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Marval Advises on the Issuance of “Mercado Crédito Consumo XXVII” Financial Trusts

The firm has once again played a major role in a Banking & Finance, and Fintech transaction.

December 13, 2023

This time, Marval O’Farrell Mairal acted as legal advisor on the issuance of the twenty-seventh series of financial trusts “Mercado Crédito Consumo”, for a total amount of ARS 9,999,998,514, under the “Mercado Crédito” Program, which securitizes 100% digital loans. The transaction took place on December 7, 2023, and included the issuance of trust debt securities for a total of ARS 7,749,998,848 and certificates of participation for ARS 2,249,999,666.

MercadoLibre, one of the most important companies in LATAM, acted as trustor, administrator, and collection agent. Banco Patagonia acted as trustee, arranger, and underwriter; and Allaria SA acted as sub-underwriter. Following the structure used in previous issuances, the securitized assets of “Mercado Crédito Consumo XXVII” consist of 100% digital consumer loans granted to users and consumers by executing private instruments signed electronically.

The securities were authorized for public offering by the Argentine Securities and Exchange Commission and listed in Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos SA and Mercado Abierto Electrónico S.A.

Marval O’Farrell Mairal acted as legal advisor of the transaction through a team led by Partners Juan M. Diehl Moreno and Sergio Tálamo, together with Associates Sebastián Swinnen, Agustín Alejo Centurion and Manuela Kotsias Fuster. Rosario López and Maria Victoria Suarez acted as MercadoLibre in-house counsels.