Linklaters recognized by LatinFinance for 2020 Deals of the Year Awards
Firm lauded for advising on Suzano’s “Corporate High-Grade Bond of the Year” and LD Celulose’s “Syndicated Loan of the Year”
Linklaters was recognized by LatinFinance at the 2020 Deals of the Year Awards for its role in two winning transactions:
- Corporate High-Grade Bond of the Year: Suzano
- Syndicated Loan of the Year: LD Celulose
Linklaters represented the banks in Suzano’s 10-year sustainability-linked bond. The Brazilian pulp and paper producers’ US$750 million SEC-registered offering was the first in the emerging markets to incorporate the ICMA Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles.
The Linklaters team was led by partner Matthew Poulter alongside counsel Alejandro Gordano and associates Emma Cano and Marcelo Lopes. Counsel Matthew Brigham and associate Vasudha Anil Kumar supported tax matters on the transaction.
Linklaters also advised Austrian cellulose fiber producer Lenzing AG and Brazilian wood panel manufacturer Duratex S.A. as sponsors, and their joint venture LD Celulose S.A. as borrower, in connection with the development and US$1.1 billion financing of one of the largest and most energy-efficient dissolving wood pulp plants in the world (and associated renewables/biofuels cogeneration power plant).
LatinFinance also awarded the LD Celulose deal Loan of the Year – Latin America and Infrastructure Financing of the Year – Brazil in September 2020 at its Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards.
The Linklaters team was led by partner Andrew Compton with support from partner Vanessa Havard-Williams, managing associate Aileen Buchanan, and associates Alex Weaver, Paulina Sosa and Enrico Gätsch.
LatinFinance Deals of the Year Awards recognize stand-out transactions in Latin America. Awardees are selected by LatinFinance’s editorial staff in an exhaustive selection process involving the opinions of analysts, publicly available data, and the reception by market participants among other criteria. The eligibility period covered transactions from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020.
Learn more about Linklaters’ work advising on the award-winning Suzano deal here.
Learn more about Linklaters’ work advising on the award-winning LD Celulose deal here.
Read LatinFinance’s article about Suzano’s award here and LD Celulose’s award here.
