{"id":55284,"date":"2026-03-17T20:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&#038;p=55284"},"modified":"2026-03-17T20:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:23:07","slug":"flor-bustamante-advises-on-landmark-usd-500-million-external-financing-for-banco-del-pacifico-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/flor-bustamante-advises-on-landmark-usd-500-million-external-financing-for-banco-del-pacifico-ecuador\/","title":{"rendered":"Flor\u00a0Bustamante Advises on Landmark USD 500 Million External Financing for Banco del Pac\u00edfico &#8211; Ecuador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"left\"><strong>Flor Bustamante Pizarro &amp; Hurtado is proud to announce its participation in the largest external financing transaction ever completed by a private Ecuadorian bank. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"left\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"left\">Banco del Pac\u00edfico has successfully secured a USD 500 million credit facility from JP Morgan, supported by a historic USD 225 million guarantee issued by the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"left\">The successful execution of this highly sophisticated financial structure was made possible through the strategic legal advice provided by Flor Bustamante. Partners\u00a0<b>Mario Flor\u00a0and Alejandro Perez<\/b>\u00a0led the firm\u2019s representation of CAF, advising on the structuring, documentation, and implementation of the USD 225 million guarantee that underpinned the transaction.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"left\">This operation sets a new benchmark in terms of volume and complexity for Ecuador\u2019s financial sector. Beyond its record-breaking size, the transaction is expected to mobilize long-term funding for productive sectors of the Ecuadorian economy, with a particular focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" align=\"left\">Flor Bustamante\u2019s involvement in this transaction reinforces its position as a leading legal advisor in complex cross-border financings and development-backed structures in Ecuador and the Andean region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-55284","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/55284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}