Felipe previously practiced in New York and London. He advises companies and investment banks on offerings of high yield, convertible and investment grade bonds, IPOs, follow-ons, block trades and other strategic equity investments.
Felipe also has significant experience advising sovereign issuers and state-owned enterprises on capital markets transactions and private equity groups on M&A and matters relating to their portfolio companies.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
Capital Markets – Debt
High Yield
SSMS Plantation Holdings Pte. Ltd. on the offering of US$300 million aggregate principal amount of 7.750% senior notes, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by its parent company PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk.
The dealer managers and the initial purchasers on two separate liability management exercises and concurrent new issues by Vedanta Resources plc (cash tender offers for any and all of its outstanding 9.50% bonds due 2018 and 6.00% bonds due 2019, with a concurrent Rule 144A offering $1,000 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% bonds due 2022, and for any and all of its 6.00% bonds due 2019 and 8.25% bonds due 2022, with a concurrent Rule 144A offering of $1,000 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% bonds due 2024).
Comunicaciones Celulares, S.A. (Comcel) in connection with the debut Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Comcel Trust of $800 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% senior notes due 2024. Also advised Comcel as the borrower under a credit and guaranty agreement among Comcel, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch as lender, and the guarantors thereto, under which the lender made a loan to Comcel in the aggregate principal amount of $800 million. Comcel Trust used the proceeds from the offering of the notes to purchase from the lender a 100% participation interest in the loan.
Qualifications
Admissions
Academic
Juris Doctor, New York University School of Law, 2008
Professional Certificate in Law and Business, New York University Stern School of Business, 2008
Bachelor of Arts, Middle Eastern Studies, Emory University, 2002