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Akin

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Akin has a niche practice driven by its institutional-investor debt finance practice, which represents a variety of insurance companies and other institutional investors in private placements and other debt financings. The firm has worked on a range of deals in the region, both in major markets such as Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Colombia, alnd smaller markets including El Salvador and Costa Rica. More recently, much of the practice group's activity has centred on Mexico, including its representation of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as lenders and investors, in the financing of Medios Cattri. London partner Thomas O’Connor has represented institutional investors and institutional lenders in connection with private placement transactions over many years, often along with Margaret Parker-Yavuz in Washington DC.

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  • ‘Professionals with great knowledge of their product, always looking to find a way to reach an agreement that works for both sides, excellent management of relationships with third parties, they do not seek to create conflicts or create unnecessary complications, always seeking to execute things in the simplest way possible.’

  • ‘Margaret Parker-Yavuz - a pleasure to work with on behalf of investors. We have never had any material difference with her.’

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Work highlights

  • Represented The Prudential Insurance Company of America and its affiliates as the lenders and investors in a “one-stop” financing of Medios Cattri.
  • Represented an affiliate of a client as the investor in a private placement of $100m of senior notes issued by Xignux.

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