Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Capital Markets

Chambers Review

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Capital Markets - International Counsel

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton possesses a top-tier international practice renowned for its ability to handle sophisticated cross-border securities offerings in Latin America. The legal team remains a first port of call for major corporate issuers and prestigious financial institutions acting as underwriters on high-value transactions. The practice group boasts phenomenal expertise in both debt and equity instruments, regularly advising on bond offerings, note issuances and IPOs. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is also highly sought after by governments and state-owned entities to advise on sovereign debt deals.

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Work Highlights

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton represented J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities, Scotiabank and UBS, as underwriters, in the USD633 million IPO of BBB Foods.

Strengths

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have an excellent team of lawyers for every transaction. They are on top of the issues that could have any impact on our transactions.

Capital Markets respondent
Latin America

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton are a top firm in Latin America for capital markets. The lawyers are experienced and creative, and are always available and on top of things.

Capital Markets respondent
Latin America

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have an excellent team of lawyers for every transaction. They are on top of the issues that could have any impact on our transactions.

Capital Markets respondent
Latin America

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton are a top firm in Latin America for capital markets. The lawyers are experienced and creative, and are always available and on top of things.

Capital Markets respondent
Latin America

Notable Practitioners

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Nicolas Grabar

Senior Statespeople

Senior statesperson Nicolas Grabar enjoys longstanding experience advising key clients on significant capital markets deals in Argentina and Mexico. He remains a prominent figure in the market, boasting expertise in assisting issuers with private placements and registered public offerings of debt and equity offerings.

Nicolas Grabar has knowledge of every single detail of our most important transactions.

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Jorge U. Juantorena

Band 1

Stellar partner Jorge Juantorena has an impeccable track record of representing distinguished issuers and underwriters, as well as state-owned entities, in sophisticated debt issuances concerning key Latin America markets, most notably Mexico. He is singled out by sources for considerable praise.

Jorge Juantorena has a complete vision of our needs due to his expertise and full knowledge of the factors that may affect our transactions. He has very high standards of service.

Jorge Juantorena is a team leader who has unparalleled experience, and who is always practical and reasonable.

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Francesca Odell

Band 2

Francesca Odell has invaluable experience representing prestigious corporate issuers and international financial institutions in a range of complex debt and equity offerings. She has experience in Argentinian mandates.

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Juan G Giráldez

Band 3

Juan Giráldez is well versed in debt capital markets deals, benefiting from considerable experience representing states in sovereign debt transactions. He is recognised within the market for his wide regional presence.

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Manuel Silva

Up and Coming

Up-and-coming partner Manuel Silva is active advising renowned companies and governmental clients on capital markets operations involving jurisdictions such as Paraguay and Mexico.

Manuel Silva always provides great advice and a lot of awareness regarding additional issues we might be overlooking, highlighting the risks or benefits of executing specific transactions.

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