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EDIFICIO JIMÉNEZ DE ARÉCHAGA
ZABALA 1504
11000 MONTEVIDEO
Uruguay
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Dr Fernando Jiménez de Aréchaga Jr
Work Department
Project Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Law
Position
Fernando Jiménez de Aréchaga (Jr) is a Partner in the Montevideo office. He is a member of the Project Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Law practice groups.
Career
Fernando’s focus is on project financings, particularly in the renewable energy and transport infrastructure sectors. He has advised in relation to project financings and refinancings of wind and solar plants, as well as of Public-Private Partnerships for highway, railway and social infrastructure projects.
He also focuses on mergers and acquisitions, particularly in relation to infrastructure projects, but also in the natural resources’ sector.
His practice also includes Corporate law advice to local and multinational clients that span several industries.
Experience
- SACYR, NGE, SACEEM and Berkes: Representing a consortium formed by these companies throughout all the stages of a US$1.077 billion PPP Project for the construction and maintenance of 273 kilometres of railway line, including a US$869 project financing with IDB Invest, CAF, CAF-AM, Sumitomo and Intesa SanPaolo.
- COPASA and Espina: Representing a consortium formed by these companies in a US$140 million project financing for the construction and operation of a highway under a PPP scheme.
- KfW IPEX Bank GmbH and Bayern LB: Representing a US$224.5 million project financing granted to the “Fideicomiso Financiero Pampa” to finance the Pampa (141.6 MW) wind farm, a project sponsored by the state-owned electricity utility UTE.
- Atlantica Yield Co: Representing this company in a US$120 million acquisition of the company Estrellada S.A., owner of the Melowind wind farm (50 MW), from Enel Group.
- SAETA Yield Co: Representing this company in a US$65 million acquisition of Fingano S.A. and Vengano S.A., owners of the Carapé I and Carapé II wind farms (100 MW), from Corporación América.
- Allianz GI and Credit Agricole Securities: Representing these companies in their capacity as investors and placement agent in relation to a US$ 90 million private placement carried out in the United States by Parque Eólico Kiyú S.A. in order to refinance the construction loans obtained for its wind farm Parque Eólico Kiyú (50 MW).
- Banco Santander: Representing Banco Santander S.A. as arranger of a US$90 million project bond issued by Unidad Punta de Rieles S.A. in order to finance the construction and operation of a prison facility, the first-ever PPP Project in Uruguay’s history.
Languages
Spanish and English.
Education
- Harvard University, 2009, Masters of Law
- University of Montevideo (Uruguay), 2007, Masters in Business Law
- Catholic University of Uruguay, 2004, JD
Lawyer Rankings
Uruguay > Banking and finance
Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga‘s banking and finance department has a strong track record in the Uruguayan market, having been the adviser of choice for Banco Santander for over thirty years. Although the firm advises clients from a wide range of sectors, including retail and fintech, it has notably consolidated its experience in project financing transactions in recent years: it advised Grupo Vía Central on the Ferrocarril Central project, a public-private partnership railway project for which $1.1b has been raised. The practice is co-led by Nicolás Herrera Alonso, who assists local and international financial entities with structured and project financing and provides consultancy services to local and multinational companies; Mariela Ruanova, specialist in banking law with a focus on innovation and technology; and Fernando Jiménez de Aréchaga Jr, a project financings expert who has worked on some of Uruguay’s most notable PPP projects in recent years. Senior associates Mariana Lartigau, Alfredo Arocena, Carolina Bianchi and Maite Gaynicotche provide valued support to the practice group.
Uruguay > Projects and energy
Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga has a strong reputation for the financing and refinancing of renewable energy projects, as well as handling PPP matters. The practice group has advised on several major wind and solar projects in Uruguay, such as the recent sale of a wind farm owned by Grupo Cobra to Cubico Investments. In the project finance arena, the team has significant experience with PPP highway projects, including recent advice to the sponsors on major road project Circuito 5. Fernando Jiménez de Aréchaga Jr heads the department, bringing great experience in project financing and an excellent track record in PPP work. Senior associates Alfredo Arocena and Carolina Bianchi have supported on much of the firm’s major project financing matters in recent years.