Latham’s Latin America Practice Honored as M&A Legal Adviser of the Year

Latham & Watkins has again been recognized for its groundbreaking practice in Latin America, earning the prestigious M&A Legal Adviser of the Year award and for advising on four Deals of the Year by Global Banking & Markets: Latin America Awards (formerly Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Awards). These honors highlight excellence in legal advisory and transformative transactions across the Latin American and Caribbean markets, with a rigorous selection process evaluating deal size, duration, structure, distribution, and the borrower's background and financing accessibility.

The award-winning deals include:

• Project Finance Loan Deal of the Year and Natural Resources Finance Deal of the Year — Centinela Project: Latham represented Almar Water Solutions and Transelec, acting through two separate consortiums as project sponsors and operators, on the approximately US$1.5 billion brownfield and greenfield project.
• ESG Loan Deal of the Year — EdgeConneX's Financing: Latham advised Ares Management in connection with on EdgeConneX's US$1.5 billion sustainability-linked financings.
• Private Equity Deal of the Year — EBECP / GIP Helios II S.A. Transaction: Latham advised GIP Helios II S.A. on the US$646 million sale of renewable assets to Engie Brasil Energia Complementares Participações Ltda. (EBECP).
• Project Bond Deal of the Year — Yinson Boronia Production B.V.: Latham advised the global coordinators, joint bookrunners, and co-managers on Yinson Boronia Production B.V.’s 144A/Reg S offering of its US$1.035 billion 8.947% Senior Secured Notes Due 2042.

The Global Banking & Markets: Latin America Awards will be presented at a ceremony in Miami on December 10.