Milbank is a global leader in project development and finance and it has a prestigious history of landmark transactions in Latin America. Over the years it has worked on a range of power, energy and infrastructure projects, along with mining, metals and natural resources transactions. It has a hugely impressive client base of international lenders, sponsors and investors. It continues to win recognition for its work in green and sustainability-linked financings, along with acquisitions of renewables and power assets by financial sponsors. Daniel Bartfeld is leader of the global project, energy and infrastructure finance practice; he has led many of the milestone energy and infrastructure transactions in Latin America over the years, and more recently has advised on a series of headline renewable energy financings, power plant acquisitions, project bond offerings and bank/bond financings. Carolina Walther-Meade is another senior practitioner with an established record in oil and gas, infrastructure, mining and energy projects. Jaime Ramirez has made a big impression on the market with a variety of headline engagements in renewables, transport infrastructure and data centres, among other segments. Roland Estevez and Alec Borisoff are also key partners with the former noted for renewables financings and the latter earning accolades for his work in the mining and metals sector.
Key clients
- BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Fortis, ING Capital, ING Bank, Natixis, Société Générale and SEK, the Swedish Export Credit Corporation
- The Bank of Nova Scotia, MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, BNP Paribas, and Banco del Estado de Chile
Work highlights
- Advised TotalEnergies in connection with its financial support to CDV Holding (a joint venture between TotalEnergies and investment fund Salus), which will be used by the sponsors to invest in renewable energy projects in Brazil.
- Advised Fanalca and Transdev in connection with the financing for the Green Móvil project, comprising 406 electric buses and the associated support infrastructure.