Carlos Treistman

Partner

Note: This list includes deals that were not completed at Morgan Lewis.

Energy

• Represented a North American gas supply company in its acquisition of an 80% equity interest in a pipeline company with a proposed project consisting of the construction of two pipelines from Texas to Mexico and an underground natural gas storage facility in Rio Bravo, Mexico.
• Represented a U.S. energy company in its acquisition of land, financing, and development of a biofuels production facility in Guatemala.
• Represented a U.S. oil services company in its attempted acquisition of oil and gas drilling services companies in Ecuador.
• Represented a major Chilean power company in its acquisition of a Bermuda company with rights to oil and gas concessions in Chile and Argentina.
• Represented a global energy company in its acquisition of an electric distribution company located in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.
• Represented a contract compression services company in its acquisition of a natural gas compression services provider with operations in Mexico and Argentina.
• Advised a leading international investment bank in its $369 million definitive purchase agreement to acquire the largest independent manufacturer and supplier of drill bits.
• Represented a U.S. oil services company in connection with a services contract with one of the largest oil companies.
• Represented a global energy company in connection with privatizations by the governments of Venezuela and El Salvador of electric generation, transmission, and distribution companies.
• Represented a major oil and gas company in its negotiation of a Joint Participation Agreement for the development of major gas projects with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Represented a U.S. supplier of aircraft fuel with its corporate reorganization in Mexico and advice regarding Mexican foreign investment laws.
• Represented a manufacturer of heavy industrial equipment in connection with the company's distribution and representative agreements throughout Latin America.
• Represented a global energy company in the sale of its interest in the Bachaquero 3 gas compression project in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela.
• Represented a global energy company in various public bids for water treatment, injection, and gas compression facilities in Eastern Venezuela.
• Represented the largest Indonesian oil and gas exploration and development company in its disposition of its onshore and offshore oil and gas assets in Louisiana and Texas.
• Represented a Fortune 100 chemical company in its disposition of a chemical plant located in Texas.

Food and Beverage

• Advised one of the largest beverage companies on Peruvian corporate matters in connection with its acquisition of a soft drink company.
• Represented a major fruit juices and drinks company in a proposed acquisition of an orange concentrate company.
• Represented a large tequila producing company with importation, distribution, and sponsorship agreements and U.S. corporate matters.
• Represented one of the largest American-style beermakers on U.S. and Latin America distribution agreements and corporate matters.

Mining and Metals

• Represented a global diversified resources company in its proposed bid to acquire an interest in the Disputada mine in Chile, a transaction valued in excess of $1 billion.
• Represented a global diversified resources company in a proposed $170 million acquisition of Colombian coal mining assets.
• Represented a Monterrey, Mexico-based steel company in its acquisition of a steel and engineering business.
• Represented a global resources company in the sale of its equity interest in a copper mine operation that owns and operates a large open-pit copper mine located in British Columbia.
• Represented a global resources company in the sale of a mining company and a railroad company, which owned and operated one of the world's largest open-pit gold and copper mining operations.
• Represented a global resources company in the sale of its majority interest in the Agua Rica copper-gold-molybdenum project in Argentina.

Real Estate and Construction

• Represented a U.S. investment group in its $500 million acquisition of a global hotel chain.
• Represented a leading commercial real estate capital resources company in its $450 million acquisition of a portfolio of 112 industrial properties located throughout Mexico.
• Represented a leading developer and owner of industrial real estate in connection with the formation of a joint venture with an affiliate of the Government of Singapore Investment Corp. for the acquisition of industrial properties located in Mexico and the contribution and partial redemption of a portion of the company's interest in industrial parks in Guadalajara and Mexico City, Mexico.
• Representation in connection with the formation of various real estate funds including a Latin America infrastructure fund and a Latin America mortgage fund.
• Represented a real estate investment company's Latin America fund with real estate joint ventures throughout Latin America with an aggregate investment target of $200 million.
• Represented an Australian retail and residential property group in its proposed private placement of securities by its Mexican subsidiary among institutional investors.
• Represented an Australian retail and residential property group of its distressed debt portfolio and real estate assets in Los Cabos and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to a Mexican institutional investor.
• Represented a Fortune 200 appliance manufacturer in a build-to-suit lease for a 300,000-square-foot appliance manufacturing and distribution facility in Reynosa, Mexico.
• Represented a leading maker of paper-based office products in connection with a build-to-suit lease for an approximately 300,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and warehouse in Matamoros, Mexico.
• Represented a U.S. construction company in connection with a concession from the Costa Rican government for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a maximum-security facility in Pococi, Costa Rica.
• Represented a major U.S. engineering and construction company in connection with engineering, construction, and procurement projects in Mexico and related loan transactions.
• Represented a realty group in a proposed joint venture to operate and develop a free trade zone in Argentina and various joint ventures to acquire real estate and develop midrise residential and commercial buildings in Brazil and Chile.

Telecommunications and Media

• Represented a leading wireless communications company in its $120 million acquisition of commercialization rights to approximately 200 broadcast towers in Mexico.
• Represented a Mexican telecommunications company in its acquisition of shares of a U.S. media service provider.

Transportation and Logistics

• Represented a Fortune 50 global transportation, shipping, and logistics company in its $450 million acquisition of a global customs brokerage and logistics company with operations in more than 120 countries.
• Represented a Fortune 50 global transportation, shipping, and logistics company in its acquisition of a service parts logistics company with operations throughout the Americas and Caribbean.
• Advised a Fortune 50 global transportation, shipping, and logistics company with its internal reorganization involving subsidiaries located in more than 150 countries in North, Central, and South America; the Caribbean Basin; Europe; the Middle East; Africa; and the Asia-Pacific region.
• Advised a Fortune 50 global transportation, shipping, and logistics company in the integration and restructuring of its subsidiaries throughout Latin America.
• Advised a U.S. manufacturer of safety devices for commercial, corporate, and military transportation in its expansion into Mexico.

Other

• Advised a global manufacturer of medical devices with its distribution agreements, regulatory compliance, and product registrations in Latin America, including Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Venezuela.
• Advised a multinational manufacturer of medical devices with regulatory compliance issues and registration of products in Mexico.
• Advised a U.S. publicly traded company in the sale of its Mexican check-printing division.
• Represented a U.S. publicly traded textile company in its negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement with a Mexican union.