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Hogan Lovells US LLP
875 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Corporate and Finance

Position

Partner

Career

Emil Arca is a partner in the firm’s global Capital Markets leadership team. He represents underwriters, placement agents, issuers, investors, lenders, borrowers, and insurers in debt capital markets, banking, and restructuring transactions in the United States and around the world, particularly in emerging markets. Originating in two dozen countries and involving diverse industries, many of the transactions were the first of their type involving a particular structure, asset type, or country.

Since 2001, Emil has had 11 transactions earn 23 “Deal of the Year” awards or other prominent recognitions. You may recognize a few of the honors: “Structured Finance and Securitisation Deal of the Year” for the Americas (IFLR, 2020); Financing Innovation of the Year and Structured Finance Deal of the Year (LatinFinance, 2014); Corporate Finance Deal of the Year (Latin Lawyer, 2014); commendations in the Financial Times 2019 and 2012 North American Innovative Lawyers awards; and Latin American Deal of the Year (Euromoney, 2010).

In emerging markets, Emil has worked with structured finance transactions backed by operating assets (airports, drill ships, mines, and toll roads); future flow cross-border assets (airline tickets, credit card merchant vouchers, diversified payment rights, export receivables, oil royalties, remittances, and telephone receivables); and existing financial assets (commercial real estate leases, construction loans, residential mortgage loans, telephone receivables, and vehicle loans and leases).

He has worked on U.S. securitization transactions backed by auto loans, equipment leases (aircraft, railcars, and small-ticket equipment), film distribution rights payments, franchise loans, health care receivables, insurance premium finance loans, merchandise royalties, mortgage loans (commercial, multi-family, and residential properties), natural resource rights payments, nonperforming assets, royalties, small business loans, and trade receivables.

Education

J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1985

B.A., University of Michigan, 1982

Lawyer Rankings

Latin America: International firms > Capital markets

(Leading individuals)

Emil ArcaHogan Lovells US LLP

Hogan Lovells US LLP has broad geographic coverage of Latin America and is experienced in a range of capital markets structures. It has close links to a significant number of Latin American corporates, financial institutions and international banks. The firm is at the forefront of diversified payment rights (DPR) securitisation programmes and is building its name in sustainability-linked bond offerings where its experience includes a headline offering by The Central America Bottling Corp. Emil Arca (a member of the firm’s Latin America Steering Group) is an experienced name in debt offerings, structured finance and securitisation transactions – most notably in DPR securitisation programmes. Sao Paulo partner Isabel Costa Carvalho is another prominent figure in Brazil IPOs and follow-on offerings. Ben Garcia is also making an impression in a range of equity and debt deals, including sustainability-linked bond offerings and sovereign offerings. Evan Koster is also recognised for sovereign offerings, liability management and derivatives transactions.

United States > Finance > Capital markets: global offerings

Hogan Lovells US LLP has a prolific record in global offerings, especially those involving emerging markets. It routinely represents a range of overseas-based banks, sovereigns, and sub-sovereigns. Richard Aftanas continues to play a pivotal role in developing the firm’s standing in capital markets offerings, including global issuances. Emil Arca is a prominent figure in debt offerings and structured finance transactions, including those originating in Latin America; he is a leader in diversified payments rights (DPR) securitisations. Evan Koster also specialises in Latin America debt offerings, along with sovereign and quasi-sovereign issuances from Latin America, Africa and elsewhere. Sina Hekmat is noted for European offerings, including those by financial institutions. All individuals are based in New York.