Elvira Perez

Elvira Perez advises clients on capital markets, banking and finance matters, primarily in Latin America. Ms. Perez represents international issuers and investment banks in a variety of capital markets transactions, including public and private securities offerings, high-yield debt offerings, debt exchange offers, consent solicitations and tender offers. She also counsels investment banks, commercial banks, private equity funds and corporations in connection with corporate financing transactions, including acquisition, bridge and investment-grade financings.

Recent representations include:

• Castlelake L.P. in its US$500 million debtor-in-possession refinancing to Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) (Sweden) and subsequent acquisition of US$1.2 billion of equity and convertible notes from SAS as part of its Chapter 11 and reorganization proceedings
• Banco Inbursa, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Inbursa, HSBC México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero HSBC and Scotiabank Inverlat S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple Grupo Financiero Scotiabank Inverlat as lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in the financing of VINCI Airports SAS’s (France) US$1.17 billion acquisition of a 29.99% stake in Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V. (OMA) (Mexico)
• Exhibidora Mexicana Cinépolis, S.A. de C.V. and Tenedora CPLS, S.A. de C.V. in the US$200 million dual-currency delayed draw senior secured term loan facility
• BofA Securities, Inc. as dealer manager and solicitation agent in connection with the concurrent exchange offer, tender offer and solicitation of consents of Guacolda Energía SpA’s outstanding $274 million Rule 144A senior notes due 2025
• BBVA Securities Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Santander Investment Securities Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., BCP Securities, LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Rabo Securities USA, Inc. and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. as initial purchasers in the US$500 million Rule 144A/Regulation S high-yield offering of 7.750% senior notes due 2026 by Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico) and in the €300 million Rule 144A/Regulation S high-yield offering of 5.500% senior notes due 2027 by Food Service Project, S.A. as part of Alsea’s out-of-court global debt restructuring
• Cinépolis de México, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) in its successful restructuring of US$1.35 billion of syndicated and bilateral loans. The restructuring also included a secured new money facility of US$200 million and a capital injection by the shareholders of Cinépolis of up to US$100 million
• Fibra SOMA (Mexico) in its inaugural US$600 million Rule 144A/Regulation S high-yield offering of 4.375% senior notes due 2031
• Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as initial purchasers in a US$500 million Rule 144A/Regulation S high-yield offering of 5.75% senior notes due 2025 by Canacol Energy Ltd. (Canada), an oil and natural gas company in Colombia and Ecuador
• Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (Chile) in its US$500 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 3.830% notes due 2061
• Becle, S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico) in its US$800 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 2.500% senior unsecured notes due 2031
• Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico) in the refinancing of its US$1.75 billion sustainability-linked revolving credit facility due 2026
• Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. in its US$600 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 4.000% senior notes due 2051