Crédito Directo S.A.´s AR$ 300,000,000 Class III & IV Notes Issuance
Deal counsel in the issuance of Crédito Directo S.A.´s AR$ 300,000,000 Class III & IV Notes under its $ 800,000,000 Global Notes Programme.
Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A. acted as arranger and placement agent. Industrial Valores S.A., Puente Hnos S.A. and Balanz Capital Valores S.A.U. acted as placement agents.
“BeST Consumer Finance Serie XLVI” Financial Trust for AR$ 380,000,000
Deal counsel in the issuance and placement in Argentina of trust securities for AR $ 380,000,000 issued under the “BeST Consumer Finance Serie XLVI” Financial Trust, in which Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A acted as arranger, trustor, servicer and custodian, and TMF Trust Company (Argentina) S.A acted as trustee.
Cooperativa de Crédito, Consumo y Servicios Sociales La Plata Ltda.’s AR$ 75,000,000 Class I SME notes
Deal counsel in the issuance of Cooperativa de Crédito, Consumo y Servicios Sociales La Plata Ltda.´s AR$ 75,000,000 Class I SME Notes under its $ 100,000,000 Notes Programme.
Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A. acted as arranger and placement agent.
Cartasur Cards issued Class II Notes for AR$ 100,000,000
Deal Counsel in Cartasur Cards S.A.’s issuance of Class II Notes for AR$ 100,000,000, in which Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A. acted as arranger and placement agent, and Balanz Capital Valores S.A. Puente Hnos S.A. and AD Cap Securities Argentina S.A. acted as placement agents.
Cartasur Cards S.A. entered the Public Offering Regime for Notes Issuance and issued Class I Notes for AR$ 75,000,000
Deal Counsel in the issuance of Class I Notes for AR$ 75,000,000, in which Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A. acted as arranger and placement agent, and Balanz Capital Valores S.A. and Puente Hnos S.A. acted as placement agents.
“Presto Hoy I” Financial Trust for AR$ 95,107,765
Deal counsel in the constitution of the "Presto Hoy" Trust Securities Global Program and the issuance and placement in Argentina of trust securities for AR $ 95,107,765 issued under the “Presto Hoy I” Financial Trust, in which Wenance S.A acted as trustor and servicer, AdCap Securities Argentina S.A. as arranger, structuring agent, financial advisor and placement agent, and TMF Trust Company (Argentina) S.A acted as trustee.
Issuance of notes worth AR$ 3.6 billion in the aggregate by HSBC Bank Argentina S.A.
Acted as legal advisor to HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. (“HSBC”) in the issuance of: (i) Additional Class 5 Notes (re-opening of Class 5 Notes issued August 4, 2017 at 101% issue price) worth AR$ 1,167,500,000 (US$ 65.94 million) at the Tasa de Política Monetaria (Monetary Policy Interest Rate) as determined by the Argentine Central Bank, at 104.5% issue price, due on August 4, 2020; (ii) Class 6 Notes worth AR$ 433,333,000 (US$ 24.44 million) at a 25% fixed annual interest rate, due on June 7, 2019; and (iii) Class 7 Notes worth AR$ 2,064,500,000 (US$ 111.92 million) at the TM20 interest rate as reported by the Argentine Central Bank plus a 3.5% margin, due on December 7, 2020.
Additional Class 5 Notes, Class 6 Notes and Class 7 Notes were issued under HSBC’s notes program for the issuance of non-convertible negotiable obligations for up to V/N US$ 500,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies).
HSBC and Banco de Galicia and Buenos Aires S.A. acted as placement agents of Additional Class 5 Notes and Class 7 Notes, while HSBC was the exclusive placement agent of Class 6 Notes.
Banco de la Provincia de Córdoba made its first issuance of notes
Counsel to Banco de la Provincia de Córdoba S.A. in the issuance of Series I and II of the Notes for an aggregate amount of U$S 50,000,000.
Banco de la Provincia de Córdoba S.A. and Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A. acted as lead arrangers and placement agents, and Industrial Valores S.A. and TPCG Valores S.A. acted as placement agents, in the issuance of the Notes.
Province of La Rioja’s Debt Securities Issuance for US$ 100 million aggregate principal amount
Argentine law counsel to the initial purchaser and the local placement agents in the issuance of US$ 100 million aggregate principal amount of 9.750% additional notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). The Notes were offered and sold in transactions exempt from registration in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and were admitted to listing in Mercado de Valores de Buenos Aires S.A. and to be traded in Mercado Abierto Electrónico S.A.
UBS Securities LLC acted as initial purchaser in connection with the issuance of the additional Notes. Banco Voii S.A. and Puente Hnos. S.A. acted as local placement agents. The Bank of New York Mellon acted as trustee, paying agent and transfer agent. The Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A. acted as Luxembourg listing agent, paying agent and Luxembourg transfer agent.
Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Río Cuarto’s Debt Securities Issuance for U$S 14,800,000
Deal counsel in the issuance of the Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Río Cuarto’s U$S 14,800,000 debt securities.
Banco de la Provincia de Córdoba S.A. and Puente Hnos. S.A. acted as arrangers and placement agents.