Clifford Chance Americas

??? Looking forward to next week's CLO Summit! We're proud to be a sponsor of the Opal Group event. Don't miss your chance to hear from partners Rebecca O'Brien and Robert Villani: ?? Wednesday, December 4 at 1pm: Robert is moderating "Macroeconomic & Geopolitical Outlook for 2025" ?? Thursday, December 5 at 11:30am: Becky is speaking on the panel "Navigating the Legal & Regulatory Environment" Learn more: https://okt.to/EOPXmF #CLOs #AssetBackedFinance

??PODCAST: Partner Marcia Hook joined Chuck Stanley on Crossroads: The Infrastructure Podcast to discuss the future of US offshore wind in the wake of Donald Trump's election to a second term in the White House. ??Listen: https://okt.to/mJBf6u #Renewables #OffshoreWind #Energy #EnergyTransition

??We advised Standard Chartered on an innovative debt conversion transaction for the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Learn more: https://okt.to/USW4Km The transaction, which involved The Nature Conservancy, Inter-American Development Bank, Builders Vision and AXA, is expected to generate an estimated US$124 million in savings, which will be earmarked for marine conservation funding in The Bahamas over the next 15 years. Deborah Zandstra led the transaction and was assisted by a core team of Jonathan Zonis, Azam Taiyeb, Andrés Berry, Lucia Ferrer, Domenico Cullura, Alexandra Machado, Adele Irwin Block, David Rondon, Hannah M. and Kaneeka Kapur. #SustainableFinance #DebtForNature #ESG #Conservation #SovereignDebt #TNC

?? Last week, our newest Houston associates Nikolas Mitchell and Kade Moural, JD, MPA were sworn into the State Bar of Texas in front of their friends and colleagues! Partner Anthony Giustini presided over the ceremonies. Congrats both!?? #WhereBrightMindsMeet

??Q&A: Global Investigations Review's Practitioner's Guide to Global Investigations is out, and partners Celeste Koeleveld and Luke Tolaini were contributing editors. Celeste, Luke and the other editors (Judith Seddon, Eleanor Davison and Winston Y. Chan) sat down with the GIR team to discuss the biggest changes in enforcement over the past 12 months, the next regulator or prosecutor to watch and some practical takeaways for companies in the investigators’ cross-hairs. Read the Q&A: https://okt.to/m1Tjg6 #GlobalInvestigatoins #Enforcement

?? At our recent webinar on Carbon Capture and Storage, Jonathan Castelan, Marcia Hook, Alexander Leff and Sam Bentley discussed the state of the CCS market in the US and how projects are being structured, including key documentation and strategies for risk allocation. They demystified the tax incentive regimes in the context of the broader regulatory landscape. Check out some of their insights.?? Learn more about our #CCS offering ?? https://okt.to/8fA73Y #EnergyTransition

??We're forecasting the impacts of Trump's second administration on the energy sector: https://okt.to/vU91Rd Our briefing provides an overview of how President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises may translate into policy reform, how potential policy reforms could impact energy subsectors, and how the market may progress despite policy changes. Jonathan Castelan, Marcia Hook, Alexander Leff, David Sweeney and Peter C. Hughes examine key insights and likely outcomes. #Energy #EnergyPolicy

??Deal alert: We advised on the the largest ever B-bond and mobilization amount by IDB Invest and one of the largest private capital market issuances with proceeds destined for Latin America to date. Learn more: https://okt.to/r7DJe2 ?? Fabricio Longhin, Jonathan Zonis, Paula Mariel Ferreira, Agata Radajczyk, David Rondon and Fernando Penteado de Aguiar advised IDB Invest as purchaser of record in connection with an A/B purchase facility for up to US$2.4 billion for the sale and purchase of power tariff receivables. ?? Hugo Triaca, Joyce Moore and Cristian Ragucci advised Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as sole global coordinator and arranger of the B purchase facility, and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Itau BBA USA Securities Inc., as joint bookrunners, in connection with the offering by a special purpose vehicle incorporated in Luxembourg of US$1.4 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.580% Notes due 2035, ?? Alberto Haito and Jorge Vazquez advised Amicorp Group in various agent roles, as part of the securitization of the above power tariff receivables. #LatAm #Chile #CapitalMarkets

? Join us! Applications for our 1L Diversity Scholarship are now open. As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we’re proud to offer our Clifford Chance Diversity Scholarships. As a 1L summer law clerk, you’ll have the opportunity to embrace team collaboration, receive formal and informal training, and build relationships with our global network, uncovering what it really means to be a Clifford Chance lawyer. ?? Apply to be a 1L in New York: https://okt.to/sVJO0H ??? Apply to be a 1L in Washington, DC: https://okt.to/4RPLHD ?? Apply to be a 1L in Houston: https://okt.to/708EBh Good luck to all the applicants!??And check out some tips from associate Ash Masrani, who recently took over Cardozo School of Law APALSA's Instagram account to share a "day in the life" of a lawyer???? #WhereBrightMindsMeet #Diversity #CareersInLaw

????? Partner Andrew Young spoke to 9fin for an article about the BSL market enticing borrowers to refinance existing private credit facilities, after a post-election swell of activity in the US primary loan market. Some companies are taking advantage of rallying credit spreads and the interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve to lock in cheaper financing from the broadly syndicated market. Read Andrew's take ?? #BSL #PrivateCredit