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Simpson Thacher was named the “Law Firm of the Year: Andes” by LatinFinance as part of its 2021 Deals of the Year Awards. A profile of the Firm highlighted its role advising “on some of the most noteworthy transactions in the region over the past year,” and recognized the Firm’s role on many standout deals. To read the complete profile, please click here (subscription required).

Todd Crider, Head of the Firm’s Latin America Practice, elaborated on trends in the Andean region over the past year, pointing to the burgeoning market for sustainable financings and also noting that “One bright spot in the Andean market last year was sovereign activity. Countries sought to take advantage of what at the time were still fairly low interest rates on a historical basis.” When reflecting on the Firm’s relationships in the region, Partner Juan Francisco Méndez explained, “We have developed very strong links with the leading corporate groups and family owners in Chile over the course of the past 30 years. We have replicated that strategy over the past 15 years or so in Peru and Colombia too.” He added that, “As a result, we always have sizable amounts of work that we do for key clients.”

The Firm was also recognized for its role advising on numerous matters that were named 2021 Deals of the Year. This included advising on Peru’s $4 billion global bond issuance, which was selected “Sovereign Bond of the Year,” the partnership between KKR and Telefónica Chile and Colombia, which was selected as “Private Equity Deal of the Year,” the Dominican Republic’s inaugural DOP116.8 billion local notes offering, which was selected “Sovereign Liability Management of the Year, and the Republic of Chile’s CLP1.6 trillion social bond issue in the domestic market, which was selected “Local Currency Deal of the Year,” with the Republic of Chile being named “Sovereign Issuer of the Year.”