Republic of Guatemala $700 million sovereign bond issue

Overview:

• The Republic of Guatemala has issued $700 million in notes on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
• This is the country's first debt issue in the global markets since 2013
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch acted as bookrunner
• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (Jaime Mercado, Rob Holo, Kirsten Davis, David Holmberg, Matias Anchordoqui) advised the issuer alongside Cuestas PPQ (Rodrigo Quevedo) as Guatemala counsel. 
• Shearman & Sterling (Manuel Orillac) advised the bookrunner alongside Consortium Legal (Alvaro Rodrigo Castellanos Howell, Diego Alejos Rivera, Fernando Beltranena Granai, José Gabriel Marin Luna) as Guatemala counsel.