International
Resources Company
HSC advised Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) in
its $133 million investment in the Amapá Project, a Brazilian
iron ore mining project, with an affiliate of MMX Mineração
e Metálicos S.A.
HSC
also advised Cleveland-Cliffs in its $650 million acquisition of
PinnOak Resources LLC, the largest U.S. producer
of high-quality metallurgical coal.
HSC
also advised Cleveland-Cliffs on the divestiture of LASCO
Development Corporation, a provider of information technology
solutions to financial institutions.
International
Music Publishing
HSC has been engaged by a major investor based in Dubai, together
with a management group, to acquire an international music publishing
business.
Peruvian
Construction Materials Company
HSC advised Peruvian construction materials producer Cementos
Pacasmayo SAA, a company controlled by the Hochschild
Group, in its sale of The Feldspar Corporation
to French industrial minerals company Imerys. Feldspar
Corp. was a business unit of North American industrial minerals
producer Zemex, a subsidiary of Cementos Pacasmayo.
HSC also advised Cementos Pacasmayo in the divestiture of its mica
business to General Chemical Industrial Products,
a North American industrial minerals producer. The combined transactions
totaled in excess of $100 million.
Mexican
Telecommunications Group
HSC advised Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V., a leading
Mexican telecommunications operator, in the successful restructuring
of approximately $1 billion of bank debt and public bonds. This
was the first major Mexican debt restructuring to be achieved through
the Concurso Mercantil process. HSC also rendered a fairness
opinion to the board of directors of Grupo Iusacell in connection
with its merger with Unefon Holdings, S.A.
HSC
rendered a fairness opinion to the board of directors of Grupo
Móvil Access, S.A. de C.V., the majority and controlling
parent of Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V., in connection with its public
tender offer to the minority shareholders of Grupo Iusacell.
Commercial
Real Estate Broker
HSC advised New York-based commercial real estate broker Studley
Inc. and its affiliate AOS Holding Partners SAS,
an international real estate services firm based in Paris, in the
refinancing of Mezzanine Debt funding provided by Paris-Orléans
and Groupe IDI as well as in other corporate matters.
International
Industrial Minerals Company
HSC is advising S&B Industrial Minerals, a
European industrial minerals company in various strategic matters.
Jet
Aircraft Manufacturer
HSC acted as financial advisor to Eclipse Aviation Corporation,
a leading aircraft manufacturer in the very light jet market segment
which has developed a new twin turbofan jet aircraft known as the
Eclipse 500.
International
Metals and Mining Group
HSC is acting as financial advisor to Quadra Mining Ltd.,
a rapidly growing Canadian copper mining company in various strategic
matters.
Mexican
Cable Company
HSC acted as financial advisor to Cablemas, S.A. de C.V.,
a leading Mexican video, internet and telephony services operator
in its acquisition of a minority stake in Bestel, S.A. de
C.V. a leading fiber optic network carriers’ carrier
in Mexico, through a consortium including Empresas Cablevisión,
S.A.B. and Televisión Internacional S.A. de C.V.
HSC
is also acting as financial advisor to Cablemas in evaluating various
strategic opportunities.
US
Energy Company
HSC continues to advise Sprague Energy Corporation,
a leading supplier of energy products and related storage services
in the Northeast, on a variety of strategic and financial alternatives.
Canadian Metals and Mining Company
HSC is acting as financial advisor to TVI Pacific, Inc.,
a gold and copper mining company with projects in the Philippines
and China, in connection with financing its sulphide project expansion
and various strategic opportunities.
International
Shipping Brokerage Firm
HSC is acting as financial advisor to Mallory, Jones, Lynch,
Flynn & Associates, an international shipping brokerage
company, on potential strategic opportunities.
Latin American Courier Company
HSC has been engaged to represent a pan-Latin American courier and
mail service company in evaluating its strategic alternatives.
Canadian
Zinc Exploration Company
HSC is acting as financial advisor to Selwyn Resources,
Inc, a publicly traded zinc exploration company based in Canada,
in seeking a joint venture partner.
Latin American Investor Group
HSC has been engaged to represent a Latin American Investor
Group in evaluating the acquisition of companies in the
hospitality services and tourism-oriented real estate development
sectors.
North
American Paper and Packaging Company
HSC has been engaged by Capstone Partners, LLC,
a privately owned paper and packaging company, to explore capital
raising for a start-up corrugated recycling mill and corrugators
to be located in Georgia.
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