Latham & Watkins Advises on Financing of EIG’s Acquisition of 49.87% Stake in TgP

EIG, through its managed investment vehicles, announced the acquisition of a 49.87% equity stake in Transportadora de Gas del Perú S.A. (TgP) from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board today. TgP operates Peru’s principal natural gas and natural gas liquids pipelines under a long-term concession, supplying approximately 40% of the country’s power generation.

Latham & Watkins represented the lenders supporting the transaction with a project finance team led by partner Carlos Ardila, with associate Andrea Garcia and assistance from Lucila Dorado and Eric Jjemba. Advice was also provided on hedging matters by partner Yvette Valdez, with associates Naffie Lamin and Jim Lambert; on tax matters by partner Elena Romanova, with associate James Aldred; on sanctions/AML matters by partner Danny Dominguez, with associate Matthew Crawford; and on M&A by partner Tony Del Pino, with associate Francisco Lanusse.