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ECIJA DVMS is particularly well placed to assist clients, including an impressive roster of large multinational banks, with project finance mandates, including advising on the use of trusts for the financing of construction and infrastructure projects and other matters. The team is also noted for its experience in capital markets transactions. Polibio Valenzuela and Christian Molina head up the team; the former is adept at advising lenders and borrowers on project finance, asset-based financings and securities offerings, while the latter specialises in trusts law. Elsewhere in the team, Gabriel Dejarden is a key contact for corporate finance.

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  • 'One of the most professional and skilled teams on the market. Always focused on delivering quality work based on best practices. Their work methodology allows them to cover different projects, complying with the times and scope required of them.'
  • 'It seems to me that the most outstanding thing about the team, or at least the members we have worked with like Polibio Valenzuela and Christian Molina, is their availability to clients and the support they give us in the early phases of any project we work on together, and then their continuous follow up.'
  • 'ECIJA has a multidisciplinary team, which is highly trained and demonstrates highly specialised experience with the regulated markets. They are innovative, agile and open-minded. They know how to analyse business models and their implications, providing strategic and convenient solutions for their clients.'
  • 'The attorneys are highly experienced and their advice has been invaluable to our operations.'
  • 'Polibio Valenzuela is an excellent lawyer.'

Key clients

  • TC Latin American Partners
  • CCI Puesto de Bolsa
  • Grupo Ramos
  • Panac Hotels Dominicana
  • Ministerio de Vivienda y Edificaciones (Ministry of Housing and Construction)
  • Fiduciaria Reservas
  • Asset Wealth Management
  • Asociación de Fiduciarias Dominicanas
  • ING Bank
  • Italbank International
  • Oikocredit Ecumenical Development Cooperative Society
  • Bancaribe International Bank
  • Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI/BCIE)
  • Elliott Management Corporation
  • The OPEC Fund for International Development

Work highlights

  • Assisted the Ministry of Housing with all legal and strategic matters concerning the development and financing of over 7,500 low-income homes in the Dominican Republic, for a total government investment of approximately $400m.
  • Assisted CCI Puesto de Bolsa with the structuring of a corporate bond issuance valued at $95 mn.
  • Assisted Capital, Credito e Inversiones with negotiations with the fund manager in order to channel investments into a fund which is focused on acquiring Latin music rights.

Lawyers

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Practice head

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Polibio Valenzuela, Christian Molina