The powerhouse banking and finance team at BLP remains a market leader, providing comprehensive transactional advice to major regional and international commercial banks and financial institutions (including IDB Invest and Deutsche Bank), multilateral agencies, private equity sponsors and multinational corporates across sectors ranging from manufacturing, retail and real estate to aviation and energy. The team’s full offering extends to credit restructurings, securitisations, loan agreements, bond issuances, regulatory compliance, and banking litigation and arbitration. The practice is headed by practice area expert Zygmunt Brett, who brings strength to capital markets matters. Mariana Nóchez, who displays expertise in complex, cross-border transactions, is another notable name at top level. Key support is provided by director José Góchez, who specialises in bond issuances, syndicated loans, project finance and buy-outs.

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Key clients

  • IDB Invest
  • Bancolombia
  • Grupo Unicomer
  • Banco Agricola
  • Global Partnership
  • Avianca/Taca
  • Inversiones Financieras Grupo Azul y Banco Azul
  • Deutsche Bank
  • WBC
  • Proparco

Work highlights

  • Advised Grupo Unicomer on a $350m loan granted by a pool of syndicated banks.
  • Advised Banca de Inversión Bancolombia, Banco Agrícola and a group of banks on a syndicated loan granted to CAESS, DEUSEM, EEO and AES CLESA, subsidiaries of Grupo AES, a Salvadoran energy distributor, to repay bonds traded in international markets.
  • Acted as counsel to Deutsche Bank Securities, as dealer manager, in respect of tender offers made by the Republic of El Salvador to repurchase in cash sovereign bonds due in 2023 and 2025, for an aggregate of up to $360m in the first round, and up to $74m in the second round.

Lawyers

Leading associates
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Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Zygmunt Brett