Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is a dominant force in global offerings, for both sovereign and corporate issuers. The firm represents a number of Latin American states in their capital markets offerings, along with other countries in Africa, Europe and Asia. It also advises a multitude of Latin American corporate issuers, along bulge-bracket investment banks. The firm houses a team of former regulators, making it especially adept at advising foreign issuers looking to tap the US capital markets. Sustainability linked offerings continue to be a forte for the department. Jeffrey Karpf has outstanding client relationships and has led a series of headline and immensely challenging deals over recent years. David Lopez is a leader in liability management, including for Latin America issuers. Mexico capital markets specialist Jorge Juantorena and Francesca Odell are also at the forefront of Latin America capital markets offerings. Adam Fleisher  and Duane McLaughlin are key partners too. All named individuals are based in New York.

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Key clients

  • Western Digital Corporation
  • Copel
  • The initial purchasers to GE HealthCare and the dealer managers to General Electric Company
  • The underwriters to Citigroup
  • The managers to Asian Development Bank
  • HCA Inc.
  • Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (México)
  • Ontario Teachers' Finance Trust
  • Stripe
  • The underwriters to Corebridge Financial
  • The Lion Electric Company, Inc.
  • América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V.
  • CEMEX
  • Fomento Económico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (FEMSA)
  • Initial purchasers to Grupo Traxión
  • Republic of Chile
  • Initial purchasers to the Republic of Costa Rica
  • Codelco (Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile)
  • Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex)
  • Dominican Republic
  • Republic of Uruguay
  • Republic of Guatemala

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Jeffrey Karpf, David Lopez, Jorge Juantorena, Francesca Odell, Adam Fleisher, Duane McLaughlin