| Transactions
marked with an asterisk were handled by a Network firm other than
Estudio Bruzzon. |
| Energy
Transactions |
- Represented Chevron Overseas
Petroleum Inc. in the acquisition of Petrolera Argentina
San Jorge S.A. (the second largest oil producer of Argentina),
the largest acquisition of a non-government owned company
in Argentina.
- Represented Pioneer Natural
Resources Company in the $1.2 billion acquisition of Chauvco
Resources, Ltd.
- Represented Southeastern
Drilling Co. in the negotiation of the first oil and gas
contract in Argentina, during President Frondizi's term.
This pioneer contract covered one thousand wells for drilling
in the Patagonia region.
- Represented Perez Companc
S.A. in the privatization (construction, operation and concession)
of the Mexican Merida III pipeline project, as a member
of the consortium formed with Nova Corporation and The Williams
Companies, with an anticipated investment of over $200 million.
- Advised a leading U.S. energy
marketer on cross-ownership restrictions in Argentina and
Brazil for purchase/sale/trading of natural gas, power,
energy commodities and financial derivatives.*
- Represented U.S. seismic
acquisition company in the formation of a local branch to
provide seismic services in Argentina.*
- Representation of Chevron
San Jorge S.A. in the acquisition of Alberta Energy's assets
in Argentina.
- Representation of Chevron
San Jorge S.A. in the bidding rounds for oil and gas areas
called by the province of Neuquen, Argentina.
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Telecommunications & I.T.
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- Represented The Sabre Group,
Inc., a subsidary of AMR Corporation, in its information
technology and outsourcing activity in Argentina.
- Represented Electronic Data
System corporation (EDS), in the transfer and restructuring
of its management consulting division to its wholly-owned
subsidiary, A.T. Kearney, in Argentina.
- Representing a B2B Company
in their start-up and expansion plan in Argentina and throughout
Latin America and USA.
- Representation of MetaSolve
Software Inc. on issues pertaining to software license and
maintenance agreement in Argentina.
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Other Infrastructure Development
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- General representation of
International Water Limited, a subsidiary of Bechtel Enterprises
Incorporated (US) and United Utilities International Limited
(UK) in privatizations and water related projects in Argentina.
- Represented the group lead
by the Northumbrian Water Group PLC in the privatization
of the potable water distribution system of Cordoba.
- Represented the group lead
by Amoco Argentina Oil Company in the privatization of YPF's
Terminales Maritimas Patagonicas S.A.
- Served as lead counsel for
Petroquimica Cuyo S.A.I.C. in their Polypropylene Plant
Project, which involved an investment of $160 million.
- Represented Profertil S.A.,
a company owned by YPF S.A. and Agrium, Inc. (Canada), for
their project finance project of building and operating
the largest fertilizer (urea) plant in the world.
- Represented Hidrocarburos
Fueguinos, a company wholly owned by the Province of Tierra
del Fuego, in the re-negotiation of an Engineering, Procurement,
Construction and Management Agreement of a refinery in Rio
Grande, Tierra del Fuego.
- Representation of Noun N.V.,
a utility from the Netherlands, in their activity in Argentina,
in which they hold participation over two provincial water
and sewage concessions.
- Representation of BHP Limited
on issues pertaining to their mining properties in Argentina.
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Financial Services and Capital
Markets |
- Represented Banc One International
Corporation in their lending activity in Argentina, and
obtaining pledges over different types of assets. Drafting
of legal opinions.
- Represented The Archon
Group (a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs) in their proposed
activities in Argentina, including acquiring loan portfolios,
and obtaining security interests over different assets (i.e.,
receivables, equipment, real estate, shares, rights).
- Represented Chase Bank
of Texas, N.A. in connection with its role as Collateral
Trustee pursuant to the Collateral Trust and Security Agreement
on a portfolio investment over an Argentine company.
- Represented Banco Mercantil
S.A. in some litigation matters.
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