Milbank LLP, Project Finance | Chambers Latin America Profile

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Project Finance - International Counsel

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Milbank benefits from a prestigious project finance group consisting of respected practitioners capable of handling the full gamut of project finance mandates. The team possesses intimate knowledge of the region, consistently winning major mandates in such jurisdictions as Chile and Mexico. Milbank employs its renowned expertise in both loan and debt securities financing to represent sophisticated lenders and project sponsors in high-value financing deals. The lawyers have additional experience in the infrastructure, transportation, and renewable and alternative energy sectors.

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Work Highlights

Milbank represented a syndicate of 12 banks as lenders in connection with the USD2.5 billion financing of ENGIE's project to expand a natural gas pipeline by approximately 698km in the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.

Strengths

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Milbank's expertise in Latin America is unparalleled, and their ability to bring all parties together to get the transaction completed, while addressing their client's needs, is a true superpower.

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Milbank is our go-to law firm. They are the best not only from a technical point of view, but also due to their availability, how fast they resolve our queries and their holistic way of thinking.

Project Finance respondent
Latin America

Milbank's expertise in Latin America is unparalleled, and their ability to bring all parties together to get the transaction completed, while addressing their client's needs, is a true superpower.

Project Finance respondent
Latin America

Milbank is our go-to law firm. They are the best not only from a technical point of view, but also due to their availability, how fast they resolve our queries and their holistic way of thinking.

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Notable Practitioners

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Daniel D Bartfeld

Eminent Practitioners

Eminent practitioner Daniel Bartfeld has an impeccable track record of representing prestigious lenders in a wide range of complex energy projects, in addition to transport infrastructure financing. He boasts extensive experience in various major Latin American jurisdictions such as Chile, Colombia and Mexico.

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Carolina Walther-Meade

Band 2

Carolina Walther-Meade continues to be well respected by market commentators for her skill in project finance mandates. She benefits from solid experience acting on significant energy and transport infrastructure projects throughout Latin America.

Carolina Walther-Meade is highly experienced, actively involved in transactions, and clearly deserving of recognition.

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Jaime Ramirez

Band 2

Jaime Ramirez has a solid practice advising lenders on financing renewable energy and infrastructure projects across Latin America, with particular expertise in Chile.

Jaime Ramirez always focuses on moving the deal forward. Conversations with him are constructive and substantive.

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