| Biography | Randy Bullard has advised multinational clients in connection with cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities, and finance transactions throughout Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe and the United States. He has represented numerous European global corporations in connection with establishing and developing their U.S. presence as well as managing their Latin American operations. He also has significant experience representing public and private issuers and underwriters in equity and debt offerings and exchange listings. Randy's recent capital markets work has focused on international cross-border mergers and acquisitions across a broad range of sectors, including financial services, telecommunications, media, entertainment, energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and luxury goods. Randy is also a member of the Regional Boards for the Latin American, Caribbean and European Practices at Greenberg Traurig. Areas of Concentration · Cross-border financing transactions · Mergers and acquisitions · International banking and finance · Joint ventures and strategic alliances · Domestic company and foreign private issuers securities offerings Significant Representations · Mergers & Acquisitions
- Representation of Rowland Coffee Roasters, Inc., a privately-held company based in Miami and best known for the leading Hispanic brands Café Bustelo® and Café Pilon®, in the $360 million sale of its coffee brands and business operations to The J.M. Smucker Company.
- Representation of Mesoamerica Energy and the other stockholders of Energias Renovables de Mesoamerica, the owner, operator and leading developer of wind projects in Central America in the sale of a 70% majority interest of ERM to Globeleq Generation Ltd., a leading European energy company, actively developing economically sustainable energy solutions for the emerging markets of Africa, the Americas and Asia. ERM owns and operates a 23MW wind energy plant in Costa Rica and is developing the Cerro de Hula wind energy project with a designed capacity of 100 MW in Honduras. Mesoamerica Energy includes a number of the most prominent and well-respected investors from some of the largest business concerns in Central America, including airlines, banks, real estate, construction materials, and agro-industry.
- Representation of Grupo Prisa and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sogecable, S.A. in the purchase of a majority interest in V-Me Media, Inc., the fourth largest Hispanic television network in the U.S. V-Me is currently distributed in 36 metropolitan television markets and reaches 61 million households in the United States. Prisa, an Ibex-listed media company is the world's leading Spanish and Portuguese-language business group in news and other print media, radio and television broadcasting and film productions. Operating throughout over 300 subsidiaries in 22 countries, Grupo Prisa reaches more than 50 million users through its global brands El País, 40 Principales, Santillana and Alfaguara.
- Representation of the stockholders of Esco Interamerica, Ltd., an international construction equipment leasing company operating through over 30 subsidiaries in Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Mexico in its sale to an affiliate of Harsco Corporation, a worldwide industrial services company (NYSE: HSC) serving global industries, including infrastructure, metals, railways and energy.
- Representation of a leading U.S. financial institution in the purchase from a multi-national European financial institution of a US$950 million Latin America loan portfolio including over 100 syndicated, bi-lateral and multi-lateral loans in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Mexico.
- Representation of consortium of investors in the $700 million purchase of more than 1,700 retail operations of McDonald's in 17 jurisdictions in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Representation of Harvestland Overseas, S.A., the leading hybrid corn and agricultural seed developer and seed production company with operations in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia and Venezuela to NYSE-listed Monsanto Company.
- Representation of Salvadoran financial conglomerate Inversiones Financieras Bancosal, S.A., in the sale of a majority interest to Grupo Banistmo, S.A., a leading Panamanian financial institution. The transaction was conducted through a public tender offer through the Salvadoran Stock Exchange.
- Representation of one of the oldest banks in Central America as U.S. Counsel in its merger with a Guatemalan bank, creating a financial institution with US$3.7 billion in assets.
- Representation of Salvadoran financial institution in its $900 million sale to Colombia's largest full-service financial institution conducted through simultaneous tender offers in Panama and El Salvador.
- Representation of Costa Rica's largest privately owned bank as U.S. counsel in its US$293.5 million sale to one of Canada's largest financial institutions, through a tender offer conducted through the Stock Exchange of Costa Rica.
- Representation of Panamanian company in the US$145 million sale of a publicly traded Costa Rican manufacturing company with 30 subsidiaries located throughout Latin America to a French/Belgian conglomerate.
- Representation of regional Panamanian investment company in connection with purchase of a 49.9% interest in a regional cable operator in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica.
- Representation of the largest telecommunications company in Spain in numerous transactions throughout Latin America and the United States, including the US$5.7 billion acquisition of one of the largest U.S.-based internet services and online content provider, the US$1.36 billion acquisition of a Mexican wireless carrier, and the US$250 million acquisition of a customer services company in Brazil.
- Representation of a Japanese company in its acquisition of the U.S. based operations of a manufacturer sports textile company from a German multinational.
- Representation of venture capital division of leading U.S. financial institution in the sale of equity interest in the leading cable company in Argentina. · Financings
- Representation of one of the largest financial services firms in the world in syndicated credit facilities, acquisition finance facilities, and other financing transactions in various industries throughout Latin America including in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua.
- Representation of Salvadoran retailer in connection with US$300 million multi-currency financings secured by assets in 11 different Caribbean jurisdictions. The acquisition was consummated in part through public offers in Jamaica and Barbados.
- Representation of investor in connection with a US$45 million mezzanine financing and $50 million refinancing and venture for a regional wireless communications provider in British Virgin Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, and Cayman Islands.
- Representation of German foreign private issuers in various industries in connection with initial public offerings and Nasdaq listings.
- Representation of underwriter in multiple follow-on offerings for a nanotechnology-focused closed-end investment fund.
- Representation of Spanish and Portuguese-language sports Internet site in venture capital financings. · Corporate Operations
- Representation of leading Italian telecommunications company in connection with its operations in the United States and Latin America.
- Represented U.S. electoral solutions company in domestic and international operations.
- Representation of Spanish media company in its acquisition of Mexican and U.S. radio stations. Professional & Community Involvement · Member, International Bar Association · Member, American Bar Association · Member, Council of the Americas Awards & Recognition · Listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, Latin American Investment, 2008-2011 · Selected, Winning Deal Team - Distressed M&A Deal of the Year (Over $100mm), 2011 Turnaround Awards, The M&A Advisor, 2011 · Listed, Chambers & Partners Global Guide, Banking & Finance and Corporate/M&A, 2008-2012 · Listed, Chambers & Partners Latin America Guide, Banking & Finance, 2009-2012 · Member, team selected by Chambers and Partners for "Corporate & Finance - Law Firm of the Year (Florida-Based)" Award, Chambers Latin America Awards, 2010 and 2011 · Member, team selected by Chambers and Partners for "Focus on Latin America - Law Firm of the Year (Florida-Based)" Award, Chambers Latin America Inaugural Awards for Excellence, 2009 · Chambers & Partners USA Guide, annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world, 2008-2011 · Member, team ranked as the No.1 corporate law firm in Miami as selected by corporate directors in the annual "Legal Industry Research Study" by Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc. (ninth year), 2002-2009, 2011 (2010 study did not include rankings by city.) · Recipient, M&A Deal of the Year Award, Latin Lawyer magazine, 2008 · Listed, Corporate & Finance Latin America, Latin Lawyer 250 Guide, 2007 Articles, Publications, & Lectures Articles · Mentioned, "Bancolombia Finally Takes Banagrícola," Latin Lawyer magazine, 2008 · Featured, "Dealmakers: Attorneys Assist in Purchase of McDonald's Latin America," Miami Daily Business Re view, August 2007 · Mentioned, "McDonald's Sells Latin America," Latin Lawyer magazine, 2007 · Mentioned, "Scotiabank Expands in Costa Rica," Latin Lawyer magazine, 2006 · Featured, "Dealmakers: Greenberg Traurig Attorney Works Financial Services Deal," Miami Daily Business Review, 2006 · Mentioned, "Deal Details: Banco Occidente, Inversiones Bancosal," International Law Office, 2006 · Mentioned, "Deal Details: Asahi Kasei Fibers," International Law Office, 2005 · Mentioned, "Deal Details: Telefonica Moviles, SA," International Law Office, 2002 Lectures · Speaker, Latin America Business Update, Opportunities for Growth, Los Angeles, California · Speaker, Latin America Business Update, Alternative Funding Methods: Weathering the Storm, Miami, Florida · Moderator, 5th Annual Latin America Predictors Forum: Assessing the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis in 2009, Miami, Florida · Speaker, International Bar Association, Conference of the Americas, Mexico City, Mexico · Speaker, Council of the Americas, Chile and the Changing Global Scenario, Santiago, Chile · Speaker, Council of the Americas, Uruguay: Regional Opportunities in a Changing Global Scenario, Montevideo, Uruguay · Panelist, Endeavor 21st Latin American Selection Panel, Buenos Aires, Argentina · Speaker, Americas Society and Council of the Americas, CEJA Joint Launch of Rule of Law Report and Reporte de la Justicia: Perspectivas para una Reforma en América Latina, Santiago, Chile · Speaker, Guatemalan Bankers Association COLADE, Guatemala City, Guatemala |