Francisco Arias-es

Morgan & Morgan advised in the acquisition of Sociedad de Alimentos de Primera, S.A.

Morgan & Morgan acted as counsel to DMPTY, INC., a Castillo Hermanos company, with respect to an agreement for the acquisition, from Empresa Panameña de Alimentos, S.A., of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Sociedad de Alimentos de Primera, S.A. (SAPRISA); owner of the Bonlac brand and line of dairy products. With this

Morgan & Morgan asesoró a la República de Panamá, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. y Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC en una oferta de Bonos Globales de los EUA

Morgan & Morgan actuó como asesor legal panameño de Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated y Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC con respecto a una oferta de adquisición por parte de la República de Panamá realizada a tenedores de bonos de Bonos Globales a tasa 3.875% con vencimiento el 17 de marzo de 2018

Morgan & Morgan advised in connection with a joint venture of Cafetales and ENESA

Morgan & Morgan advised Cafetales, S.A. (Cafetales) and Energía Natural, S.A. (ENESA), in a joint venture in a special purpose vehicle, Emnadesa Holding, S.A., in favour of which ENESA transferred its ownership interest in Empresa Nacional de Energía, S.A., and Cafetales transferred its ownership interest in Hidroeléctrica Bajos del Totuma, S.A. Empresa Nacional de Energía,

Morgan & Morgan advised in the acquisition of a Panamanian manufacturing company

Morgan & Morgan acted as Panamanian counsel to an international investment group with respect to the acquisition of all the remaining shares of a local company engaged in the production, sale and distribution of different products, including vegetable oil, soaps, detergents, butter, among others. Partner Francisco Arias and associate Roberto Vidal, participated in this transaction.

Morgan & Morgan advises Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A. in a cross-border securitization of mortgage backed securities for an amount of up to US$45,000,000

Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A., acting as trustee of the Thirteenth Mortgage-Backed Notes Trust, registered Mortgage Loans Notes in three tranches for an amount of up to US$45,000,000 with the Superintendency of Capital Markets of Panama, which notes were successfully placed through the Panama Stock Exchange.  Payments due to holders under the Mortgage Loan Notes are

Morgan & Morgan advised in connection with the sale of Protecsa

Morgan & Morgan represented the Chilean Group Marco Comercial e Industrial in the indirect sale of all shares issued and outstanding of the corporation Proveedora Tecnica, S.A. (Protecsa). Partner Francisco Arias and Associate Roberto Vidal, participated in this transaction.

Morgan & Morgan advised an affiliate company of Grupo Provivienda in the purchase of a shareholding participation in Argos Panama, S.A.

Morgan & Morgan acted as Panamanian counsel to an affiliate of Grupo Provivienda in the purchase of 20% of the issued and outstanding shares of Argos Panamá, S.A., a Panama-based subsidiary of the Cementos Argos, a Colombia-based cement group that is the fifth largest in Latin America and second largest in the south east of

Morgan & Morgan advised MMG Bank Corporation in the registration with the SMV of MMG Panama Allocation Fund, Inc. as an investment fund authorized to publicly offer up to 10,000,000 of its Ordinary Class B Shares

Morgan & Morgan provided legal counsel to MMG Panama Allocation Fund, Inc. (“MMG PAF”) in its constitution as a close-ended fund of funds. For said purpose, Morgan & Morgan provided advice to MMG PAF in registering with the Superintendence of the Securities Market of Panama (the Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores or “SMV”).  The investment

Morgan & Morgan advised MMG Bank Corporation in the registration with the SMV of MMG Global Allocation Fund, Inc. as an investment fund authorized to publicly offer up to 20,000,000 of its Ordinary Class B Shares

Morgan & Morgan provided legal counsel to MMG Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (“MMG GAF”) in its constitution as a close-ended fund of funds. For said purpose, Morgan & Morgan provided advice to MMG GAF in registering with the Superintendence of the Securities Market of Panama (the Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores or “SMV”).  The investment

Morgan & Morgan advised CM Realty, S.A. in the process of registering as a REIT before the Superintendence of the Securities Market of Panama and in the placement of its Ordinary Class B Shares through the Panama Stock Exchange, S.A.

Morgan & Morgan provided legal counsel to CM Realty, S.A. (“CM Realty”) in its constitution as a Sociedad de Inversión Inmobiliaria (the Panamanian equivalent of a Real Estate Investment Trust or REIT) in compliance with the requirements to enjoy the special tax regime set forth in paragraph 2 of article 706 of Panama’s Tax Code.