The Argentinian province of Mendoza closed on $500 million of senior unsecured notes to be among the first sovereign issuers to return to international capital markets since the country’s 15-year absence.

Holland & Knight and the law firm of Cabanellas, Etchebarne & Kelly advised the province on the notes offered at 8.375 percent and due in 2024, which were listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, admitted for trading on the Euro MTF and sold in the U.S. to qualified institutional buyers.