Pellerano & Herrera Assisted Underwriters in Sovereign Bond Offering

Pellerano & Herrera acted as local counsel to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, underwriter in a US$1.3 billion bond offering by Dominican State. The transaction was closed on July 12, 2018.

The Dominican Republic intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the bonds for general purposes of the government.

Pellerano & Herrera’s team was led by senior associate Caroline Bonó.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett also served as the underwriters as US counsel and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton represented the Dominican State. Pellerano & Herrera has assisted in over 10 bond offerings of the Dominican State.