Simpson Thacher Represented Initial Purchasers in “Best Corporate Bond Deal of the Year in Latin America” in 2008
02.06.09
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LatinFinance recently named a debt offering for Braskem S.A. as the “Best Corporate Bond Deal of the Year in Latin America” for 2008.
The Firm had represented ABN AMRO, Calyon and Citigroup, as initial purchasers, in the US$500 million offering of 7.250% Notes due 2018 issued by Braskem Finance Limited, a Cayman Islands finance subsidiary of Braskem, and guaranteed by Braskem, a Brazilian corporation. The offering closed on June 5, 2008.
Braskem is the leading petrochemical company in Latin America and the third largest Brazilian-owned private sector industrial company.
The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Glenn M. Reiter, Kirsten L. Davis, Andrea Andrezo and Fernando Szterling (corporate), as well as Jonathan Cantor (tax).