Paul Hastings New York and London Offices Represent Fresnillo plc in Inaugural US$800M Senior Notes Offering

November 13, 2013

New York, NY/ London, UK – Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Fresnillo plc, the world’s largest silver miner and one of the world’s largest precious metals miners, in connection with its inaugural international issuance of debt securities. Fresnillo is a U.K. organized, FTSE 100 company, with operations primarily in Mexico. The five times oversubscribed offering involved the issuance of US$800 million of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2023 pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. The underwriters involved were Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan.

This was a multi-jurisdictional transaction that involved coordination between the firm's New York and London offices.

New York Latin America Practice partners Mike Fitzgerald, Joy Gallup and Arturo Carrillo and of counsel Steven Sandretto led the Paul Hastings team, which also included associates Arnaldo Rego and Bruno Espindola. London Corporate partner James Cole lead the team advising on U.K. matters, which also included associate George Weston.

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