Alcogal recently participated in the Adidas 5K and 10K annual race “Ruta de las Plazas”, activity organized by Special Olympics Panama. Alcogal’s associates, committed as every year, joined the race very enthusiastically with their families to support the inclusion of people with special abilities.
Alcogal advised Grande Investment Corp. in the negotiation for the acquisition of a controlling interest of Petroamerica Terminal S.A. (PATSA) by VTTI B.V. We collaborated with the review, negotiation, and closing of the Stock Purchase Agreement, Shareholder´s Agreement, and other transactional documents. The acquisition totaled USD75 million. Petroamerica Terminal S.A. is a logistics center for …
Alcogal recently joined the Zapatlón campaign by collecting used and new shoes among our collaborators. Zapatlón is a shoe collection drive organized by Fundayuda that consists of collecting shoe donations that are later redistributed among the most impoverished communities of our country. With this project Fundayuda seeks to give children an opportunity to have their …
Legal 500, one of the largest legal referral guides, recently released their regional legal rankings, in which Alcogal has been distinguished as Panama Top Tier Firm in five practice areas: dispute resolution, banking and finance, corporate and M&A, offshore, real estate, and also recommended in the shipping practice area. Five of our firm’s partners were …
Alcogal receives several acknowledgements in The Legal 500 Latin America 2017 editorial Read More »
Alcogal participated as adviser to JP Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in connection with a USD550 million 144a/Reg S bond offering by Banco General S.A. The deal closed in August 2017. Partner Arturo Gerbaud, along with associates Rita de la Guardia and Rafael Marquínez, participated in this transaction.
On July 14th, a Gala Dinner was held at the Salón Las Perlas, Club Unión, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the USMA Law Students Association. Alcogal participated as sponsor of this first major event of the year, which had as main objective to raise funds for the benefit of the student body of …
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Alcogal advised Banca de Inversión Bancolombia (BIB) in the sale of the Soho Project, for USD350 million. The Soho project is the largest high-end luxury commercial real estate project in Panama, including two office towers, a hotel and a luxury shopping center. This is a unique transaction as it results from sanctions imposed by the …
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In celebration of National Children’s Day, Alcogal volunteers supported the Special Olympics athletes in the unified softball league that took place this past Saturday, July 15, at the Torrijos Carter Sports Complex. The volunteers had the opportunity to provide support to the athletes and assist them with the organization of the event, demonstrating empathy and …
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On July 8th, Alcogal participated in a food collection drive organized by the Food Bank of Panama. On this occasion, donations of tuna cans were collected among Alcogal employees in order tocontribute in the fight against hunger. The Food Bank of Panama is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help eradicate hunger in Panama …
Alcogal will sponsor the upcoming STEP Latin America conference to be held in Cartagena, Colombia on September 28 and 29, 2017. STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) is an international organization of professionals specializing in trusts and estate planning who aim to educate and promote the responsible management of assets across generations.