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Global

  • WorldBusiness Capital, Inc. Risk-Sharing Guaranties: Represent WorldBusiness Capital, Inc. in connection with a risk-sharing guaranty facility with DFC that has supported $150 million of loans made to businesses, projects, and financial institutions in Cambodia, El Salvador, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Moldova, Mongolia, Sri Lanka and Ukraine.
  • Sarona Frontier Markets Fund: Represented Sarona Asset Management in connection with a $250 million facility leveraged with an $87.5 million DFC loan to fund SME investments in frontier and emerging market countries. OPIC’s first fund-of-funds facility.
  • Citibank Microfinance Risk-Sharing Facility: Represented DFC in connection with a $70 million risk-sharing guaranty facility with Citibank, N.A. to fund microfinance loans made by Citibank in 48 emerging market countries.
  • FINCA Micro Place Public Offering: Represented FINCA International in connection with a $50 million public debt offering for online micro-lending worldwide through Micro Place.
  • MIGA Climate Finance and Strategy: Represented Climate Finance Advisors and advised the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) in the development of MIGA’s climate finance strategy.
  • SEAF Global Facility: Represented Small Enterprise Assistance Funds in connection with a $30 million DFC loan to fund loans to SMEs worldwide.

Africa

  • WaterEquity Clean Water: Represented Water Equity, Inc. and Global Access Fund LP in connection with a $100 million DFC loan to support access to safe water and sanitation in East Asia and the Pacific, Latin American and the Caribbean, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Citibank Infrastructure Risk-Sharing Facilities: Represented DFC in connection with over $1.5 billion of guaranty capacity across 16 risk-sharing guaranty facilities with Citibank, N.A. to support loans made by Citibank in Pakistan, South America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia/CIS, Asia, and Central America to finance infrastructure projects.
  • Deutsche Bank/FINCA Microfinance Fund: Represented FINCA International in connection with a subordinated debt financing to provide FINCA banks in Democratic Republic of Congo, Mexico, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan with $100 million in loan capital for on-lending to micro borrowers. First single microfinance network subordinated debt deal, and first microfinance subordinated debt deal successfully completed since 2007.
  • Bayport Management Ltd: Represented Bayport Management Ltd in connection with a $250 million DFC loan to fund BML’s strategic growth aspirations in Africa.
  • Rand Merchant Bank Infrastructure Facility: Represented DFC in connection with a $200 million co-lending facility with Rand Merchant Bank to fund infrastructure projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • SCI Cocoma: Represented DFC in connection with the successful sale of shares as part of the restructuring of the DFC loan that financed the construction of a hotel in Cote d’Ivoire.
  • Djibouti Salt Mine: Represented DFC in connection with DFC’s issuance of $60 million of political risk insurance to cover the debt financing of the construction and operation of a salt mine in the Republic of Djibouti.
  • Phyto-Riker Pharmaceutical Facility: Represented DFC in connection with a $12.5 million loan to finance the privatization and expansion of a pharmaceutical distribution facility in Ghana, as well as the successful restructuring of the equity and sale of the DFC loan.
  • Teberebie Goldfields: Represented DFC in connection with the successful restructuring and sale of a $20 million DFC loan that financed the construction and expansion of a gold production facility in Ghana.
  • Ghana Home Loans Mortgages: Represented DFC in connection with a $30 million loan to capitalize Ghana Home Loans bank mortgage company to finance primary and secondary mortgages in Ghana.
  • Rota International: Represented DFC in the successful defense of a claim brought against DFC under DFC’s political risk insurance contract covering the equity investment in a cashew production facility in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Cookstove Clean Cooking/Carbon Credits: Represented an investor in connection with loans made to a manufacturer of fuel-efficient cookstoves in Kenya, secured by a pledge of carbon credits generated by the project.
  • SA Taxi: Represent SA Taxi in connection with over $350 million of loans from DFC and other development finance institutions to expand SA Taxi’s financial services business in South Africa.
  • Climate Adaptation and Resilience: Represented Climate Finance Advisors and CRDB Bank in connection with a $200 million financing, grant and insurance program from Green Climate Fund to develop an adaptation and resilience concessional lending program for the Tanzanian agricultural sector.
  • Tugende Limited: Represent Tugende Limited, a leading provider of asset financing in Uganda, in connection with the expansion of its investor portfolio and restructuring of project collateral.

The Americas

  • WaterEquity Clean Water: Represented Water Equity, Inc. and Global Access Fund LP in connection with a $100 million DFC loan to support access to safe water and sanitation in East Asia and the Pacific, Latin American and the Caribbean, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Citibank Infrastructure Risk-Sharing Facilities: Represented DFC in connection with over $1.5 billion of guaranty capacity across 16 risk-sharing guaranty facilities with Citibank, N.A. to support loans made by Citibank in Pakistan, South America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia/CIS, Asia, and Central America to finance infrastructure projects.
  • Deutsche Bank/FINCA Microfinance Fund: Represented FINCA International in connection with a subordinated debt financing to provide FINCA banks in Mexico, Democratic Republic of Congo, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan with $100 million in loan capital for on-lending to micro borrowers. First single microfinance network subordinated debt deal, and first microfinance subordinated debt deal successfully completed since 2007.
  • Bayport Management Ltd: Represented Bayport Management Ltd in connection with a $250 million DFC loan to fund BML’s strategic growth aspirations in Latin America.
  • Paladin Fund: Represented DFC in connection with a $35 million investment guaranty to Paladin Fund for investments in real estate portfolio companies in Latin America.
  • Conduit Fund: Represented DFC in connection with a $60 million investment guaranty to Conduit Fund for investments in portfolio companies in Latin America.
  • Real Infrastructure Capital Partners Solar Power: Represented Real Infrastructure Capital Partners in connection with a $45 million DFC loan to finance the development and construction of 8 PV solar power plants with an aggregate capacity of 22.56 MW across 4 sites in El Salvador.
  • Matanzas Hydroelectric: Represented DFC in connection with the successful equity restructuring and repayment of a $20 million DFC loan that financed the construction of a 14 MW hydroelectric project in Guatemala.
  • Casa Encantadas Hotel Construction and Expansion: Represented DFC in connection with the financing of the purchase, refurbishment and expansion of a hotel in Guatemala.
  • EarthSpark International Solar Power: Represent the developer of a solar-powered micro grid project in Haiti in connection with debt and equity financing, including loans from Green Climate Fund, through NEFCO (the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation) and other development finance institutions.
  • Inter-Mac Honduras Housing: Represented the construction contractor in the acquisition of an affordable housing community in Honduras; and represented the project sponsors, borrowers and construction contractor in connection with the successful restructuring of a DFC loan that financed the redevelopment and expansion of the project.
  • Josco: Represented DFC in the successful settlement and recovery of an expropriation claim brought against DFC under DFC’s political risk insurance contract covering the equity investment in a processing facility in Jamaica.
  • MVB Panama Housing: Represented the borrower in connection with a $7.5 million DFC loan to finance the construction and development of low-income housing in Panama.
  • Cerro Verde Copper Mine: Represented DFC in connection with the negotiation of political risk insurance coverage for a $250 million equity investment to finance the privatization and expansion of an open-pit copper mine in Peru.
  • Rolls-Royce/Continental Airlines: Represented Rolls-Royce plc and Rolls-Royce North America in connection with $400 million of Rolls-Royce-guaranteed debt financing to finance the sale of aircraft to Continental Airlines in the United States.
  • Rolls-Royce/Continental Airlines: Represented Rolls-Royce plc and Rolls-Royce North America in connection with $200 million of Rolls-Royce-guaranteed bridge debt to finance the sale of aircraft to Continental Airlines in the United States.
  • Philip Morris Capital Corporation/Chicago and NorthWestern Transportation Company: Represented PMCC as equity participant and guarantor in connection with a $210 million leveraged lease financing of rail equipment in the United States through the public offering of pass-through trust certificates.

Asia

  • WaterEquity Clean Water: Represented Water Equity, Inc. and Global Access Fund LP in connection with a $100 million DFC loan to support access to safe water and sanitation in East Asia and the Pacific, Latin American and the Caribbean, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Citibank Infrastructure Risk-Sharing Facilities: Represented DFC in connection with over $1.5 billion of guaranty capacity across 16 risk-sharing guaranty facilities with Citibank, N.A. to support loans made by Citibank in Pakistan, South America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia/CIS, Asia, and Central America to finance infrastructure projects.
  • Deutsche Bank/FINCA Microfinance Fund: Represented FINCA International in connection with a subordinated debt financing to provide FINCA banks in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Mexico with $100 million in loan capital for on-lending to micro borrowers. First single microfinance network subordinated debt deal, and first microfinance subordinated debt deal successfully completed since 2007.
  • Actis Fund: Represented DFC in connection with a $50 million investment guaranty to Actis Fund for investments in portfolio companies in Asia.
  • SEAF Afghanistan SME Facility: Represented Small Enterprise Assistance Funds in connection with a $50 million DFC loan to fund loans and equipment leases to SMEs in Afghanistan through Afghan Growth Finance.
  • EAG Afghanistan: Represented Emergent Advisory Group, LLC in connection with its purchase of Afghan Growth Finance and the successful restructuring of a DFC loan that funded loans and equipment leases made to SMEs in Afghanistan.
  • SEAF Co-Lending SME Facility: Represented Small Enterprise Assistance Funds in connection with a $30 million DFC co-lending facility to fund loans and equipment leases to SMEs in Afghanistan.
  • SEAF Bangladesh SME Fund: Represented Small Enterprise Assistance Funds in connection with a $20 million equity investment with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support SMEs in Bangladesh.

Eastern Europe

  • WaterEquity Clean Water: Represented Water Equity, Inc. and Global Access Fund LP in connection with a $100 million DFC loan to support access to safe water and sanitation in East Asia and the Pacific, Latin American and the Caribbean, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Citibank Infrastructure Risk-Sharing Facilities: Represented DFC in connection with over $1.5 billion of guaranty capacity across 16 risk-sharing guaranty facilities with Citibank, N.A. to support loans made by Citibank in Pakistan, South America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia/CIS, Asia, and Central America to finance infrastructure projects.
  • Maritza III Power Plant: Represented DFC in connection with a $200 million loan to finance the development of a 600 MW independent power generation facility in Bulgaria.
  • ZAO Star Networks Telecommunications: Represented ZAO Star Networks in connection with the successful restructuring of the equity and $28 million DFC loan that financed a telecommunications project in Russia.
  • ZAO Europlan: Represented DFC in connection with a $40 million loan to finance an equipment leasing portfolio in Russia/CIS.
  • Ukrainian Catholic University Expansion: Represented Ukrainian Catholic University in connection with a $6.5 million DFC loan to finance the expansion of the University’s campus in Lviv, Ukraine.

Middle East

  • WaterEquity Clean Water: Represented WaterEquity, Inc. and Global Access Fund LP in connection with a $100 million DFC loan to support access to safe water and sanitation in East Asia and the Pacific, Latin American and the Caribbean, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Citibank Infrastructure Risk-Sharing Facilities: Represented DFC in connection with over $1.5 billion of guaranty capacity across 16 risk-sharing guaranty facilities with Citibank, N.A. to support loans made by Citibank in Pakistan, South America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia/CIS, Asia, and Central America to finance infrastructure projects.
  • Bucheit International: Represented DFC in the successful defense of a political risk insurance claim brought against DFC under DFC’s political risk insurance contract covering the equity investment in a construction project in Gaza.
  • Iraqi Ports: Represented Nafith International in connection with a concession agreement with the Government of Iraq and debt financing for the construction and operation of a transportation logistics system in Iraq.
  • IEC Gas Pipeline: Represented DFC in connection with the negotiation of Non-Honoring of Sovereign Guaranty expropriation coverage for a $250 million loan that financed the construction and operation of an offshore natural gas pipeline in Israel.
  • AMEEN Guaranty Facility: Represented DFC in connection with a $20 million co-guaranty facility with Global Communities and AMEEN, S.A.L. to support loans made by local banks in Lebanon.
  • Microfinance and Housing Facility: Represented DFC in connection with a $30 million loan to Global Communities to fund microfinance and housing loans in Lebanon.
  • Liberia Enterprise Development Fund Reconstruction Facility: Represented DFC in connection with a $20 million loan to LEDFC to finance reconstruction efforts in Liberia.
  • Middle East Investment Initiative: Represented Global Communities in connection with a $110 million DFC loan to support loans in the West Bank and Gaza.