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Sergio J. Galvis is widely recognized for his broad-based international experience. He represents a diverse group of clients including government bodies, corporations, investment banks and other organizations. Mr. Galvis heads our Latin American Group and coordinates our practice in Spain. He also chairs our Strategic Planning Committee and is Co-Head of Business Development for the Firm. Over the last 20 years, Mr. Galvis has advised our clients on significant matters in a number of practice areas and industry sectors, including: Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Project Finance Securities Sovereign and Corporate Debt Restructurings Oil and Gas Metals and Mining Mr. Galvis has been recognized in a number of publications, including Chambers, Euromoney, IFLR and LatinLawyer. Mr. Galvis writes frequently on international legal and financial matters. He was a recipient of the 2004 Burton Awards for Legal Achievement for his article, "Sovereign Debt Restructurings the Market Knows Best" published in International Finance. In 2002, Mr. Galvis was part of a group of eminent practitioners convened by a G-10 Working Group to help develop collective action clauses for sovereign debt financings. Mr. Galvis is involved with a number of not-for-profit and foreign policy organizations, including the Council on Foreign Relations and the Council of the Americas. Mr. Galvis was born in Colombia and is fluent in Spanish. See below for details of selected transactions and recognitions. Selected Transactions M&A Anglo American (U.K.) in its pending US$ 5.5 billion acquisition of a 63.5% shareholding in a new company (IronX) which will be demerged from MMX Mineração e Metálicos S.A. (Brazil) and will own MMX's current 51% interest in the Minas-Rio iron ore project and 70% interest in the Amapá iron ore system; and in its earlier acquisition of a 49% interest in MMX Minas-Rio Mineração e Logística (Brazil), with a potential deal value of up to US$ 3.5 billion Tenaris (Argentina/Luxembourg) in its US$ 2.2 billion acquisition of Hydril Company (U.S.) and US$ 3.185 billion acquisition of Maverick Tube Corporation (U.S.) Endesa (Spain) in the US$ 58.4 billion acquisition by Enel (Italy) and Acciona (Spain), as well as in the prior unsolicited bids for Endesa by E.ON (Germany) for US$ 81.8 billion and Gas Natural (Spain) for US$ 52.3 billion Bancolombia (Colombia) in its US$ 790 million acquisition of Banagricola (El Salvador) and US$ 1 billion three-way merger with CONAVI (Colombia) and CORFINSURA (Colombia) Camargo Corrêa (Brazil) in its US$ 1.025 billion acquisition of Loma Negra (Argentina) and its subsidiaries Private Equity Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) (Canada), as member of a private equity consortium in the US$ 1.5 billion acquisition of HQI Transelec Chile (Chile) from Hydro-Québec (Canada) GP Investimentos (Brazil) in its US$ 64 million acquisition (with other investors) of a 40% stake in Fogo de Chão Churrascarias (Holdings) LLP (Brazil) Project Development and Finance Engaged by Marcobre, the project company, to provide advice regarding the development and financing of the estimated US$ 430 million Marcona copper project (Peru) Panama Canal Authority (Panama) - advice on the legal and constitutional framework in preparation for the expansion of the Panama Canal (2004 to 2007) Cerro Verde II Project (Peru) - US$ 850 million copper mining expansion financing - ranked by LatinLawyer as the 2005 Project Finance Deal of the Year and by ProjectFinance as its Latin American Mining Deal of the Year for 2005 OCP Pipeline Project (Ecuador) and ongoing work - US$ 1.4 billion Los Pelambres Copper Project Refinancing (Chile) - US$ 460 million Securities Ternium (Argentina/Luxembourg), in its formation as a holding company and operating subsidiaries in Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela, its US$ 496.8 million IPO and its NYSE listing Tenaris (Argentina/Luxembourg) in the multi-jurisdictional US$ 2.1 billion stock-for-stock exchange offer for the outstanding shares of Siderca (Argentina), TAMSA (Mexico) and Dalmine (Italy) Sovereign and Corporate Debt Restructurings The International Managing Banks on the restructuring of more than US$ 100 billion of Argentina's external debt. This was the largest sovereign exchange offer to date and was named by LatinLawyer as the 2005 Debt Restructuring Deal of the Year and by The Banker for its Deals of the Year 2005. Sidor (Venezuela) in the restructuring through which Sidor and its controlling shareholder, Amazonia, reduced their aggregate financial debt from US$ 1.9 billion to US$ 791 million The bank lenders and bondholders (mostly U.S.) in connection with restructuring the indebtedness of Cablevisión (Argentina) Siderar (Argentina) in the restructuring of approximately US$ 470 million of its outstanding debt Oil and Gas Camisea Gas Project (Peru) - US$ 837 million project financing of LNG project. Ranked by ProjectFinance magazine as the Latin America Oil & Gas Deal of the Year Senior lenders in the US$ 1.6 billion financing and refinancing of the EVM oil and gas project (Brazil) OCP (Ecuador) in connection with the US$ 385 million acquisition by Sinopec (China) of a 30% interest in OCP, including the assignment of transportation and other rights Metals and Mining Engaged by Marcobre, the project company, to provide advice regarding the development and financing of the estimated US$ 430 million Marcona copper project (Peru) Sumitomo (Japan) in the US$ 443 million purchase of an equity stake in Cerro Verde (Peru) Collahuasi Copper Mining project refinancing (Chile) Recent Recognitions M&A IFLR, Mergers & Acquisitions Yearbook, 2005 New York Super Lawyers, 2007, 2006 The Lawdragon 500: Leading Lawyers in America, 2007 The Lawdragon 500: Leading Dealmakers in America, 2007 The Lawdragon 500: New Stars, New Worlds, 2006 Private Equity The Lawdragon 500: Leading Lawyers in America, 2007 The Lawdragon 500: New Stars, New Worlds, 2006 Project Development and Finance Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004-2005 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 Euromoney, Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers, 2007, 2006, 2004 Law Business Research, The International Who's Who of Project Finance Lawyers, 2007, 2005 Law Business Research, The International Who s Who of Business Lawyers, 2007, 2006, 2005 PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook, 2008, 2007, 2006 PLC Cross-Border Handbook: Finance: Secured Lending, 2007/2008, 2006/2007 The Lawdragon 500: Leading Lawyers in America (The 500 Better Than the Best), 2007 The Lawdragon 500: New Stars, New Worlds, 2006 Woodward/White, The Best Lawyers in America, 2008, 2007, 2006 The Legal 500, United States, Volume I, 2007 Capital Markets Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2007, 2006 Euromoney, Guide to the World's Leading Structured Finance Lawyers, 2007 PLC Cross-Border Finance Handbook, 2006 The Lawdragon 500: Leading Lawyers in America, 2007 The Lawdragon 500: New Stars, New Worlds, 2006 |
