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Maurice Blanco
Mr. Blanco is the co-head of Davis Polk’s global Capital Markets Group and a member of the Latin America Practice Group. He has worked on public and private debt and equity offerings, exchange offers and debt restructurings by U.S. and non-U.S. issuers in a variety of industries. Mr. Blanco also regularly advises U.S. and non-U.S. corporate clients with respect to general corporate matters, including corporate governance, SEC and Sarbanes-Oxley matters. |
Work Highlights
- Initial public offering of BM&F (the Brazilian futures exchange) – one of the largest ever in Latin America
- Rights offerings by Enersis and Banco Santander
- Initial public offerings of Arcos Dorados, Adecoagro, Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta, GeoPark, Smiles, Lojas Renner, Vivax, Brascan, Inpar, SEB and many other issuers
- Follow-on equity offerings by Arcos Dorados, Adecoagro, Almacenes Exito, Banco do Brasil, Copa Airlines, Anhanguera and SLC Agricola
- High-yield debt offerings by Arcos Dorados, Arcor, Automotores Gildemeister, Banreservas, Cash America, Cementos Progreso, Comcel, GeoPark, Gol Airlines, Grupo Posadas, KIO Networks, Kodak, IRSA Commercial Properties, Independencia, Pampa Energia, PDVSA and other issuers
- Investment-grade debt offerings by AES Angamos, AES Gener, Andina, Aruba, Emgesa, Enersis Americas, Endesa Chile, Entel, Banco do Brasil, Bci, Banco Santander Chile, Banco Estado, Guacolda, Metro de Santiago, Ocensa, Telefónica Moviles Chile and Telefónica Chile
- Tier 1 and Tier 2 notes offerings by Banco do Brasil
- Debt restructurings of Maxcom, Independencia, PDVSA, RBS Zero-Hora, Metrogas and Autopistas del Sol
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A variety of debt and equity offerings by Genworth and Western Refining
Recognition
Mr. Blanco is recognized as a leading capital markets lawyer in various industry publications:
- Latinvex – one of "Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers," 2018
- Latinvex – one of "Latin America's Rising Legal Stars," 2016
- Legal 500 – Private Practice Powerlist | US-Mexico, 2019
- "Foreign Expert," Capital Markets: Latin America-Wide, 2019
– Chambers Global
- “Maurice Blanco is known among sources for his ‘fantastic and creative’ handling of cross-border capital markets transactions. One in particular calls him ‘a great lawyer with a really deep understanding of the subject matter.’”
– Chambers Global
- “Maurice Blanco is known among sources for his ‘fantastic and creative’ handling of cross-border capital markets transactions. One in particular calls him ‘a great lawyer with a really deep understanding of the subject matter.’”
- Ranked for Capital Markets: Latin America-Wide and Capital Markets: International Brazil 2019
– Chambers Latin America
- “The ‘excellent’ Maurice Blanco continues to advise issuers on an array of complicated debt and equity offerings. He is acclaimed by clients as ‘very knowledgeable and responsive, business-oriented and someone who gets things done.’ Another equally impressed source adds: ‘I just know everything will be done perfectly when he's involved.’"
– Chambers Latin America
- “The ‘excellent’ Maurice Blanco continues to advise issuers on an array of complicated debt and equity offerings. He is acclaimed by clients as ‘very knowledgeable and responsive, business-oriented and someone who gets things done.’ Another equally impressed source adds: ‘I just know everything will be done perfectly when he's involved.’"
Professional History
- Partner, 2008-present
- Associate, 2000-2008
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Education
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B.A., Duke University, 1997
- cum laude
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J.D., New York University School of Law, 2000
- Associate Editor, Law Review
Languages
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Spanish
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French