Bustamante Fabara
More informationThe sizeable banking and finance department at Bustamante Fabara stands out for its cross-border expertise, showcasing the ability to handle secured and unsecured corporate lending as well as complex issues relating to capital markets. An additional specialism for the group is thematic bond transactions, where it plays an active role in the launch of green, blue, social and sustainable bonds. The practice increased its capabilities with the September 2022 hire of Jesús Beltrán – formerly the head of banking at Robalino – to its roster of experienced professionals; he acts as co-head of the team alongside Diego Ramírez Mesec, who is often retained by foreign lenders and financial institutions. Other key developments include the arrival of senior associates Patricio Santos, Belén Jaramillo and Juan Bernardo Guarderas, following Beltran in his move and adding considerable regulatory and transactional experience. The team’s advice to International Finance Corporation, Symbiotics Investments and LAGreen in their subscription to a $79m blue bond issuance by Banco Internacional is a key highlight in this respect.
Testimonials
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- ‘Excellent team with a lot of legal and market knowledge. Top-level advice.’
‘High level of expertise, professionalism and dynamism in a transaction. Jose Rafael Bustamante is good and Kirina Gonzales is one of the best we have worked with in Ecuador. Both super professionals with very high level of legal knowledge.’
'The Bustamante Fabara team is excellent, the level of mastery of all banking issues has been a great help to the company where I work. They are on a par with firms in the USA dedicated for years to financial advice.'
'The plus is the personalised attention they offer, the partners get involved, they are fast, strong and respected by other firms. In particular, it is worth mentioning the attention of Kirina Gonzalez and Jose Rafael Bustamante.'
Key clients
- IDB Invest
- International Finance Corporation
- Proparco
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
- Goldman Sachs
- Bancolombia
- Banco Guayaquil
- Banco del Austro
- Nomura Securities
- China Development Bank
Work highlights
- Advised International Finance Corporation, Symbiotics Investments and LAGreen as international investors in their subscription of a $79m blue bond issuance by Banco Internacional.
- Advised IDB Invest as international investor in its subscription of a $30m gender and inclusion social bonds issuance by Banco Solidario, which was executed through a public offering in the Quito Securities Exchange.
- Advised Goldman Sachs, as sole structuring agent and placement agent, on the second series of notes issued by Banco Pichincha under its diversified payment rights securitisation programme.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jesús Beltrán, Diego Ramírez