuriz Abogados 

Counsel to BBVA, Banco Santander, Crédit Agricole, Intesa Sanpaolo, KfW IPEX-Bank, Natixis, Allianz, Carlyle, Denham and Hanwha 

Milbank  

Cuatrecasas (Chile) 

Counsel to Sigdo Koppers Group and Bonatti 

Prieto  

Counsel to Minera Centinela 

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 

Larrain y Asociados 

Jara del Favero 

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Engie obtains US$2.5 billion to build natural gas pipeline in Mexico  

Counsel to Energía Mayakan and Engie 

Covington & Burling LLP 

Baker McKenzie (Mexico)  

Counsel to Counsel to Banco Santander Mexico, BBVA México, Citibank, Crédit Agricole, Natixis, Scotiabank, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered Bank, Mizuho Bank, MUFG Bank, SMBC NY, Intesa Sanpaolo, New York Branch and The Bank of Nova Scotia 

Nader, Hayaux & Goebel 

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Grenergy gets funds for landmark solar battery storage facility in Chile 

Counsel to Grenergy Renovables  

Clifford Chance LLP 

Carey  

Counsel to BNP Paribas, Sumimoto Mitsui Banking Corporation, Natixis, Société Generale, Scotiabank and Scotiabank Chile 

Garrigues (Chile)