Clifford Chance’s global capital markets practice is particularly well known for its expertise when it comes to Latin American and Caribbean debt offerings. Jonathan Zonis has considerable experience handling cross-border debt and equity offerings for underwriters as well as issuers in the banking, energy, manufacturing, real estate, and telecoms sectors, among others. He chairs the group alongside Hugo Triaca, whose varied practice spans high-yield, investment-grade, and hybrid securities offerings, as well as liability management transactions. Andrés Berry and Joyce Moore focus on Latin American transactions.
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Kernmandanten

  • BofA Securities, Inc.
  • Barclays Bank PLC
  • Nomura International plc
  • BMO Capital Markets Corp.
  • Goldman Sachs International
  • Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo S.A. (COFIDE)
  • J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  • Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Santander U.S. Capital Markets LLC
  • Murano Global Investments PLC, Murano PV, S.A. de C.V.

Highlight-Mandate

Advised BofA Securities, Inc. (A) as initial purchaser, in connection with a novel notes issuance by the Republic of El Salvador (El Salvador), consisting of (i) a US$1 billion aggregate principal amount of 9.25% notes due 2030, and (ii) a US$1 billion reference notional amount of Macro Variable Interest Only Step-Up Notes, and (B) as dealer manager, in connection with El Salvador's tender offer for its 5.875% notes due 2025, 6.375% notes due 2027 and 8.625% notes due 2029.
Advised HSBC as arranger of a bond issued by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ("IBRD"), part of the World Bank Group. Interest on the bond is linked to carbon removal units ("CRUs") issued by projects managed by Mombak, a Brazilian based company, and sold to Microsoft.
Advised Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo (Sabesp), the Brazilian water and waste management company, on its US$2.7 billion public offering of shares. The offering consisted of a public offering and placement of shares within Brazil (listed on the B3) and outside Brazil (listed on the NYSE).

Anwält*innen

Führende Partner*innen

Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.

Praxisleitung

Jonathan Zonis; Hugo Triaca

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Andrés Berry; Joyce Moore