ARA’s relevant transactions
- Advised the buyer in the acquisition of the shares of the Estrella Azul business group, one of the oldest diary production companies in Panama.
- Advised one of the largest agro-industrial companies in Central America in the acquisition of all the assets of the local largest agro-industrial company in Panama, including the structuring, negotiation, closing, and the submission of the terms of the transaction before the Antitrust and Consumer Protection Authority.
- Advised a US fund in que acquisition of all the shares of a company with significant teak farms in Panama, in an extensive due diligence, negotiation and closing.
- Advised the buyer in the acquisition of the shares of a local 1968 company including the due diligence, reactivation and closing.
- Advised a multilateral financial institution with the structuring of a re financing program for local companies affected by the pandemic.
- Advised one of the largest companies in Japan in the acquisition of a local company, rated first in its sector, in a complex due diligence process, negotiation, structuring, and closing, including the submission of the terms of the transaction before the Antitrust and Consumer Protection Authority.
- Advised an international real estate developer in the (i) due diligence process; (ii) negotiation, structuring, and closing of an asset purchase transaction; and (iii) assignment of contracts related to the Soho Mall project, for an amount exceeding US$300,000,000.00.
- Advised a multinational hydrocarbons corporation regarding (i) the acquisition of a local fuel terminal; (ii) the acquisition of the liquid fuel business of a Panamanian competitor; (iii) the acquisition of shares of a company involved in the business of fuel stations and the wholesale of fuel, in a rigorous due diligence process, and the negotiation, structuring, and closing of a shares purchase agreement; and (iv) the submission of the transaction before the Antitrust and Consumer Protection Authority.
- Advised a local telecommunications company with the sale of part of its business.
- Advised a foreign company in the acquisition of the shares of a local mobile carrier.
- Advised the buyer in the due diligence and acquisition of the shares of (i) a 300-megawatt hydroelectric power generator, the largest in the country, representing approximately 25% of the country’s installed generation capacity; and (ii) a thermoelectric power plant with an installed capacity of 50 megawatts.
- Advised a foreign company in the acquisition of a branch of a telecommunications company.
- Advised an energy business group with due diligence, negotiations and bid to acquire a local hydroelectric power generation company.
- Advised a local group, in the due diligence and acquisition of shares of a local thermoelectric power generation plant with an installed capacity of 50MW.
- Advised a capital investment firm in reference to a due diligence process regarding the acquisition of a solar energy plant of 9.9MW.
- Advised one of the largest Chinese construction companies in the world in the bid to acquire the shares of a 350 MW power plant.
- Advised one of the largest producers of chemical products in Latin America in a refinancing of US$150,000,000.00.
- Advised an international real estate developer in the negotiation, structuring and closing of a syndicated loan agreement of US$276,500,000.00 with the negotiation, structuring and closing of a syndicated loan agreement of US$28,000,000.00 with Banesco, S.A., Banistmo, S.A., Banco Aliado, S.A., Bancolombia, S.A., Caja de Ahorros, Credicorp Bank, S.A., St. Georges Bank & Company, Inc. y Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A., for the purchase of Soho Mall.
- Advised non-bank financial institution, in negotiating, structuring, and closing transaction agreements in the amount of US$20,000,000.00 to finance the design, construction and rehabilitation of hospital projects in Panama.
- Advised a multilateral bank institution with the structure of a financing project for an airport expansion in Panama.
- Advised a multilateral bank institution, acting as guarantor of the Panamanian government, in a US$75,000,000.00 million-dollar financing of construction projects in Panama.
- Advised a financial institution in a loan agreement with a Central American bank.
- Advised a multilateral financial institution in a financing through public issuance of bonds in the amount of US$100,000,000.00.
- Advised an international bank in the due diligence and tax related aspects of the acquisition of a regional financial conglomerate of Panamanian capital.
- Advised the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production company in Colombia, in financial transactions with local and international financial institutions.
- Advised one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production company in Colombia and its subsidiaries in the implementation of its financial restructuring process to reduce its debt and improve their liquidity.
- Advised a non-bank financial institution in connection with the negotiation and structuring of a subordinated loan to a hydroelectric company with capacity of 10MW.
- Advised a non-bank financial institution in connection with the negotiation and structuring of three financial transactions for three solar project companies in Panama.
- Advised a non-bank financial institution in connection with the negotiation and structuring of a loan to a solar project company with capacity of 8.5MW.
- Advised a generator in the negotiation, structuring and closing of a syndicated loan agreement of US$28,000,000.00 with Global Bank, Multibank Inc. and Banco Panamá, S.A., to finance a hydroelectric plant in Panama.
- Advised an energy generator in a financing transaction of US$20,000,000.00 with Citibank.
- Advised a developer in a financial transaction of US$1,500,000.00 to design, construct, operate and maintain a hydroelectric plant.
- Advised a financial international institution in a financial transaction of US$63,400,000.00 to finance the developing, designing, constructing, operation and maintenance of a line located in Honduras.
- Advised client in connection with a private financing agreement of US$8,397,822.00.
- Advised client in connection with a credit assignment transaction in the amount of US$6,537,270.86.
- Advised a hydroelectric company in the refinancing of its project through a public issuance of bonds in the amount of US$40,000,000.00.
- Advised a multilateral institution with the legal analysis required for its participation in the financing of the expansion of the Panama Canal.