Isabella Ankerson

Canadian company G Mining Ventures has enlisted three Mattos Filho offices to acquire two Brazilian gold mining assets from Australian resources company BHP.

Two Winston & Strawn LLP offices and Chilean firm Claro & Cía have helped mining company Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) raise US$850 million through a bond offering.

Mexican Elite firm Nader, Hayaux & Goebel has bolstered its tax and litigation departments by hiring a counsel from Highly Recommended firm Hogan Lovells (Mexico) as a partner.

Argentine petroleum giant YPF has enlisted two Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP offices and Bruchou & Funes de Rioja in Buenos Aires to issue bonds worth US$500 million and launch concurrent tender and exchange offers.

Womble Bond Dickinson has bolstered its business litigation department by hiring a Latin America-focused partner from Recommended firm Dechert as head of its international disputes practice.

UK-based international outfit DWF has launched a Latin American practice group by appointing a former partner of Highly Recommended firm Holland & Knight (Mexico) to co-lead it as partner.

Ferrere (Uruguay) has helped a special purpose vehicle (SPV) controlled by a consortium of local construction companies ink a public-private partnership (PPP) with Uruguay’s Ministry of the Interior to develop a prison complex in the country’s San José department.

Arthur Cox LLP in Dublin and Demarest Advogados in São Paulo have helped Irish betting giant Flutter – owner of gambling juggernaut Paddy Power – acquire a majority stake in the Brazilian arm of UK entertainment company NSX for 1.9 billion reais (US$350 million), marking the latest deal since Brazil passed legislation legalising fixed-odds betting in December.

Three Womble Bond Dickinson offices have assisted Scottish engineering and consulting business Wood in the sale of its systems integration subsidiary to German software company SCIO Automation for US$30 million, including assets in Mexico.

Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas in Bogotá has helped Dutch development bank FMO make its first foray into Colombia by granting a US$50 million credit facility to local bank Banco Mundo Mujer, to finance local women-led micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs).