Holland & Knight LLP has a diversified Latin America capital markets practice. With senior capital markets practitioners in New York, Miami, Mexico City and Bogota, it has carved out a significant market share of capital markets deals in the region, including in Mexico’s Fibra market, in project bonds, and in liability management transactions in Argentina. The team has also developed a strong record in ESG, notably green bonds and sustainability-linked bond offerings. It has close links to financial institutions and Latin American issuers. Stephen Double is an experienced practitioner with a major emphasis on bank lending, along with debt and equity offerings, project bonds, debt restructurings, exchange offers, structured finance and securitisation transactions; he has strong connections to international and Latin American financial institutions, along with a number of Latin American issuers. New York and Miami-based Norberto Quintana is another Latin America specialist with a fine record in project and infrastructure bonds. Associate Maria De Bedout is key team member on many of the team’s notable transactions. Named individuals are based in New York unless stated otherwise.
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‘Holland & Knight's capital markets team is excellent. They have a lot of experience in how to do transactions in Argentina, both in corporate and sub-sovereign operations.’
‘Steve Double is an excellent attorney and a pleasure to work with.'
Key clients
- BofA Securities
- Fibra UNO
- Puente Servicios de Inversión
- IDB Invest
- Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (BLADEX)
- Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos
Work highlights
- Advised Fibra UNO on its senior unsecured green bond placement for $600m, the first of its kind issued by a Mexican real estate investment trust (REIT).
- Advised BCP Securities and Puente Servicios de Inversión as dealer managers, on the successful debt restructuring of $200m of foreign-denominated debt securities issued by the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur.
- Represented Fibra Uno, the first Mexican real estate investment trust and the largest in Latin America, in connection with its exchange of $1.58bn in bonds for new notes to be issued by its recently created industrial property arm, NEXT Properties.
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Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Stephen Double