Projects & Energy

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Provided by Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga

This novel area of practice was developed as such following the boom of renewable projects from 2012 to date. 

In this time span, the firm has accumulated more projects financing of greenfield renewable projects (wind and solar), more refinancings and M&A of completed renewable projects and more PPP Projects than any other firm in the market.

In the renewable energy industry the firm has participated in: (a) the project financings of the Pintado, Minas, Pampa, Florida 2, Kiyú, Peralta, Cerro Grande, Melowind, Vientos de Pastorale, Naranjal and Litoral projects; (b) the equity financing of the Florida 1, Minas, Palmatir and Cadonal renewable projects; (c) the acquisition of the Vientos de Pastorale, Naranjal, Litoral, Fingano, Vengano, and Melowind projects; and (d) the refinancings of the Vientos de Pastorale, Fingano, Vengano, Naranjal, Litoral, Cerro Grande and Melowind projects.

In the PPP market, the firm has participated in the four of the six projects that have seen financial close to date, namely the Unidad Punta de Rieles Prison Facility, the “Rutas 21 y 24” and Circuito 3 highway projects and the Ferrocarril Central Project (the first billion-dollar project financing in Uruguay, awarded with the price of rail project of the year by Infrastructure Journal Global).

Through its prestige in these industries, the firm has expanded its practice to: the forestry market, to the port sector, and also to the oil and gas sector.