Morgan & Morgan provides legal counsel to Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A. in cross-border securitization of mortgage loans and public offer of mortgage bonds for an amount of up to US$100,000,000.00
Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A., in its capacity as trustee of the Tenth Mortgage Loan Notes Trust, registered before the National Securities Commission of the Republic of Panama mortgage loan notes in two series, knowingly, Series A Notes and Series B Notes for an amount of up to US$100,000,000.00, which were placed successfully through the Panama
- Published in Francisco Arias, Ricardo Arias, Roberto Vidal, Securities and Capital Markets
Morgan & Morgan provides legal advice to HSBC Leasing, S.A., regarding the registration of Revolving Notes for the amount of US$ 150,000,000.00
HSBC Leasing, S.A., a subsidiary of HSBC Bank (Panama), S.A., duly authorized by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to provide financial services, registered Revolving Notes for the amount of U.S. $ 150,000,000.00 with the National Securities Commission of the Republic of Panama. HSBC Leasing, S.A. will issue said bonds periodically, in Series, and in
- Published in Francisco Arias, Inocencio Galindo, Ricardo Arias, Securities and Capital Markets
Morgan & Morgan assisted Uni Bank & Trust, Inc. in obtaining its banking and trust licenses in Panama
The Superintendency of Banks (SBP) of the Republic of Panama issued a resolution granting Uni Bank & Trust, Inc. a General Banking and Trust License to formally operate in the Republic of Panama. Since February 22, 2010, the team of Morgan & Morgan, represented by its partner Eduardo Ferrer, and by request of the Bank’s
- Published in Banking Law, Eduardo Ferrer
Morgan & Morgan advises Cirsa and Deutsche Bank in €400,000,000 transaction
Morgan & Morgan represented Cirsa Gaming Corporation S.A. and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch in the offering of €400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.750% senior notes due 2018 through the direct wholly-owned finance subsidiary, Cirsa Funding Luxembourg S,A. Application will be made to list the notes on the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Morgan & Morgan represented Credit Suisse in US$2,250 million transaction
Morgan & Morgan advised Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) in the issuance and sale of up to US$2,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Euro Medium Terms Notes of the Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S.A. (Bladex). Application will be made to list the notes on the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for trading on the
Morgan & Morgan advises Jazz Air in US$15 million acquisition of Pluna Airlines
Morgan & Morgan acted as Panamanian counsel to Canadian airline Jazz Air LP in a US$15 million investment. Jazz Air LP acquired an interest in Uruguay’s national airline Pluna, through the subscription of shares of the Panamanian Holding Company of Pluna Líneas Aéreas Uruguayas, S.A. “Although the transaction documents were subject to Uruguayan law, two
- Published in Mergers & Acquisitios, Ramon Varela, Roberto Vidal
Morgan & Morgan advised HBSC in a US$60 million loan to the development of hydroelectric project
Morgan & Morgan represented HSBC Bank (Panama), S.A., as Administrative Agent and Lender in a US$60 million bridge loan facility granted to Ideal Panama, S.A., a subsidiary of Impulsadora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en America Latina, S.A. de C.V. (IDEAL), for the construction of a 87 MW hydroelectric power generation facility (Baitún Project) and
- Published in Banking Law, Energy, expertise, Francisco Arias, Kharla Aizpurua, Projects, Ramon Varela
Morgan & Morgan advises Mapfre in a US$211 million insurance merger
Morgan & Morgan acted as Panamanian counsel to Mapfre in connection with a US$211 million insurance merger, in which Mapfre acquires 57 per cent of the shares of Aseguradora Mundial and Mundial Desarrollo de Negocio, subsidiaries from Grupo Mundial. This transaction makes Mapfre as Central America’s largest insurance company. The Firm assisted its client with
Morgan & Morgan represented AES Corporation in Changuinola I Hydroelectric Project
Morgan & Morgan continue to advise its client, AES CHANGUINOLA, S.A., an affiliate of Arlington, VA-based The AES Corporation, in the development of the Changuinola I Hydroelectric Project, located in the Province of Bocas del Toro. Currently, the Changuinola I Project is the largest infrastructure project under construction in Panama after the Panama Canal Expansion
- Published in Energy, expertise, Inocencio Galindo, Ramon Varela
Morgan & Morgan represented Panama Ports Company in a US25,000,000.00 International Arbitration
A Tribunal of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), with headquarters in Paris, comprised by three arbitrator appointed by said Court, rejected through a final arbitration award, already executed, all the claims formulated by Astilleros Braswell International S.A., against Panama Ports Company and the Maritime Authority of Panama. Astilleros
- Published in Enrique Jimenez, expertise, Jose Carrizo, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Simon Tejeira