Our success lies in that we are advisors who seek to generate added value for our client’s companies and organizations based on a dynamic approach to the legal practice.
 
Banking and finance

“The team here is known for its experience in cross-border transactions and project finance”.” The source say: ”.
Chambers Latin America 2011

Our services in this area include:

• Providing legal advice to national and foreign lenders in the structuring, document preparation and negotiation of conventional, asset-backed and financial and operating leasing transactions.

• Providing legal advice to lenders, guarantors, originators and debtors involved in specific project financing (structuring, preparation and negotiation of the financing, equipment transport, plant construction, equipment operation and maintenance contracts, etc.).

• Providing legal advice in the structuring, document preparation, negotiation and perfecting of guarantees, especially in point of types of assets and derivatives transactions.

• Providing legal advice in regard to asset mobilization and securitization.

Transaction

AIRPLAN

Syndicated loan granted to finance the construction of five airports in Colombia(+) including two airport serving the city of Medellin.

Banking and finance

Capital markets and securities

Claudia Barrero

BANCO DE BOGOTÁ

Legal advice in connection with the financing of the USD$1,9 billion acquisition of BAC Credomatic, the first international investment of Banco de Bogota. The loan was worth USD$1 billion.

Banking and finance

Juan Fernando Gaviria

BANCOLOMBIA

Senior notes issued by Bancolombia S.A. under the rule 144A of the SEC

Banking and finance

Juan Fernando Gaviria

BANK OF TOKIO Y BBVA, SUCURSAL TOKIO

Loan granted by Empresas Públicas de Medellín guaranteed by Japan Bank for International Cooperation to finance the construction of Porce III power generation plant.

Banking and finance

Juan Fernando Gaviria

BAVARIA - SABMILLER

Bond issuance by Bavaria, guaranteed by SAB MILLER plc.

Banking and finance

Claudia Barrero

Juan Fernando Gaviria

Julio César González

Oscar Iván González

Héctor Hernández

BIOFILM S.A.

We advised Biofilm in the restructuring USD$ 110 million of their debt with the FMO, the International Investment Corporation and Banco de Bogotá Panama. This transaction involved two jurisdictions: Colombia and Mexico. The lending banks included Banco de Bogota, Bancolombia, Davivienda, Banco Colpatria and Sudameris. The complexity of the deal was increased by the fact that the guarantees were located in both Mexico and Colombia.

Banking and finance

Juan Fernando Gaviria

BIOFILM S.A.

Loans granted to Biofilm and its branch in Mexico by CII(+) FMO and Banco de Bogotá to refinance obligations and build new production facility in Mexico.

Banking and finance

Capital markets and securities

Claudia Barrero

CITI BANK - DEUTSCHE BANK

Issuance of 10 year debenture by Emgesa in international markets

Banking and finance

Capital markets and securities

Claudia Barrero

Juan Fernando Gaviria

Hernando Padilla

CITIBANK (LONDRES)

Loan granted to finance the worldwide acquisition of EMI Music.

Banking and finance

Juan Fernando Gaviria

CONCESIÓN TÚNEL DE ABURRÁ - ORIENTE S.A.

Legal advice to Concesión Túnel Aburrá Oriente agree financing worth US$415 million for the construction of a tunnel which will connect the city of Medellín to the José María Córdova airport.

Banking and finance

Juan Fernando Gaviria

CONCESIONARIA SAN RAFAEL S.A.

Syndicated loan granted to finance the construction of the Bogotá – Girardot highway.

Banking and finance

Capital markets and securities

Claudia Barrero

CONCESIONARIA SAN RAFAEL S.A.

Syndicated loan granted to finance the construction of a highway in Cúcuta(+) Colombia.

Banking and finance

Capital markets and securities

Claudia Barrero

CREDIT SUISSE

Loan granted to an afíliate of Avianca S.A. to acquire Tampa Cargo S.A.

Banking and finance

Juan Fernando Gaviria

CREDIT SUISSE

Syndicated loan granted to Banco Davivienda S.A. to finance the acquisition of Granbanco S.A.

Banking and finance

Juan Fernando Gaviria

FEDERACIÓN NACIONAL DE CAFETEROS

Refinancing of loan granted to Fondo Nacional del Café by ABN Amro and Natexis Banques Populaires.

Banking and finance

Capital markets and securities

Claudia Barrero

FEDERACIÓN NACIONAL DE CAFETEROS

Loan granted by BNP Paribas(+) New York branch.

Banking and finance

Capital markets and securities

Claudia Barrero

FEDERACIÓN NACIONAL DE CAFETEROS

Assignment of the assets(+) liabilities and contracts of Agrícola de Seguros de Vida S.A. to Suramericana related companies.

Banking and finance

Capital markets and securities

Claudia Barrero

GLOBAL TUITION AND EDUCATION INSURANCE CORP.

Acquisition of Royal and Sun Alliance Seguros de Vida (Colombia S.A.)

Banking and finance

Capital markets and securities

Claudia Barrero

HSH NORDBANK

 PDP loan to finance the acquisition of Airbus Aircraft by Avianca S.A.

Banking and finance

Juan Fernando Gaviria

ING GROUP N.V.

Purchase of all the outstanding shares of the Santander Pension Fund in Colombia by ING Group N.V.

Banking and finance

Capital markets and securities

Claudia Barrero

Juan Fernando Gaviria

INVERSIONES MANUELITA S.A.

Loan granted by IFC to affiliate Brazilian Company.

Banking and finance

Capital markets and securities

Claudia Barrero

JP MORGAN - BOFA MERRILL LYNCH

Issuance by Bancolombia of subordiante notes in international markets.

 

Banking and finance

Juan Fernando Gaviria

JP MORGAN - CITI BANK

Represents the lenders in connection with a refinancing of a $85 million loan granted to Phoenix Group of Companies. The loan will be worth USD$135 million.

Banking and finance

Juan Fernando Gaviria

JP MORGAN

Issuance by Bancolombia of subordiante notes in international markets.

Banking and finance

Carolina Duque

Juan Fernando Gaviria

NUFARM

Multijurisdictional loan involving all continents.

Banking and finance

Carolina Duque

Juan Fernando Gaviria

PROELÉCTRICA

We have advised Proelectrica in the financial leasing for the construction and the equipments of two hydro electrical generation plants: Central Hidroelectrica Santa Ines and Central Hidroelectrica Segovia. This transaction is one of the first infrastructure financial leasings done in Colombia and it was done in a record time of one week so that our client could take advantage of fiscal benefits that will expire on the 31 December 2011.

Banking and finance

Juan Fernando Gaviria

SANTANDER

Legal advice in connection with a loan granted to Tablemac.

Banking and finance

Juan Fernando Gaviria

TERMOFLORES

Legal advice to Termoflores´s shareholders in the sale of its 100% shares to Colinversiones affiliated companies..

Banking and finance

Juan Fernando Gaviria

CONTACT US

Offices:

Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Carrera 9 # 74-08 Of 305
Tel : +571 326 8600
Postal Address: 76600

Barranquilla, Colombia
Calle 77B # 59-61
Oficina 1202
Centro Empresarial de las Américas II
Tel: +575 369 4040

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