Mario Alejandro Flor > Flor Bustamante Pizarro Hurtado Abogados > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile
Flor Bustamante Pizarro Hurtado Abogados Offices
6 de Diciembre Ave. E10A and Juan Boussingault St., 6 Tower
8th floor, 803, 805 and 806 offices
Ecuador
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Mario Alejandro Flor
Work Department
- Corporate and M&A
- Banking and Finance
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Competition and Antitrust
Position
Senior Partner
Career
Mario has advised international banks, multilateral financing organizations and public and private financial entities in financing projects in Ecuador. He has been the lawyer and consultant for several electrical and telecommunication companies in Ecuador, as well as consultant for several oil and mining companies that carry out prospecting, exploration and exploitation activities in Ecuador.
Mario led the team that provided legal advice to the Lenders (a group of several international banks) in the project financing for the construction of the new airport in Quito, in the largest mining project in Ecuador (Fruta del Norte) and in the deep water port of Posorja. He has also represented lenders in hydroelectric and photovoltaic projects in Ecuador and has represented multinationals in acquisitions of companies in Ecuador (BellSouth, in the acquisition of OTECEL S.A., General Motors Corporation, in the acquisition of OBB Transportes S.A., Duke Energy, in the acquisition of Electroquil S.A., Fonterra Group, in the acquisition of a stake in NESTLE’s dairy business in Ecuador, General Motors Corporation in the acquisition of assets in Ecuador from DAEWOO MOTORS, Lafarge in the acquisition of Cementos Selva Alegre and its subsequent divestiture, among others).
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
Pichincha Bar Association
International Bar Association
Education
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Lawyer – 1994 - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Professor of Civil Law and Roman Law, 1999 to 2000
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Banking and finance
(Leading individuals)Mario Alejandro Flor – Flor Bustamante Pizarro Hurtado Abogados
Flor Bustamante Pizarro Hurtado Abogados places a strong emphasis on syndicated operations, project finance and cross-border transactions, with a client base that includes domestic and foreign financial institutions, sponsors and collateral agents, investment funds and multilateral organisations. The team’s expertise also extends to restructuring processes and financing transactions involving public entities, with the latter commonly involving sovereign guarantees. Mario Alejandro Flor, a notable figure in the renewable energy space, heads the team, which recently acted on behalf of Wheaton Precious Metals in a precious metals purchase agreement linked to the Curipamba copper project in central Ecuador. Other key practitioners include senior associates Alejandro Pérez Arellano and Alejandra Soriano, who provide extensive support in an array of financing transactions.
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