Grissel MercadoGrisselMercado
Partner, Capital Markets
Grissel Mercado is a partner in the Capital Markets practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's New York office. Her practice focuses on representing and advising financial institutions and corporate issuers in debt and equity capital market transactions primarily in Latin America.
In addition, Grissel has advised a number of Latin American issuers in their ongoing SEC reporting requirements, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and corporate governance matters. She has also advised financial institutions and corporate issuers in international project financings and other private financings.
EDUCATION
New York University School of Law, J.D., 2007
Georgetown University, B.S., 2002
REPRESENTATIONS
Ecopetrol in connection with a public offering of $2 billion notes to repay the remaining outstanding principal amount in connection with its acquisition of Interconexción Eléctrica.
Indtrias Bachoco in connection with the tender offer initiated by Edificio Del Noroeste for up to any and all issued and outstanding Series B shares and American Depositary Shares of Bachoco.
The dealer managers and solicitation agents in connection with an offer to purchase for cash by Controladora Mabe for up to $336 million senior notes.
Volcan Compañía Minera in connection with an offer to purchase for cash made by Volcan for an up to $100 million senior notes and concurrent consent solicitation.
Citigroup Global Markets as remarketing agent and initial purchaser in connection with the remarketing of $1.5 billion notes issues to certain of Petróleos Mexicanos’ (Pemex) suppliers.
The bookrunners in connection with Petróleos Mexicanos’ (Pemex) offering of $1 billion notes and concurrent exchange offers for 12 series of notes with maturities ranging from 2024 through 2030 and offers to purchase for cash six series of notes with maturities ranging from 2044 through 2060.
The lead bookrunner in connection with a Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of $360 million senior secured notes, issued by Mercury Chile HoldCo, a fully owned subsidiary of The AES Corporation and the majority shareholder of AES Andes.
Inversiones La Construcción in connection with its $300 million senior notes offering.
Banco de Chile in connection with its inaugural Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of $500 million in senior notes.
Itaú Corpbanca in connection with its approximately $1 billion rights offering.
Ecopetrol in connection with a public offering of $1.25 billion in notes and $750 million bonds.
The dealers in connection with Banco Santander Chile’s offering of $500 million in senior fixed-rate notes.
IG4 Capital Infrastructure Investments in connection with its cash tender offer for common shares, including common shares represented by American Depositary Shares, of Aenza .
Inversiones Atlántida in connection with its Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of $300 million in notes.
AES Dominicana in connection with its $300 million notes offering.
The initial purchasers in connection with Banco Davivienda’s $500 million notes offering.
Volcan Compañía Minera in connection with a $475 million notes offering and $125 million tender offer.
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación (Volaris) in connection with a primary follow-on equity offering in which Volaris offered 134,000,000 of its Ordinary Participation Certificates (Certificados de Participación Ordinarios), or CPOs, in the form of American Depositary Shares, or ADS, in the United States and other countries outside of Mexico.
Oleoducto Central in connection with its public offering of $500 million in notes.
Ecopetrol in connection with a public offering of $2 billion in notes.
Engie Energía Chile S.A. (EECL) in connection with its offering of $500 million in notes and related tender offer.
The initial purchasers in connection with Banco Santander México’s $1.75 billion notes offering.
The dealers in connection with Banco Santander Chile’s offering of $750 million fixed-rate notes.
The dealer-managers in connection with Cencosud’s cash tender offer to purchase up to $900 million of its notes.
The international placement agents in connection with Cencosud Shopping''s $1.05 billion Rule 144A/Reg. S initial public offering.
Alicorp in connection with its Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of S/ 1.64 billion in senior notes.
Ecopetrol in connection with its optional redemption of two series of senior notes.
The initial purchasers in connection with BBVA Bancomer’s Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of $1 billion in subordinated preferred capital notes.
The initial purchasers in connection with Petróleos Mexicanos’ vario Rule 144A/Reg. S offerings and liability management exercises.
The initial purchasers in connection with Cometa Energía’s (owned by Actis) Rule 144A/Reg. 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 initial purchasers in connection with Banco Santander Chile’s Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of $500 million in senior notes.
The initial purchasers in connection with Banco Davivienda’s Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of approximately COP 1.468 trillion in senior notes.
Banco General in connection with its Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of $550 million in senior notes.
Inversiones Atlántida in connection with its Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of $150 million in senior secured notes.
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana (Grupo SURA) in connection with a Rule 144A/Reg. 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/Reg. S offerings of $150 million in senior notes and S/ 1.5 billion in bonos corporativo.
AES Argentina Generación in its Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of senior unsecured notes.
AES Argentina Generación in its offering of senior notes.
AES Gener in an offering to refinance the Bentanas project financing.
AES Andres B.V., AES Andres DR S.A., Dominican Power Partners and Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Itabo in the issues of notes.
AES Gener in an offer to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding senior notes due 2021 and senior notes due 2025.
AES Gener in a $550 million offering of junior subordinated capital notes, as well as two offers to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding senior notes.
AES Gener in an offer to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding junior subordinated capital notes due 2073.
The initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of $350 million in notes by Electricidad Firme de México Holdings, holding company of Saavi Energia.
The bookrunners in connection with a Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of $1.1 billion in notes issued by Alfa Desarrollo (Alfa), a newly formed company wholly-owned indirectly by Celeo Redes and certain investment funds managed by APG to consummate the $1.35 billion acquisition of Colbún Transmisión.
Empresa Eléctrica Guacolda in an international offering of fixed rate investment grade senior notes to refinance its project financing.
Empresa Eléctrica Angamos in its offering of senior secured notes to refinance its project financing.
Empresa Eléctrica Cochrane in its Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of senior secured notes in order to refinance its existing project financing.
Engie Energía Chile (formerly kown as E.CL) in its Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of senior unsecured notes to refinance its project financing.
The initial purchasers in a Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of senior secured project finance notes by Cometa Energia (Actis), the proceeds of which were ed to fund its $1.256 billion acquisition of the InterGen portfolio of energy assets in Mexico.
E.CL, a Chilean power company, in its senior notes offering and recent offering of $500 million of notes due 2030 and a concurrent offer to purchase for cash notes due 2021.
Kallpa Generación in its Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of $350 million in senior notes.
The joint bookrunners in a Rule 144A/Reg. S international offering by Fondo MIVIVIENDA S.A. (FMV) of $600 million of stainable notes and as dealer managers in an offer to purchase any and all of FMV’s outstanding 3.500% notes due 2023.
Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina, (EGE Haina) in connection with its offering of $300 million in stainability linked senior notes.
Central American Bank of Economic Integration in connection with multiple offerings, including its inaugural $375 million green bond offering, its $750 million offering in notes, a Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of CHF 200 million, and a $500 million social bonds offerings.
The initial purchasers in connection with Bancomext’s offering of $500 million in Subordinated Preferred Capital Notes issued under its Stainability Bond Framework.
The underwriters in connection with the SEC-registered offering by the Republic of Chile of €1.963 billion green bonds and concurrent tender offer.
The underwriters in connection with the offering by the Republic of Chile of $1.686 billion green bonds.
The underwriters in connection with the SEC-registered offering by the Republic of Chile of $1.42 billion green bonds, Latin America’s first sovereign green bond.
The initial purchasers and dealer managers in connection with Bolivia’s issuance of $850 million notes.
The initial purchasers in connection with the Republic of Chile’s Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of approximately Ps. 1 trillion in euroclearable local bonds.
The underwriters in connection with the Republic of Chile’s vario SEC registered offerings of senior notes and liability management exercises.
The dealer managers in connection with the Government of Jamaica’s tender offer and $815 million bond issuance.
The underwriters in connection with the Republic of Peru’s vario bonds, including $5 billion U.S. and Euro global bonds, $4 billion sovereign bonds and $3 billion sovereign bonds.
The joint lead managers and joint bookrunners in connection with the Republic of El Salvador’s Rule 144A/Reg. S $1 billion notes offering.
The dealer managers in connection with the Republic of Uruguay’s tender offer and issuance of Ps. 51,332,112,000 Peso Global Bonds and $574,373,000 Global U.S. Dollar Bonds.
The initial purchasers in connection with the Republic of Honduras Rule 144A/Reg. S $600 million notes offering.
* Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.
RECOGNITIONS
- Latin America, International Counsel Capital Markets
Chambers Global
- International Counsel Capital Markets
Chambers Latin America
- Leading Partners, Capital Markets
Legal 500 Latin America
- Capital Markets: Global Offerings
Legal 500 US
- Notable Practitioner, Capital Markets Debt and Equity
IFLR1000 US