With a presence in both Punta Cana and Santo Domingo, Guzmán Ariza is well equipped to handle a range of banking and finance issues, including advising leading banks on syndicated loans and cross-border transactions. Among the matters for which the group is best known are restructurings, but it is also frequently engaged on project finance mandates in the energy, real estate, tourism and infrastructure sectors. The team is led by the quartet of Fabio J. Guzmán Saladin, Alberto Reyes Báez, Alfredo Guzmán Saladín and Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza.
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Key clients
- MetroBank/Global Bank
- BANESCO USA
- Scotiabank
- Warburtons International
- Blue Orchard
- PAWA Dominicana (Pan Am World Airways Dominicana)
- POSCO Engineering
- 12Tree Finance
- UBS Group Investment Bank
- General Cocoa Company - Coffee America
- Distinct Investment Holdings - Renova Expert
- Arconim Constructora
- Potentia Renewables (Emerald Solar Energy)
- Trevi-Galante
- Tecnove Group
- Schrader Camargo
- JTI - Japan Tobacco International
Work highlights
- Advised Banesco USA on a secure loan of over $15m to be disbursed to AG Investment Partners, a Panamanian company.
- Assisted Scotiabank with the drafting and registration of local collateral and security agreements for a financing operation in the Dominican Republic, between Scotiabank and Continental Sports.
- Assisted Warburton International with a secured loan transaction to Wiric Dominicana.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Fabio J. Guzmán Saladín, Alberto Reyes Báez, Alfredo Guzmán Saladín, Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza