DEG, FMO, PROPARCO and CIFI on the $110 million secured credit facility made available to Polaris Energy Nicaragua S.A. (PENSA) and San Jacinto Power International Corporation (SJPIC), as borrowers, for the refinancing of their existing project finance debt in connection with PENSA’s operating 72 megawatt (net) geothermal power generating facility and the 10 megawatt (net) in-development binary plant addition thereto located in Telica, Department of León, Republic of Nicaragua.

Invenergy and BW Gas on a $128.3 million limited recourse project financing arranged by the Inter-American Investment Corporation, for the acquisition, development, conversion and operation of a floating storage and regasification unit (“FSRU”).  The FSRU is being converted in Singapore and will ultimately be moored at the port of Acajutla, El Salvador and provide LNG regasification services to a 378 MW natural gas-fired power plant owned by Energía del Pacífico, a subsidiary of Invenergy. The FSRU will be the first regasification vessel deployed off the coast of El Salvador.

Transelec Concesiones on the approximately $358 million loan facility and associated interest rate hedging for the portfolio construction financing of four transmission lines and four substations in Chile, with EDC, KfW IPEX-Bank and MUFG acting as mandated lead arrangers. This financing was provided to Transelec Concesiones through non-cross collateralized loans to each individual project on a standalone basis.

Nevada Copper on its ongoing financing matters, including the $123 million restart financing package to support the restart and ramp-up of the Company’s Pumpkin Hollow underground copper mine, which included additional stream and royalty funding, an incremental credit facility, deferred senior project and working capital interest payments, debt consolidation and warrants, additional equity and an additional backstop facility. 

Lenders and joint bookrunners on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $1.1 billion 4.550% senior secured notes due 2051 issued by Alfa Desarrollo (Alfa) (a newly formed company wholly-owned indirectly by Celeo Redes) and certain investment funds managed by APG to consummate the $1.35 billion acquisition of Colbún Transmisión ("Americas Transmission Deal of the Year” by Project Finance International).

Power & Energy

Brookfield Asset Management and its affiliates in connection with the financing of a portfolio of community solar projects located in the State of New York. The portfolio is owned and developed by ClearPath Energy and will allow ClearPath to expand its existing 2-gigawatt pipeline further while accelerating the progression of late-stage development assets into construction and operation.

Bladex and Banco Popular in connection with the $120 million secured credit facility made available to AES Dominicana Renewable Energy (ADRE) as borrower, for the refinancing of the existing project finance debt of ADRE’s affiliate, Agua Clara – the owner of an approximately 50 MW wind farm in the Dominican Republic.

Bladex in connection with the $40 million credit facility made available to AES Andres for the partial refinancing of the acquisition of Agua Clara, the owner of an approximately 50 MW wind farm in the Dominican Republic.

DEG, FMO, PROPARCO and CIFI on the $110 million secured credit facility made available to Polaris Energy Nicaragua S.A. (PENSA) and San Jacinto Power International Corporation (SJPIC), as borrowers, for the refinancing of their existing project finance debt in connection with PENSA’s operating 72 megawatt (net) geothermal power generating facility and the 10 megawatt (net) in-development binary plant addition thereto located in Telica, Department of León, Republic of Nicaragua.

ENGIE and its affiliates on the limited recourse portfolio project financing and related interest rate hedging in respect of four solar parks and two wind farms in Mexico with a combined capacity of approximately 721 MW, which was ENGIE’s first green loan financing for renewables projects in the world (“Latin American Sponsor Deal of the Year” by IJGlobal).

FMO and DEG on the senior and sub-senior financing of the construction of Pacific Solar Energy’s 50 MW solar-powered electric generating facility in Honduras.

Invenergy and BW Gas on a $128.3 million limited recourse project financing arranged by the Inter-American Investment Corporation, for the acquisition, development, conversion and operation of a floating storage and regasification unit (“FSRU”).  The FSRU is being converted in Singapore and will ultimately be moored at the port of Acajutla, El Salvador and provide LNG regasification services to a 378 MW natural gas-fired power plant owned by Energía del Pacífico, a subsidiary of Invenergy. The FSRU will be the first regasification vessel deployed off the coast of El Salvador.

Initial purchasers on the issuance by AES Panama Generation Holdings (“FinCo”), a special purpose vehicle created and indirectly owned by the AES Corporation, of $1.38 billion of senior secured notes; also advised the senior lenders and administrative agent on the financing of a $105 million term loan facility and a $50 million liquidity facility by the FinCo.

FMO, DEG, PROPARCO on the $56.4 million financing for the completion and operation of an approximately 31.5 MW wind-powered electric generating facility in Jutiapa, Guatemala, owned and operated by Transmisión de Electricidad, which is part of Grupo Terra. This project forms part of the push to diversify Guatemala’s energy grid, which has significant renewable energy potential but is currently reliant on mostly conventional sources such as fossil fuel and coal.

Transelec Concesiones on the approximately $358 million loan facility and associated interest rate hedging for the portfolio construction financing of four transmission lines and four substations in Chile, with EDC, KfW IPEX-Bank and MUFG acting as mandated lead arrangers. This financing was provided to Transelec Concesiones through non-cross collateralized loans to each individual project on a standalone basis.

Y-GEN Eléctrica (Y-GEN) and Y-GEN II Eléctrica (Y-GEN II), each a joint venture formed by GE and YPF, on the limited-recourse financing for the construction of two gas-fired power stations located in the Argentine provinces of Neuquén and Tucumán. This was the first project finance loan to close in Argentina in more than a decade.

Transmisora Eléctrica del Norte (TEN), a joint venture between Engie and RED Electrica of Spain, on the financing of its transmission line connecting the two major electrical grids in Chile, involving an innovative and complex dual-currency (USD and CLP) multi-tranche financing (“Latin America Power Deal of the Year” by PFI; “Latin America Transmission Deal of the Year” by IJGlobal).

Mining & Metals

Nevada Copper on its ongoing financing matters, including the $123 million restart financing package to support the restart and ramp-up of the Company’s Pumpkin Hollow underground copper mine, which included additional stream and royalty funding, an incremental credit facility, deferred senior project and working capital interest payments, debt consolidation and warrants, additional equity and an additional backstop facility. 

Sweetwater Royalties on its ongoing financing matters in connection with its 4.5 million mineral acres and 1 million fee surface acres in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah, which holds the world’s largest known trona deposit.

Bluestone Resources on the development and proposed financing of the Cerro Blanco gold mining project in Guatemala.

Engie-led consortium on the bid for the proposed financing, development and operation of the Codelco Water Supply Project, a water desalination project that will provide services to Codelco's Radomiro Tomic mining operation in Chile.

Orion Mine Finance and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities with respect to intercreditor and collateral matters relating to the financing of Lundin Gold’s $1B+ Fruta Del Norte Project in Ecuador, which consists of a prepaid gold loan, stream and equity investment from Orion/Blackstone, a project financing from KfW and a club of commercial banks (with a guaranty from Finnvera), a cost overrun facility and a strategic equity investment by Newcrest, Orion and the Lundin Family trusts. This transaction was the first large scale mine financing in Ecuador ("Project Finance Deal of the Year" (2020) by IFLR1000; "Latin American Mining Deal of the Year" (2019) by IJGlobal; "Latin American Mining & Metals Deal of the Year" (2017) by IJGlobal; "Mining Financing of the Year" (2019) by LatinFinance; "Best Mid-Cap Deal of the Year" (2018) by Mines and Money).

Banking & Finance

International Finance Corporation (IFC) in connection with a $60 million senior unsecured facility provided to Axtel, S.A.B. de C.V. The facility will be used by Axtel for the refinancing of existing debt and other capital expenditures.

Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) in connection with a $150 million senior unsecured facility provided for general corporate purposes by a syndicate of lenders arranged by CTBC Bank.

JPMorgan and the lenders on the $597 million financing for The Fresh Market, Inc. (TFM), a retail-grocery store, as borrower and Cencosud S.A., the largest Chilean retail company, as guarantor. This working capital facility was put in place immediately following Cencosud’s acquisition of TFM.

HSBC, Bank of America, Citibank, HSBC, Itaú BBA International and Mizuho in connection with a $250 million senior unsecured credit facility for Natura & Co Luxembourg Holdings, parent of Aesop and The Body Shop, as borrower, and Natura Cosméticos and Natura & Co Holding, each as a guarantor.

JPMorgan, Mizuho and Scotia Capital in connection with a Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $350 million 4.900 percent senior secured notes due 2026 by Electricidad Firme de México Holdings (EFM), holding company of Saavi Energia, the fourth largest private power company by generation in Mexico. Part of the net proceeds of the offering of the notes were used to (i) repay a $275.5 million bridge facility provided to the issuer by JPMorgan Chase Bank, Mizuho Bank, and The Bank of Nova Scotia as joint lead arrangers that was used by the issuer to repay a loan granted to it by GIP Spectrum Saavi Luxco, and (ii) partially pay for transaction costs associated with the notes offering. The remaining proceeds are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, including to make distributions to GIM EM Bronco Luxco, the sponsor of the issuer.

Scotiabank Mexico on the $60 million letter of credit facility provided to EFM for the debt service, operations and maintenance obligations of Cometa Energía under its existing bond financing. Cometa owns a portfolio of subsidiaries operating natural gas electric generation and related facilities in Mexico.

Acquisition Finance

Lenders and joint bookrunners on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $1.1 billion 4.550% senior secured notes due 2051 issued by Alfa Desarrollo (Alfa) (a newly formed company wholly-owned indirectly by Celeo Redes) and certain investment funds managed by APG to consummate the $1.35 billion acquisition of Colbún Transmisión ("Americas Transmission Deal of the Year” by Project Finance International).

JPMorgan Chase in connection with a $25.5 million acquisition loan facility granted to APG Energy & Infra Chile Expansion SpA, as borrower, for the acquisition of 80% of the share capital of Transquillota from Colbún and Enel Generación. APG acquired Transquillota in a joint venture with Celeo Redes which acquired 20% of Transquillota. Transquillota owns and operates the San Luis-Quillota transmission line and the San Luis substation in the Valparaíso region of Chile.

Joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners on the senior secured notes issued by, and senior secured credit facilities made available to, Cometa Energía (Actis) with its $1.256 billion acquisition of the InterGen portfolio of energy assets in Mexico (“LatAm M&A Deal of the Year” by IJGlobal; “Best Infrastructure Financing Deal of the Year” by LatinFinance).