Shearman & Sterling represented Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as joint lead managers in connection with the issuance by the Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia of U.S.$500,000,000 4.875% Notes due 2022. This was the first sovereign debt issuance by Bolivia since 1920.
The following Shearman & Sterling team advised the joint lead managers in the transaction: partners Stuart Fleischmann (New York- Capital Markets) and Manuel Orillac (New York-Capital Markets) and associates Jesse Cuevas (New York-Capital Markets) and Rafael Perez (New York-Capital Markets).
