“CFA CRÉDITOS I” Financial Trust for AR$1,250,000,000
Deal counsel in the issuance and placement in Argentina of trust securities for AR$1,250,000,000 issued under the “CFA CRÉDITOS I” Financial Trust, in which Compañía Financiera Argentina S.A. (Efectivo Sí) acted as trustor, arranger, collection agent and placement agent, TMF Trust Company (Argentina) S.A. acted as financial trustee, Banco Patagonia S.A. acted as arranger and placement agent and Banco Comafi S.A. acted as placement agent.
“AMFAyS – Serie 38” Financial Trust for AR$359,556,397
Legal advisors to StoneX Securities S.A. and Nuevo Banco de Santa Fe S.A. as arrangers and placement agents in the issuance and placement in Argentina by Asociación Mutual de las Fuerzas Armadas y de Seguridad (AMFAyS) as trustor and TMF Trust Company (Argentina) S.A. as trustee and issuer of debt securities Class 1 for AR$227,781,801, debt securities Class 2 for AR$18,824942 and debt securities Class 3 for AR$112,949,654, under the Financial Trusts Global Program “AMFAyS – Serie 38” for an amount of up to AR$5,000,000,000.
Issuance of Notes of Albanesi Group for US$14,065,308
Counsel to Generación Mediterránea S.A. and Central Térmica Roca S.A. in the co-issuance of 7,5% Class XIII Notes for US$14,065,308 due January 10, 2024, issued under the Global Notes Program for an amount of up to US$700,000,000.
SBS Capital S.A. and Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A. acted as arrangers, and SBS Trading S.A., Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A., Allaria Ledesma & Cía S.A., Balanz Capital Valores S.A.U., Nación Bursátil S.A., Liebre Capital S.A.U., BACS Banco de Crédito y Securitización S.A., and Banco Hipotecario S.A. acted as placement agents of Class XI Notes and Class XII Notes.
Legal Counsel to Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A.U. and Banco de Inversión y Comercio Exterior S.A. in the Granting of a Loan to a Phrónesis Group Company for US$5,300,000
Legal counsel to Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A.U., as lender, administrative agent and guarantee agent, and to Banco de Inversión y Comercio Exterior S.A., as lender, in the granting of a loan for a total amount of US$5,300,000 to a Phrónesis Group company, an agro-industrial group dedicated to the production, processing and marketing of foods in the local and international market, to finance the expansion of its industrial plant located in the province of San Juan.
Issuance of PyME CNV Guaranteed Series I Notes of Gestión de Préstamos y Cobranzas S.A. for $100,000,000
Counsel to Gestión de Préstamos y Cobranzas S.A. in the issuance of the PyME CNV Guaranteed Series I Notes for $100,000,000 due on December 22, 2023.
Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A., acted as arranger and placement agent of Series I Notes.
Allaria Ledesma & Cía S.A., acted as placement agent of Series I Notes.
Banco Interfinanzas S.A. y Banco Sáenz S.A. acted as guarantee entity of Series I Notes.
MSU Energy S.A.´s US$ 30.300.000 Series III Notes Offering
Counsel to MSU Energy S.A. in the issuance of its 7.35% Series III Notes for US$ 30,300,000, denominated, integrated and payable in U.S. dollars, maturing 24 months from the issuance date, under its US$ 100,000,000 Global Notes Program.
Municipality of Cordoba’s Series XLIII Treasury Notes Issuance for AR$1,029,029,000
Legal counsel to the Municipality of Cordoba’s, as issuer, Banco de la Provincia de Córdoba S.A., as arranger and placement, and to AdCap Securities Argentina S.A., Banco de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Banco Hipotecario S.A., Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A., Puente Hnos S.A., SBS Trading S.A., Nación Bursátil S.A., y Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A.U., as placement agents, in the issuance of Municipality of Cordoba’s Series XLIII Treasury Notes (the “Treasury Notes Series XLIII”), under the Municipality of Cordoba’s Treasury Notes Issuance Programme. The transaction closed on December 17, 2021 and the payments due under the Treasury Notes Series XLIII are secured by certain rights of the Municipality to collect certain contribution charges over the commercial, industrial and services activity. The Treasury Notes Series XLIII were issued for AR$1,029,029,000 at an annual floating interest rate equivalent to Badlar plus 4.75%, due on September 13, 2022.
Legal Advice in the Issuance of Class III Notes of Albanesi Energía S.A. for US$24,103,642
Counsel to Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A and SBS Capital S.A. as arrangers, and to SBS Trading S.A., Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A, Facimex Valores S.A., Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, AdCap Securities Argentina S.A., Macro Securities S.A., Nación Bursátil S.A., BACS Banco de Crédito y Securitización S.A., Banco Hipotecario S.A. and TPCG Valores S.A.U., as placement agents, in the issuance of Albanesi Energía S.A.’s 4.90% Class III Notes for US$24,103,642 due September 14, 2024.
SBS Capital S.A. and Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A. acted as arrangers, and SBS Capital S.A., Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A. Facimex Valores S.A., Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, AdCap Securities Argentina S.A., Macro Securities S.A., Nación Bursátil S.A., BACS Banco de Crédito y Securitización S.A., Banco Hipotecario S.A. and TPCG Valores S.A.U., acted as placement agents of Class III Notes.
Legal Counsel in the Sale of Grupo Alicorp's Argentinean Subsidiaries
We advised Alicorp S.A.A, a company that is part of Grupo Romero and is listed in Lima's Stock Exchange, in the sale of its Argentinean subsidiaries dedicated to the fabrication and commercialization of mass consumer products (personal care/homecare/foods).
The transaction involved the sale of 100% of its participation in four subsidiaries along with its entire operation in the country, including its three sites, brands and products.
Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation of Albanesi Group for U$S 325,395,255
Counsel to Generación Mediterránea S.A. and Central Térmica Roca S.A. in the co-issuance of 9.625% Class X Notes for U$S 325,395,255 due December 1, 2027 (the “Companies”) (the “New Notes”). The transaction was launched on October 22, 2021 and settled on December 1, 2021.
Class X Notes were issued by the Companies in exchange of their existing instruments: (i) 9.625% Senior Notes due 2023 issued by the Companies for U$S 336,000,000 (the “Existing Notes”); and (ii) certain existing loans for an aggregate outstanding principal amount of U$S 51,217,055 (the “Private Debt” and, together with the Existing Notes, the “Existing Instruments”). The issuance of the New Notes was carried out in accordance with General Resolution No. 861/2020 issued by the Argentine Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores).
The Bank of New York Mellon acted as New Notes Trustee, Paying Agent, Co-Registrar and Transfer Agent; D.F. King & Co. acted as Information and Exchange Agent; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and UBS Securities LLC acted as Dealer Managers and Consent Solicitation Agents; and SBS Trading S.A., Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A. and Sociedad de Bolsa Centaurus S.A. acted as local Placement Agents.