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Morgan & Morgan Legal represented Seven Seas Water (“Seven Seas”) and a group of its subsidiaries, in a US$203,000,000.00 financing with Deutsche Bank AG and Investec Bank, PLC, as lenders, which would be used to refinance a credit facility obtained by Seven Seas in June 2020, for US$163,000,000.00. Seven Seas is a portfolio of desalination and water supply projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners ...

Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce that our firm has been shortlisted in the Chambers Latin American Awards 2021 as “Panama Law Firm of the Year,” one of the most renowned recognition in the legal profession. Morgan & Morgan is one of the five Panamanian Law firms granted this important distinction, sharing the honor with highly recognized firms in Latin America. The complete list can be found in the Chambers & Partners website ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal advised the shareholders of the companies Galores Refrigerados S.A., Galores Logística S.A., and Avner Perry Investments, S.A. (the “Galores Group”), in connection with the sale of Galores Group to Emergent Cold Latin America (“Emergent LatAm”), Latin America’s newest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics provider. Galores Group is the largest 3PL cold storage facility in Central America and the Caribbean ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as Panamanian counsel to Banistmo S.A. in its role as agent of the three facility agreements. Additionally, Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as Panamanian counsel to Banistmo S.A., in its role as administrative agent of the Purchase Agreement of “Certificados de No Objeción”. Transactions related to the purchase and sale of “Certificados de No Objeción” issued by Metro de Panamá, S.A ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as Panamanian counsel to Mercandú, a startup based in El Salvador, in designing the corporate structure and Seed investment round of US$1,500,000.00 with which it launched its e-commerce website and mobile app that operate a regional digital marketplace offering door to door delivery of over 150,000 products such as: Technology, Home, Vitamins, Makeup, Pets, among others ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as Panamanian counsel to Avianca Holdings, S.A., as Debtor; and certain of its subsidiaries, as Guarantors, in connection with a DIP-to-exit facility used to repay Tranche A of US$ approximately 1,430,000,000.00, under a certain debtor-in-possession agreement executed on October, 2020, and its replacement with a new Tranche A-1 for US$ 1,050,000,000.00 and Tranche A-2 for US$ 550,000,000 ...

Morgan & Morgan has achieved the highest number of rankings for Panama in Chambers Latin America Guide 2022, the key reference point of Latin American top law firms. The directory has assigned the firm twenty rankings in seven practice areas, the highest number for a Panamanian law firm. This year, the recommended legal team is comprised by: • Simon Tejeira Q.: Dispute Resolution. • Juan David Morgan Jr.: Shipping (Litigation). • Francisco Arias G ...

Panama, August 16, 2021. International Financial Law Review (IFLR1000) released Panama’s rankings on Project Development, Banking and Finance, and Capital Markets (Debt and Equity), representing IFLR1000’s 31st edition (2021/22). Morgan & Morgan once again has been ranked as a Top Tier law firm in the three categories. Congratulations to our Corporate Law Team for this recognition which demonstrated Morgan & Morgan’s comprehensive strength in providing outstanding legal services ...

Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Mr. Alejandro E. Chevalier, as associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team of the firm. Prior to joining Morgan & Morgan, Mr. Chevalier worked as an International Attorney in the International Department of Akerman LLP (Miami, Florida). He also interned with the International Arbitration Department of Hogan Lovells US LLP (Miami, Florida). During this time, Mr ...

Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce that, for the sixth consecutive year, the firm´s Private Wealth Law practice group earned a top ranking (Band 1) in the 2021 Chambers Hight Net Worth Guide, a prestigious publication aimed at the international private wealth market and a key reference point of the world´s leading firms in terms of service excellence and reputation ...

The Foundation was established to honor the memory of Eduardo Morgan Alvarez (1902-1988), founder of Morgan & Morgan, a self-taught lawyer by vocation who dedicated his life to the successful exercise of the law, to procure an equal access to justice and to serve his country. Panama, June 1, 2021 ...

Morgan & Morgan advised Banco Davivienda Salvadoreño, S.A. (the “Bank”), of Colombian Grupo Empresarial Bolívar, which also has operations in Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Miami, in a US$39,500,000.00 financing granted in favor of certain companies part of the Premium Restaurant Brands Group (the “Group”), as well as in the creation of security interests in favor of the Bank, to guarantee the financing ...

For the eight year in a row, Morgan & Morgan has received the “Leading Lights” recognition in Latin America for the firm´s Pro Bono program. In Panama, only Morgan & Morgan achieved this status, sharing honors with other high-caliber firms across the region. This distinction is granted annually by Latin Lawyer, who, together with the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice, investigates the institutionalization of the practice within the firms and the participation of their lawyers ...

Morgan & Morgan advised Farmalisto, a health technology platform with presence in Mexico, Colombia, and Peru, with respect to the equity investment made by HBM Healthcare Investments (Cayman) Ltd., Inter-American Investment Corporation, Morgan Rio Capital Management, and other minority investors for the amount of up to US$18,000,000.00 in Farmalisto ...

Morgan & Morgan acted as counsel to Banistmo, S.A., in connection with the issuance and placement of senior secured notes due 2048 with an interest rate of 4%, for an amount up to US$400,000,000.00, issued through the ENA Master Trust, a special trust vehicle created by Empresa Nacional de Autopistas, S.A. (ENA) to raise the funds to refinance certain obligations amongst others of ENA Sur, S.A. and ENA Este, S.A ...

Morgan & Morgan acted as Panamanian Counsel to Itaú Corpbanca and the other lenders, in connection with two credit agreements granted by certain lenders and Itaú Corpbanca, as administrative agent, for amongst other, the refinancing of certain existing debt of Decameron group. The first for an amount of up to US$ 83,801,622.00 to Organización Decameron, S. de R.L. and Hoteles Decameron S. de R.L ...

Morgan & Morgan advised Continental Grain Company (“CGC”) in an investment in Multifoods (“Multifoods” or the “Company”), a leading Peru-based contract-manufacturing firm engaged in the production of food and beverage products, working with both grocery retailers and CPG companies. Morgan & Morgan advised CGC in all Panama law aspects of the transaction, based on the corporate structure of the Company ...

Panama, October 26, 2020. Morgan & Morgan acted as Panamanian counsel to Avianca Holdings, S.A., as Debtor; and Latin Airways Corp., Taca, S.A., AV International Investments, S.A., AV International Holdings S.A., AV International Holdco S.A., AV International Ventures S.A., AV TACA International Holdco, S.A., International Trade Marks Agency Inc. and Aviacorp Enterprises, S.A ...

Panama, September 29, 2020. Morgan & Morgan provided legal counsel to Banistmo, S.A., as Administrative Agent and Collection Agent, in connection with a loan agreement for an amount of up to US$315,601,312.14 between CitiGroup Global Markets, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners, various local and international banks as lenders, Banistmo, S.A., as Administrative Agent and Collection Agent to finance the acquisition by the borrower of the CDNOs ...

Panama, September 29, 2020. The green bonds are certified under the Climate Bonds Certification Scheme run by the Climate Bonds Initiative, an international, investor-focused non-profit organization, and the only organization working solely on mobilizing the $100 trillion bond market for climate change solutions. The Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme is a labelling scheme for bonds, loans & other debt instruments ...

Morgan & Morgan advised BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC., and SMBC Nikko Securities America Inc., in an issuance by Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex) of five-year term bonds for US$400,000,000.00 with a fixed coupon of 2.375%, under Rule 144A and Regulation S of the United States Securities Act of 1933. Partners Francisco Arias G. and Roberto Vidal, and international associate Miguel Arias M. represented Morgan & Morgan in this transaction ...

Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce that, for the fifth consecutive year, the firm´s Private Wealth Law practice group earned top ranking (Band 1) in the 2020 Chambers Hight Net Worth Guide, a publication aimed at the international private wealth market and a key reference point of the world´s leading firms in terms of service excellence and reputation. “This is a big player in the Panamanian market, capable of dealing with complex tax matters ...

Morgan & Morgan represented Panamanian company Electron Investment, S.A. (the “Issuer”) in the public offering of corporate bonds for a sum of up to US$ 205,000,000 (the “Bonds”) in relation to Pando and Monte Lirio, two hydropower generating facilities that it owns and operates. For purposes of the public offering, Electron Investment, S.A ...

Panama, July 9, 2020. Morgan & Morgan advised Gaming & Services de Panama, S.A. (the “Company”) and Cirsa Enterprises Group (“Cirsa”), a leading gaming group in Spain, Italy and a number of countries in Latin America, with respect to (i) a revolving credit facility agreement up to the amount of €55,000,000, by and among Cirsa Enterprises S.L.U., Cirsa Finance International S.à r.l. and the Company (as guarantor) with Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and Barclays Bank Plc ...

Morgan & Morgan advised Parque Industrial y Corporativo Sur, SA, in relation to the public offering of revolving corporate bonds (hereinafter the “Bonds”), which will be issued in multiple series, which may be senior series or subordinated series under a revolving program in which the outstanding principal balance of the Bonds issued and owed, in a single moment, may not exceed One Hundred million Dollars (US $100,000,000.00), legal tender of the United States of America ...