Expertise
Sovereign Debt
Our Sovereign Debt practice area is designed to offer governmental, state-owned entities, lenders and investors our specialized services in the structuring and negotiation of all type of financing, debt, hedging and similar transactions, both local and cross-border, that require specific knowledge in budgetary and public debt regulations in Colombia.
The lawyers of our Sovereign & Public Debt practice have worked with the Ministry of Finance and other governmental entities, and are seasoned in budgetary and public debt regulations, making our practice distinctive in filings and legal structuring of financings for governmental and state-owned entities.
Our practice offers the following services:
- Public debt and budgetary regulations
- Bridge financings
- Local bilateral and syndicated loan agreements
- Cross-border bilateral and syndicated loan agreements
- Multilateral and development financings
- Notes and bonds offerings
- Notes exchange offerings
- Sovereign and quasi-sovereign restructurings
- Hedging transactions
- Filings with and authorizations by governmental entities
Sovereign Debt Deals
Alcaldia de Barranquilla/ IDB
Counsel to the Special, Industrial, and Port District of Barranquilla on the negotiation and closing of a loan guaranteed by the Nation, granted by the Inter-American Development Bank for USD 100 million, aimed at financing the Biodiversity and Urban Equity Program.
Alcaldia de Barranquilla/ JP Morgan Chase
Counsel to the Special, Industrial, and Port District of Barranquilla on the negotiation and closing of an external synthetic loan granted by JP Morgan Chase and guaranteed by MIGA for USD 100 million to refinance the District’s debt.
Confidential
Counsel to two state entities on the structuring of international note offerings under Rule 144A/Reg S of the United States.
