Grissel Mercado is a partner in the Capital Markets practice.

Her practice consists of representing and advising financial institutions and corporate issuers in debt and equity capital market transactions primarily in Latin America.

In addition, she advises a number of Latin American issuers on their ongoing SEC reporting requirements, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and corporate governance matters. Ms. Mercado has also represented and advised financial institutions and corporate issuers in international project financings and other private financings.

Grissel represents corporate and financial institutional clients including Ecopetrol, Volaris, Industrias Bachoco, Grupo Sura and its subsidiary Sura Asset Management, AES Gener and its subsidiaries in Chile, and Findeter.

• Alicorp in connection with its Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of S/ 1.64 billion in senior notes.
• Ecopetrol in connection with the optional redemption by it of two series of senior notes.
• The initial purchasers in connection with the Republic of Chile’s Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of approximately Ps. 1 trillion in euroclearable local bonds.
• The initial purchasers in connection with BBVA Bancomer’s Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of U.S. $1 billion in subordinated preferred capital notes.
• The initial purchasers in connection with Petróleos Mexicanos’ various Rule 144A and/or Regulation S offerings and liability management exercises.
• The initial purchasers in connection with Cometa Energía, S.A. de C.V.’s (owned by Actis) Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $860 million in senior secured notes to facilitate Actis’ $1.256 billion acquisition of the InterGen portfolio of energy assets in Mexico.
• The underwriters in connection with the Republic of Chile’s various SEC registered offerings of senior notes and liability management exercises.
• The initial purchasers in connection with Banco Santander Chile’s Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $500 million in senior notes.
• The initial purchasers in connection with Banco Davivienda’s Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of approximately COP 1.468 trillion in senior notes.
• Banco General, S.A. in connection with its Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $550 million in senior notes.
• Inversiones Atlántida, S.A. in connection with its Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $150 million in senior secured notes.
• Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana S.A. (“Grupo SURA”) in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $550 million in senior notes by Gruposura Finance, Grupo SURA’s wholly-owned subsidiary, and guaranteed by Grupo SURA.
• The initial purchasers in connection with Fondo Mivivienda’s Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings of $150 million in senior notes and S/1.5 billion in bonos corporativo.
• The underwriters in connection with Grupo Financiero Santander México’s SEC registered offering of $500 million in capital notes.
• The initial purchasers in connection with Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, Sociedad Nacional de Crédito, Institución de Banca de Desarrollo’s Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $700 million in subordinated preferred capital notes.
• The underwriters in connection with Cencosud S.A.’s SEC registered secondary follow-on equity offering of 14,905,977 shares in the form of American depositary shares, or ADSs, in the United States and other countries outside of Chile and the listing of the ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange.
• Ecopetrol S.A. in connection with its SEC registered offering of $500 million in senior notes.
• Kallpa Generación S.A. in connection with its Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $350 million in senior notes.
• The initial purchasers in connection with Nacional Financiera, Sociedad Nacional de Crédito, Institución de Banca de Desarrollo’s Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $500 million in senior notes.
• The initial purchasers in connection with Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, Sociedad Nacional de Crédito, Institución de Banca de Desarrollo’s Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $1 billion in senior notes.
• Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. in connection with its SEC registered secondary follow-on equity offering of 108,900,000 ordinary participation certificates (certificados de participación ordinarios ), in the form of American depositary shares, or ADSs, in the United States and other countries outside of Mexico and the listing of the ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange.
• Autoridad del Canal de Panamá in connection with its Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $450 million in senior notes.