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

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

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

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

Morgan & Morgan representó a Panama Ports Company en un arbitraje internacional de US $ 25,000,000.00

Un Tribunal de la Corte Internacional de Arbitraje de la Cámara de Comercio Internacional (ICC, por sus siglas en inglés), con sede en París, conformado por tres árbitros designados por dicha Corte, rechazó mediante laudo arbitral final, ya ejecutoriado, todos los reclamos formulados por Astilleros Braswell International S.A.,contra Panama Ports Company y la Autoridad Marítima

Morgan & Morgan advises IFC, JBIC, EIB, IDB and CAF in connection with a US$ 2.3 billion loan to finance the Panama Canal Expansion

Morgan & Morgan acted as local counsel to International Financial Corporation (IFC), Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), The European Investment Bank (EIB), Inter American Development Bank (IDB) and Andean Development Corporation (CAF), in connection with a US$2.3 billion syndicated loan unsecured credit facility to finance the expansion of the Panama Canal. Francisco Arias G.

Morgan & Morgan brindó asesoría legal a La Hipotecaria, S.A., en relación con la bursatilización transfronteriza de préstamos hipotecarios y la oferta pública de bonos hipotecarios por hasta US $ 12,500,000.00.

La Hipotecaria, S.A., actuando en su calidad de fiduciario del Noveno Fideicomiso de Bonos de Préstamos Hipotecarios, registró ante la Comisión Nacional de Valores de la República de Panamá unos bonos de préstamos hipotecarios hasta por un monto de US$12,500,000.00, los cuales fueron colocadas con éxito a través de la Bolsa de Valores de Panamá,