Proskauer Rose LLP's longstanding commitment to Latin America, through its Sao Paulo and New York offices, has brought it a significant flow of project and energy deals, including traditional project financings, bond offerings and M&A transactions. It has close connections to a variety of Latin American sponsors and investors. Its large team in Brazil features both US and English qualified practitioners, who have an extensive record in energy and natural resources financings, waste treatment and infrastructure transactions. New York partner Carlos Martinez is head of the Latin America group and is noted for M&A and restructurings in the energy and natural resources sectors. Head of the Sao Paulo office, Antonio Piccirillo is an established name in project and energy financings, including green loans, power generation and infrastructure financings. David Fenwick is another key partner in Sao Paulo.
Key clients
- Companhia de Eletricidade do Estado da Bahia
- (Coelba) (Neoenergia Group) No
Work highlights
- Represented Elektro Redes as borrower and Neonergia as guarantor in a 'super green Loan' financing by the International Finance Cooperation (IFC).
- Represented Cala Morritos Power as borrower in a project financing of a 200MW peaker plant in Ovalle, Chile.