Mariana Gutierrez Ruiz is an Associate in the Americas Global Financial Markets practice. She has advised sponsors and financial institutions in project finance and corporate financing transactions. She also has participated in debt capital markets deals involving Latin American issuers and M&A transactions in the infrastructure sector in Colombia.
Renewable Energy Portfolio Financing, Dominican Republic: IDB Invest; JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.; Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as joint lead arrangers in an A/B loan financing provided to AES Dominicana Renewable Energy S.A.; Agua Clara S.A.S and I.E. DR Projects I, S.R.L., to support renewable energy projects in the Dominican Republic, the largest financing for renewable energy projects for a Caribbean economy.
Securitization of MPC Securities, Chile: Goldman Sachs Co. LLC, as arranger, sole global coordinator and bookrunner and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Itau BBA USA Securities Inc., as bookrunners in connection with the first multiple-tranche B-bond issuance, structured under the (i) Rule 144A/Regulation S and (ii) Section 4(a)(2) private placement formats to finance the sale and purchase of up to US$1.8 billion MPC Securities issued by a segregated fund administered by the Chilean Treasury, as part of a program created under Law No. 21,472 of Chile (the MPC Law) to temporarily shield consumers in Chile from electricity tariff increases.
Pamplona-Cúcuta toll road, Colombia: JPMorgan and Banco Santander, as lead arrangers, and MUFG, Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), JPMorgan, Banco Santander, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex), Allianz Capital Partners, MetLife, Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest), BlackRock and Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional (FDN), as lenders, noteholders, letter of credit issuers and/or hedge providers in connection with the refinancing of the project finance debt incurred to finance the construction and development of the Pamplona-Cúcuta 4G toll road in Colombia.
Bogotá-Girardot toll road, Colombia: Blackrock Infrastructure, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia S.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional S.A. and Unión para la Infraestructura – UPI, in connection with the COP 2.6 billion (~US$560 million) long-term financing of the Bogotá - Girardot toll road in Colombia.
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