Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is widely noted for its extensive connections to multilateral development banks, including IDB Invest and CIFI Latam, which has led to a solid pipeline of financings in the renewables and energy transition areas. It also has strong links to other commercial lenders and the practice has developed a fine record in advising on loans to Latin American financial institutions by multilaterals; it advised Ecuadorian bank Banco de la Produccion (Produbanco) on two loans from International Finance Corporation with an aggregate value of $160m. Fernando Alonso is head of the Latin America group and a versatile practitioner with extensive experience in Latin America financings, including loans to Latin American financial institutions. Washington DC partner Vera Rechsteiner is pivotal to many of the multilateral development bank relationships and lands numerous financing engagements in the energy, oil and gas, and infrastructure segments; while Washington DC’s Alejandro Silva is now also especially active in this area for the IFC and IDB Invest. Fernando Margarit is a leader in digital infrastructure financings, especially subsea fibre optic cable systems. Uriel Mendieta is also experienced in syndicated loans and digital infrastructure finance, and Houston partner Doris Rodríguez is an experienced figure in oil and gas financings. Siddharth Sethy has left the firm to join Prudential Private Capital in March 2022. Named partners are based in Miami unless stated otherwise.
Key clients
- Banco Santander
- Promerica Financial Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised Ecuadorian bank Banco de la Produccion (Produbanco) on two loans from the International Finance Corporation; aggregate value: $160m.
- Advised the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest) on a risk sharing guarantee facility co-guaranteed by the Government of Panama providing support for banks in Panama to finance loans by local banks for the tourism sector.