Morgan & Morgan advised in the reacquisition and purchase of the majority stake of Supermercados Xtra, S.A.
Panama, January 7, 2022. Morgan & Morgan acted as legal counsel of Supermercados Xtra, S.A. (“XTRA”) and Grupo Harari, in the reacquisition by XTRA and the purchase by Grupo Harari of the shares owned by Souq Investments LP, equivalent to 53% of the issued and outstanding shares of XTRA, resulting in Grupo Harari becoming the
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Morgan & Morgan advised Supermercados Xtra, S.A. in connection with the offering and issuance of corporate bonds for an amount of up to US$100 million.
Panama, January 5, 2022. Morgan & Morgan advised Supermercados Xtra, S.A., one of the leading supermarket chains in Panama (the “Issuer”), in the amendment to certain terms and conditions of the Issuer’s US$250,000,000 public bond issuance registered with the Superintendency of Capital Markets of Panama in order for the Issuer to offer and issue three
Morgan & Morgan advised Cirsa Enterprises S.L.U in connection with the offering of secured notes for an amount of up to €615,000,000
Panama, September 27, 2021. Morgan & Morgan acted as counsel to Cirsa Enterprises S.L.U. in connection with the offering of €615,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Secured Notes due 2027, issued by Cirsa Finance International S.à.r.l., and to be guaranteed by the Cirsa Enterprises S.L.U. and, among others, Gaming & Services de Panama, S.A. Cirsa
Morgan & Morgan advised Global Climate Partnership Fund S.A., SICAV-SIF in connection with an unsecured facility agreement
Panama, September 24, 2021. Morgan acted as special Panamanian counsel to Global Climate Partnership Fund S.A., SICAV-SIF (GCPF) in connection with an unsecured facility agreement, dated as of September 24, 2021, by and among Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura, S.A. (CIFI), as borrower, CIFI LATAM, S.A. and CIFI PANAMÁ, S.A., as co-obligors (the
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Morgan & Morgan advised Galores Group in the sale of its cold storage business to Emergent LatAm.
Panama, August 31, 2021. Morgan & Morgan advised the shareholders of the companies Galores Refrigerados S.A., Galores Logística S.A., and Avner Perry Investments, S.A. (the “Galores Group”), in connection with the sale of Galores Group to Emergent Cold Latin America (“Emergent LatAm”), Latin America’s newest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics provider. Galores Group is the largest
Morgan & Morgan advised Banco Davivienda Salvadoreño, S.A. in a US$39.5 million financing to companies that are part of the Premium Restaurant Brands group.
Panama, April 23, 2021. Morgan & Morgan advised Banco Davivienda Salvadoreño, S.A. (the “Bank”), of Colombian Grupo Empresarial Bolívar, which also has operations in Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Miami, in a US$39,500,000.00 financing granted in favor of certain companies part of the Premium Restaurant Brands Group (the “Group”), as well as in
- Published in Roberto Vidal, 2020, Banking Law, expertise, Miguel Arias_exp
Morgan & Morgan advised Farmalisto in an equity investment of various investors
Panama, December 23, 2020. Morgan & Morgan advised Farmalisto, a health technology platform with presence in Mexico, Colombia, and Peru, with respect to the equity investment made by HBM Healthcare Investments (Cayman) Ltd., Inter-American Investment Corporation, Morgan Rio Capital Management, and other minority investors for the amount of up to US$18,000,000.00 in Farmalisto. The proceeds
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Morgan & Morgan advised Continental Grain Company in an investment in Multifoods to support the company´s expansion plans
Panama, November 13, 2020. Morgan & Morgan advised Continental Grain Company (“CGC”) in an investment in Multifoods (“Multifoods” or the “Company”), a leading Peru-based contract-manufacturing firm engaged in the production of food and beverage products, working with both grocery retailers and CPG companies. Morgan & Morgan advised CGC in all Panama law aspects of the
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Morgan & Morgan advised Panasolar Generation, S.A. in an issuance of corporate green bonds for US$15,500,000.00.
Panama, September 29, 2020. The green bonds are certified under the Climate Bonds Certification Scheme run by the Climate Bonds Initiative, an international, investor-focused non-profit organization, and the only organization working solely on mobilizing the $100 trillion bond market for climate change solutions. The Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme is a labelling scheme for
Morgan & Morgan advised in a US$40 million bond issuance by Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex)
Panama, September 14, 2020. Morgan & Morgan advised BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC., and SMBC Nikko Securities America Inc., in an issuance by Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex) of five-year term bonds for US$400,000,000.00 with a fixed coupon of 2.375%, under Rule 144A and Regulation S of the United States Securities Act
- Published in 2020, Banking Law, expertise, Francisco Arias, Miguel Arias_exp, Roberto Vidal, Securities and Capital Markets