Since its inception as a Corporate-Finance boutique back in 1990, until today as one of the most prestigious full-service law firms in Argentina, BFM&L has been the leading firm in debt capital markets transactions, advising the most important brokers, banks and Argentine and foreign financial institutions, as well as issuers. We have contributed to the introduction to the Argentine market of several international debt capital market products, including bonds, trust notes and debt securities of all types.

Among many other transactions, in 2011 BFM&L advised Banco de la Provincia de Córdoba S.A. in the issuance of notes by Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC) for an aggregate amount of US$565 million, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC International in the issuance of notes by Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A. for an aggregate amount of US$300 million.

Additionally, in 2010 BFM&L represented Crédit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A., Sucursal Buenos Aires, in Pan American Energy LLC's (Argentine Branch) US$500 million bond issuance -the first debt issuance in US dollars by an Argentine issuer in the international markets since the 2008 financial crisis-, and Credit Suisse Securities, Morgan Stanley and Banco Macro, in Aeropuertos Argentina 2000's international bond issuance for US$300 million.

Relevant Transactions

Contacts:
Roberto A. Lizondo
Hugo N. L. Bruzone