Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has a long-established Latin America group with a deep presence in Mexico, Brazil and across the region. It has close connections to corporates and private equity funds, along with investment banks, commercial banks, private equity sponsors, hedge funds and other financing sources. It remains active in syndicated loans, acquisition financings and project financings. ESG and sustainability-linked loans are an additional strength for the Latin America team. Alejandro González Lazzeri has a prolific record in Latin America financings, both for lenders and borrowers, and he is backed by Jose Nicolas Perez-Sierra at counsel level. Both are based in New York and teamed up to advise Exhibidora Mexicana Cinépolis (and other borrowers and guarantors) on a $1.29bn dual-currency (with a US dollar tranche and Mexican peso tranche) senior unsecured term loan facility.
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Work highlights
Represented Banco Itau Paraguay and Cooperative Rabobank UA, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners on Agrofertil and Tecnomyl's senior secured credit facility for an aggregate principal amount of up to $125m.
Represented Exhibidora Mexicana Cinépolis (and other borrowers and guarantors) in a dual-currency senior unsecured term loan facility for an aggregate principal amount of up to $1.29bn, comprised of U.S. dollar-denominated and a Mexican peso-denominated tranches.
Represented Macquarie Bank (as administrative agent, collateral agent, hedging provider, issuing bank and sole lead arranger and bookrunner) in Canacol Energy's senior secured term loan facility for an aggregate principal amount of up to $75 million.
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Alejandro Gonzalez Lazzeri