As a member of the more than 400-lawyer Corporate Practice of the firm, Enrique A. Conde, who is licensed in Florida and New York, handles domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate financings, joint ventures and all types of general contractual matters throughout North, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Europe. Fluent in Spanish, Enrique has also advised Latin American and European companies doing business in the United States.
Represented Rowland Coffee Roasters, Inc., a privately held company based in Miami and best known for the leading Hispanic brands Café Bustelo® and Café Pilon®, in the $360 million sale of its coffee brands and business operations to The J.M. Smucker Company.
Represented a special purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC) in the $900 million acquisition of an international press and media company.
Represented a Salvadoran financial institution in its US$900 million sale to Colombia's largest full-service financial institution conducted through simultaneous tender offers in Panama and El Salvador.
Represented regional Panamanian investment company in connection with the purchase of 49.9% interest in a regional cable operator in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica.
Represented Panamanian company in the US$145 million sale of a publicly traded Costa Rican manufacturing company with 30 subsidiaries located throughout Latin America to a French/Belgian conglomerate.
Represented a U.S. internationally recognized engineering firm in the acquisition of a Spanish multidisciplinary consulting engineering and management firm that designs global solutions within the main engineering and architectural fields.
Represented a Panamanian distribution company in the sale of 70% of the companies that own one of South America's most popular infant product brands and distributes other brands throughout the region.
Represented one of the largest quick service restaurants in the U.S. in a number of joint ventures and development projects throughout Central America, Mexico, Europe and other regions.
Represented a consortium of investors in connection with the purchase of a 50% interest in a US$770 million joint venture formed to provide credit cards and personal loans to customers in Mexico.
Represented Satélites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V., one of only two privately-managed fixed satellite service providers in Latin America, in its offering of US$325 million in principal amount of new 9.5% senior secured notes and its US$35 million follow-on offering.
Represented investment fund in connection with a US$45 million mezzanine financing for a regional wireless communications provider in British Virgin Islands, Netherland Antilles, Aruba and Cayman Islands.
Represented a REIT in connection with a debt offering of US$125 million of senior notes.
Represented a Brazilian steakhouse chain in its initial private offering for the development of its first restaurant in Delray Beach, Florida.
Represented a Guatemalan produce company in connection with its domestic and international operations.