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Celulosa Arauco y Constitución’s Debt Offering

July 22, 2014

Cravath represented the initial purchasers, led by J.P. Morgan Securities and Scotiabank, in connection with the US$500 million 144A/Reg. S debt offering of Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A., one of Latin America’s largest forest plantation owners at the time of the offering. The transaction closed on July 22, 2014.

The Cravath team included partner David Mercado and senior attorney Ralph B. Currey III. Renee A. Brutus and summer associate Shakera Thompson also worked on this matter.

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David Mercado
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Corporate
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Retired Partner
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dmercado@cravath.com
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+1-212-474-1756
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    Education

    • M.A., 2021, King's College London
    • J.D., 1984, Yale Law School
    • A.B., 1981, Columbia College

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