The Firm is representing CorpBanca S.A. (NYSE: BCA; BCS: CORPBANCA), Chile’s fifth-largest lender, in connection with its $1.28 billion agreement to acquire Helm Bank S.A. Following the acquisition, Helm Bank will become the sixth-largest bank in Colombia. An affiliate of CorpBanca signed an agreement with the owners of Helm Bank to purchase 91 percent of Helm Bank’s ordinary shares and will make an offer to minority holders to purchase the remaining shares. An affiliate of CorpBanca has also agreed to purchase 80 percent of Helm’s insurance unit for $17 million.
The Simpson Thacher team includes Ed Chung, David Williams, Juan Naveira and Eduardo Goldberg (M&A); Noah Beck and Sean FitzGerald (Tax); and Lori Lesser and Corina Gugler (Intellectual Property).
