Representative Matters

• Represented Morgan Stanley in the proposed initial public offering of a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on precision oncology (transaction withdrawn prior to the company's US $2.5 billion acquisition by a major pharmaceutical corporation); acted for Underwriters. 
• Represented Bank of America in the US $235 million initial public offering of a medical device company specializing in automated insulin-delivery systems; acted for Underwriters.
• Represented Truist Securities in the proposed US $200 million initial public offering of a radiopharmaceutical biotech company (transaction withdrawn due to market conditions); acted for Underwriters.
• Represented Credit Suisse in the proposed US $215 million initial public offering of an oil and gas mineral and royalty acquisition company focused on the Permian Basin (transaction withdrawn in favor of a reverse merger with a publicly traded energy corporation); acted for Underwriters.
• Represented Morgan Stanley in the US $2.25 billion secondary global offering of 35 million ordinary shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev, comprising a public offering of ADSs in the United States and a concurrent private placement in the EEA and UK; acted for Underwriters.

• Represented Citibank, Santander, and the joint bookrunners in the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of US $1.035 billion senior secured notes to refinance a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit; this transaction was named "Oil & Gas Financing of the Year" by LatinFinance.
• Represented American Airlines in a US $1.5 billion senior secured notes offering and concurrent US $500 million term loan facility to refinance existing indebtedness; acted for Issuer. 
• Represented Prudential in the MXN $2.8 billion private placement of senior secured notes by Fibra EXI to refinance existing debt; this marked the first international debt placement by a Mexican energy and infrastructure trust.
• Represented Goldman Sachs as initial purchaser in the US $525 million offering of senior notes of a publicly traded provider of customized printing products; acted for Initial Purchaser.
• Represented Credit Suisse in the US $500 million senior unsecured notes offering by an oil and gas mineral and royalty acquisition company; acted for Initial Purchaser.

• Represented a leading alternative asset manager in the acquisition of a portfolio of illiquid private equity assets from the pension trust of a publicly traded manufacturing company; acted for Buyer. 
• Represented a Chilean private equity firm in the cross-border acquisition of a Peruvian telecommunications provider; acted for Buyer. 
• Advised a U.S. middle-market private equity firm in its bid to acquire a Canadian manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging; acted for Buyer. 
• Advised a real estate-focused investment firm in its bid to acquire a distressed provider of insurance software and ecommerce services through a bankruptcy auction; acted for Bidder. 
• Represented a U.S. private equity sponsor in its bid to acquire a leading automotive parts logistics operator; acted for Bidder.

• Advised FTMO on its acquisition of OANDA Global Corporation from CVC Capital Partners, combining a proprietary trading firm with a globally regulated broker; acted for Buyer. 
• Represented Telefónica in the US$400 million sale of its controlling equity stake in its Colombian subsidiary to a Luxembourg-based telecom operator, a transaction structured to optimize the seller's capital allocation in Latin America; acted for Seller.
• Represented GlobalFoundries in its acquisition of a Gallium Nitride (GaN) IP portfolio from an India-based semiconductor startup; acted for Buyer.
• Represented Repsol in the sale of a minority stake in Ecuador’s second-largest crude oil pipeline to a Buenos Aires-based energy company; acted for Seller.
• Represented a publicly traded global beverage company in the auction process to purchase a national sparkling water brand; acted for Buyer.
• Represented a publicly traded specialty retailer in its distressed sale process; acted for Seller.