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Morgan & Morgan Legal advised Green Tower Properties Inc. (“Green Tower”) and its shareholders, in the registration and conversion as a Sociedad de Inversión Inmobiliaria (the Panamanian equivalent of a Real Estate Investment Trust or “REIT”) before the Superintendence of the Securities Market of Panama (the Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores or “SMV”), and in the registration of its Class B Shares before the SMV and the Latinamerican Stock Exchange, S.A ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal advised DMB Dr. Dieter Murmann Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (“DMB”), with respect to the acquisition of 100% of RAYTHEON ANSCHUETZ PANAMA, S. DE R.L. (the “Panama Subsidiary”), as part of the acquisition of DMB of the entire Anschütz Group with its headquarters in Kiel (Germany) and international subsidiaries in Panama City (Panama), Portsmouth (United Kingdom), Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, and Singapore ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as lead Panamanian legal counsel to First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“FQM”) and Minera Panama, S.A. (“MPSA”), a subsidiary of FQM, in all aspects related to the negotiations with the Government of Panama for a refreshed mining concession agreement for the Cobre Panama Project (the “Draft Refreshed Contract”) ...

Panama, March 9, 2023. Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as lead Panamanian legal counsel to First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“FQM”) and Minera Panama, S.A. (“MPSA”), a subsidiary of FQM, in all aspects related to the negotiations with the Government of Panama for a refreshed mining concession agreement for the Cobre Panama Project (the “Draft Refreshed Contract”) ...

Panama, February 27, 2023. For the fifth consecutive year, the Corporate Reputation Business Monitor (MERCO), a reference monitor for Ibero-America, presented the rankings of 100 companies and the 100 leaders with the best reputation in Panama. We are pleased to announce that Morgan & Morgan remains the only law firm in this important ranking, consolidating itself in the #1 position of the Legal sector ...

For the fifth consecutive year, the Corporate Reputation Business Monitor (MERCO), a reference monitor for Ibero-America, presented the rankings of 100 companies and the 100 leaders with the best reputation in Panama. We are pleased to announce that Morgan & Morgan remains the only law firm in this important ranking, consolidating itself in the #1 position of the Legal sector ...

For ten consecutive years, Morgan & Morgan has received the “Leading Lights” recognition in Latin America for the firm´s Pro Bono program. In Panama, only Morgan & Morgan achieved this status, sharing honors with leading regional firms. This distinction is granted annually by Latin Lawyer, who, together with the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice, investigates the institutionalization of the practice within the firms and the participation of their legal team ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal advised the majority shareholder group, in a joint venture for the development, construction and operation of a hotel and resort of the Waldorf Astoria chain in Punta Cacique, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The project is a luxury beach resort with an estimated 40 residential units and 190 hotel rooms, for an investment of over US$180,000,000. The project has already begun construction and the hotel is expected to open its doors to guests in 2025 ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Ana Carolina Castillo Solis as a partner of the firm's Corporate Law Department. Mrs. Castillo regularly advises clients in energy (power), finance, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, among others. In recent years, she has been particularly active advising clients involved in the generation of energy, including hydro, wind, thermal, and solar projects ...

Morgan & Morgan is pleased to announce the recent promotion of attorney Laura Barrios Altafulla as partner of the Estate Planning and Corporate Services Department Unit. Laura advises clients on international tax issues, mainly assisting companies on efficient corporate structures and compliance matters. Mrs. Barrios is considered one of Panama´s most knowledgeable tax treaty and CRS and FATCA reporting expert ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as Panamanian counsel of Republic Bank Limited, in connection with the term loan facility agreement dated November 30, 2022, by and among, Inflite Holdings (Cayman) Ltd., as borrower, Republic Bank Limited, as arranger, agent, security agent and lender, and other guarantors listed therein, for the amount of US$32,000,000.00. The purpose of the term loan facility is to finance the acquisition by the borrower of a restaurant franchise operation in Panama ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal represented Banistmo, S.A., as arranger and underwriter in connection with the registration of corporate bonds of Lion Hill Capital 2, S.A. (the “Issuer”), for an aggregate amount of US$80,000,000 with the Superintendency of Capital Markets of Panama, in order for the Issuer to publicly offer the bonds in multiple series, knowingly, Senior Secured Bonds and Subordinated Bonds ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal advised Mercantil Holding Financiero Internacional, S.A. (“MHFI”), and Mercantil Capital, S.A. (“Mercantil Capital”), subsidiaries of Grupo Mercantil, in relation to the closing of the Promissory Share Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) dated June 29, 2022, by and among the shareholders of Capital Bank, Inc. (“Capital Bank”) as sellers (the “Sellers”), Capital Financial Holding Inc ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal represented Latin American Kraft Investments, Inc ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal represented Latin American Kraft Investments, Inc. (the “Issuer”), in the registration of revolving commercial papers for an aggregate amount of US$40,000,000, under the abbreviated registration process for recurring registered issuers with the Superintendency of Capital Markets of Panama, in order for the Issuer to publicly offer the revolving commercial papers in multiple series ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as Panamanian counsel to Cinven, through one of their US companies, Environmental Science US, INC. as purchaser, with respect to the acquisition of the assets of Bayer, S.A. in Panama. Cinven, an international private equity firm, acquired all the assets in multiple jurisdictions of Bayer Environmental Science, a subsidiary of Bayer AG. This acquisition involved complex legal aspects from Panama and Germany ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal acted as Panamanian legal counsel to Cirsa Finance International S.à.r.l. (the “Issuer”), in connection with the offering (the “Offering”) pursuant to the final offering memorandum dated October 26, 2022 (the “Offering Memorandum”) of €425,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”), issued by the Issuer and guaranteed by its direct parent, Cirsa Enteprises, S.L.U ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal represented Cochez y Cía., S.A. (the “Issuer”), in the registration of revolving commercial papers for an aggregate of US$10,000,000, under the abbreviated registration process for recurring registered issuers with the Superintendency of Capital Markets of Panama, in order for the Issuer to publicly offer the bonds in multiple series. The first series of bonds for US$1,500,000 was successfully placed through the Latin American Stock Exchange (“Latinex”) ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal represented Cochez y Cía., S.A. (the “Issuer”), in the registration of revolving corporate bonds for an aggregate of US$90,000,000, under the abbreviated registration process for recurring registered issuers with the Superintendency of Capital Markets of Panama, in order for the Issuer to publicly offer the bonds in multiple series, including the issue of Series of Green or Sustainable Corporate Bonds ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal represented Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF- Development Bank of Latin America) (the “Issuer”), in the listing and placement through the Latin American Stock Exchange (“Latinex”) of a Series of Step-Up Fixed Rate Notes for an aggregate of US$200,000,000 (the “Notes”), under the US$30,000,000,000 Medium Term Note Programme ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal represented MMG Bank Corporation (“MMG Bank”), as lender, in a financing to be granted in favor of Daconan Star Solar, S.A. (“Daconan”), to be used for expansion, by 2.64 additional megawatts of the capacity of a photovoltaic project called “Daconan Solar”, with an installed capacity of 3.24 megawatts, located in the Province of Veraguas ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal advised MERCANTIL SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS INTERNACIONAL, S.A. (the “Issuer”), the holding company of Mercantil Group and the indirect holder of leading enterprises in the banking and insurance business in Panama and other countries, in the issuance of Class “A” and Class “B” Common Shares for a total of US$30,000,000.00 (the “Common Shares”), which were successfully placed ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal advised Mercantil Holding Financiero Internacional, S.A. (the “Issuer”), an affiliate of Grupo Mercantil and the indirect holder of leading enterprises in the banking and insurance business in Panama and other countries, in the registration of corporate bonds for an aggregate of US$100,000,000 with the Superintendency of Capital Markets of Panama in order for the Issuer to publicly offer the bonds in series ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal advised Supermercados Xtra, S.A., one of the leading supermarket chains in Panama (the “Issuer”), and its shareholders in the registration of its 12,500,000 common shares (the “Common Shares”) with the Superintendency of Capital Markets of Panama for their negotiation in a secondary market transaction through the Latinamerican Stock Exchange ("Latinex”) ...

Morgan & Morgan Legal is pleased to announce the recent incorporation of Mr. Jose Rafael Reyes as partner and head of the Taxation practice group of the firm. Mr. Reyes has over ten years of experience handling complex legal and tax matters. He regularly advises clients from multiple industries in connection with international taxation, tax planning, transfer pricing, regulatory compliance, proceedings before local tax authorities, and representation before the Administrative Tax Court ...