	Maurice Blanco Partner São Paulo New York maurice.blanco@davispolk.com +55 11 4871 8402 +1 212 450 4086 Mr. Blanco is a partner in Davis Polk’s Corporate Department, practicing in the firm’s 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.

Maurice Blanco

Partner

Mr. Blanco is a partner in Davis Polk’s Corporate Department, practicing in the firm’s 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.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NEWS, RESOURCES & EVENTS

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
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
Chambers Global – "Foreign Expert," Capital Markets: Latin America-Wide, 2016
- Chambers Global noted Maurice Blanco “is one of the best lawyers to work with. He is incredibly knowledgeable, practical and hard-working. He is very hands-on and his advice is always on point.”
Chambers Latin America – "Leading Individual," Capital Markets: Latin America-Wide, 2017
- Chambers Latin America noted that Maurice Blanco is described by sources as a “terrific lawyer who really delivers results.” They add: “He is very succinct and direct.”