· Equifax strengthens in Peru

US credit checking agency Equifax has increased its presence in the Peruvian credit data market. 
Equifax's Peruvian subsidiary, Equifax del Perú, which operates under the Infocorp brand, bought Peruvian credit data business Acelor on 19 October for an undisclosed amount.
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· Pesquera Hayduk bounces back

Peruvian fishing group Pesquera Hayduk has secured financing to pay off its bankruptcy debts and buy one of its rivals.
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· América Móvil issues first bonds in Peru

América Móvil Perú, Peru's second largest mobile telephone operator, has issued bonds worth 125 million nuevos soles (US$42 million) - tapping the country's debt market for the first time  ...(more)

· European Investment Bank finances Telefonica in Peru

On July 17 the European Investment Bank (EIB) granted Telefonica del Peru S.A.A., an outpost of Spain's Telefonica and the largest fixed-line telephone operator in Peru, a €60 million loan  ...(more)

· Miner makes record tender offer in Peru

US copper company Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold has made a tender offer for a Peruvian copper mine worth 3.6 billion ruvian nuevos soles (US$1.25 billion) - the largest ever tender offer seen in Peru ...(more)

· Trafigura secures loan for Peru unit

Netherlands-based commodities trading group Trafigura Beheer has secured a US$200 million loan facility for its Peruvian affiliate, mining services provider Consorcio Minero - Cormin ...(more)

· AIM attracts more Peruvian miners

International Consolidated Minerals - ICM -, a holding company for Latin American mining assets, has listed on the London Stock Exchange. ...(more)

· Siemens completes acquisition of Bayer's diagnostics business in Peru

Siemens, through the Peruvian branch of its Colombian subsidiary Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics Ltda., has completed the acquisition of the diagnostics business of Bayer in Peru ...(more)

· Peruvian market research and public opinion industry finds new leader in Ipsos

Grupo Apoyo, a leading Peruvian conglomerate of professional services, has sold a controlling interest in Peruvian market research and public opinion company ...(more)

· Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano appoints two new partners

Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano Abogados promoted associates Alfonso Montoya and Fabrizio Castellano to the partnership effective July 1 ...(more)

· Peruvian mining company follows IPO path to London

Peruvian mining company Minera IRL S.A. has raised £11.4 million in an initial public offering (IPO) in London Stock Exchange's AIM ...(more)

· Royal & Sun Alliance completes Peruvian exit through MBO

Following the divestiture of its Peruvian life and general insurance companies in 2004, U.K. insurance group Royal & Sun Alliance ...(more)

· Titan Europe rolls on to Peru and Chile

U.K.-based Titan Europe plc, listed in the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange, has acquired Aros del Pacifico S.A. in Chile ...(more)

· Sale of 100% of Peru's Consorcio Transmantaro goes to Colombia

After successful concurrent but independent negotiations, Canadian power company Hydro-Quebec, Quebec-based Solidarity Fund QFL ...(more)

·Impregilo and Acea reduce majority in Consorcio Agua Azul in Peru

Italian companies Impregilo S.p.A. and Acea S.p.A. have sold 39% of the shareholding of Consorcio Agua Azul S.A., ...(more)

·Teck Cominco sells remaining 25% of Minas Poracota in Peru

Canadian mining company Teck Cominco Limited sold its remaining 25% equity stake ...(more)

· Developments at main promoter of housing financing in Peru

Fondo MIVIVIENDA S.A., the main vehicle of the Peruvian government dedicated to promoting the financing of housing in Peru ...(more)

· Acquisition of micro-financing institution closes in Peru

Peruvian leading micro-finance financial institution Edpyme Edyficar has acquired 100% of ...(more)

· Supply chain manager buys in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia

In an effort to expand in the Latin American market, Bremen, Germany-based Cool Chain Group has acquired a 65% ...(more)

· BBVA Banco Continental finances Tecpetrol in Peru

BBVA Banco Continental has granted a financing facility of US$35 million to Tecpetrol del Peru S.A.C. ...(more)

· Yanacocha makes US$200 million bond shelf registration and places US$100 million

Minera Yanacocha S.R.L., the largest gold producer in South America, has registered a bond ...(more)

· Trafigura reorganizes shareholding in Compañia Minera Condestable

Trafigura Beheer B.V., parent company of the Trafigura Group, has reorganized its shareholding in Compañia Minera Condestable S.A.A. ...(more)

· New Callao container terminal in Peru goes to DP World

World, through its subsidiary P&O, in consortium with local partner Uniport, won the bidding for the 30-year...(more)

· Largest South American gold producer secures US$100 million in Peru

Minera Yanacocha S.R.L., the largest gold producer in South America, secured a US$100 million financing facility from...(more)

· IFC tops financing to micro-finance financial institution in Peru

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has granted a US$1 million...(more)

· Cerro Verde completes last step in financing of expansion

Peruvian listed company Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. ( SMCV ) has completed the last step in the financing of its sulphide expansion...(more)

· Peruvian company becomes the largest fishmeal producer in the world

Tecnologica de Alimentos S.A., a Peruvian fishing company member of Grupo Brescia, acquired 99.99% of the common shares of Grupo Sindicato Pesquero del Peru S.A. ...(more)

· Law Firm of the year in Peru

The prestigious British consultant Law Business Research Ltd., specialized in advising on the legal services market around the world, recognized Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano Abogados ...(more)

· Leader in the performance of legal services

In its annual evaluation on the market of legal services in the world, the prestigious British consultant Practical Law Company ...(more)

· Latin Lawyer honours Juan Guillermo Lohmann

The prestigious British magazine Latin Lawyer, worldwide considered by large corporations and business ...(more)

· New honour of Chamber and Partners

The edition 2006 of Chamber and Partners, published in the United States of America and the United Kingdom ...(more)

· Southwestern Resources and Teck Cominco sell 75% of Minas Poracota

Canadian mining companies Southwestern Resources Corp. and Teck Cominco Limited sold an aggregate 75% ...(more)

· Mining company Catalina Huanca obtains financing from BWS

Catalina Huanca Sociedad Minera S.A.C., a Peruvian mining company member of the Trafigura Group, obtained a US$5,000,000 ...(more)

· Willis completes acquisition of Peruvian leading insurance broking business

Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, has successfully completed the acquisition of both JH Asesores y Corredores de Seguros S.A. ...(more)

· Cahua raises US$32 million in the Peruvian bond market

Empresa de Generacion Electrica Cahua S.A., a peruvian power generation company owned by a large Norwegian energy conglomerate, placed US$32 million ...(more)

· Doe Run secures financing to meet environmental obligations

Doe Run Peru S.R.L. secured on December 10 a US$30 million finance facility from Servicios Mineros Integrados S.A.C. (SMI) ...(more)

· BVA Banco Continental structures Securitized Bonds @VE

BBVA Banco Continental has structured the First Program of Securitized Bonds @VE for an aggregate amount of US$100 million...(more)

· Peru's two largest bottlers merge

After more than 18 months of negotiations between the Lindley family and The Coca Cola Company, on September 19......(more)

· Repsol YPF joins giant Peru LNG and Camisea field gas projects

International oil and gas company Repsol YPF signed a firm agreement to acquire minority interests in the two companies and two...(more)

· Cerro Verde completes ground-breaking equity financing

Peruvian listed company Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. (SMCV) has successfully completed an equity financing for net proceeds of...(more)

· Barrick Gold Corporation's subsidiary completes funding of mining project

Minera Barrick Misquichilca S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian company Barrick Gold Corporation, has closed financial leases for an aggregate amount of US$100 million...(more)

· Commodity trader purchases equity stake in major Peruvian mining company

Trafigura Beheer B.V., parent company of the Trafigura Group, has purchased a 17.4% voting stake in Volcan Compañia Minera S.A.A....(more)

· Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano appoints three new partners

Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano Abogados promoted associates Guillermo Puelles, Hugo Silva and Jose Tam to the partnership effective July 1 ...(more)

· Ecolab Inc. acquires business of Peruvian distributor
US-based Ecolab Inc., through its local subsidiary Ecolab Peru Holdings S.R.L., has acquired the business of its Peruvian distributor, Ecocorp S.R.L., for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition closed on May 31... (more)

· Barrick Misquichilca places corporate bonds for US$50 million

Minera Barrick Misquichilca S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian company Barrick Gold Corporation, has placed US$50 million of corporate bonds in the Peruvian capital market... (more)

· AFPs acquire US$10 million in investment instruments

The Peruvian Private Pension Funds (AFP for their Spanish acronym) have acquired, for the funds which each of them manages, US$10 million in investment instruments named "Securitized Bonds Peru... (more)

· Chariot Resources acquired the Marcona Copper Project

On December 30, 2004, Canada's Chariot Resources closed the acquisition of the Marcona Copper Project from Shougang Hierro Perú and Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Limited. The Marcona Copper Project... (more)

· GyM completes leveraged recapitalization through exchange offer

Peruvian-listed company Graña y Montero S.A.A. (GyM) has successfully completed an exchange offer whereby it publicly offered to redeem part of its outstanding common shares in exchange for newly... (more)

· Jardine Lloyd Thompson acquired Heath Lambert's operations

Jardine Lloyd Thompson, one of the world's largest insurance and reinsurance brokers, has acquired the Peruvian insurance and reinsurance brokerage businesses of Heath Lambert, Europe's largest independent insurance and reinsurance broker... (more)

· Votorantim acquired the Cajamarquilla Zinc Refinery

Votorantim Metais Ltda., part of Brazil's Votorantim Group, purchased 99% of the shares of Sociedad Minera Refinería de Zinc de Cajamarquilla S.A., a major zinc refinery in Peru, from Canada's Teck Cominco Minerals Ltd. ... (more)

· Telefónica Móviles closed acquisition of BellSouth's mobile operator

Telefónica Móviles, mobile telephony subsidiary of Grupo Telefónica, closed on October 28 the acquisition of BellSouth's interest in BellSouth Perú, the second largest mobile operator in Peru. ... (more)

· Distinguished alumnus of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)

The Alumni and Graduates Association of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, honored in its 7 th Distinguished Alumni Ceremony 2004, Mr. Humberto Medrano Cornejo , Esq., founding partner of Rodrigo, ... (more)

· Laureate Education acquires 80% of Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)

The shareholders of Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), one of the leading universities in Peru, sold 80% of their equity stake to a Peruvian subsidiary of Laureate Education, ... (more)

· Top Lawyers in Mining and Aviation Practice Areas

The third edition of The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers , a publication edited in the United Kingdom and considered one of the main guides on legal services worldwide, ... (more)