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ARTICLE · 30 NOVEMBER 2017

IC Power Refinances A Loan Granted To Central Cardones

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Chilean firm Carey has helped Israeli electricity generation company IC Power obtain a loan from Santander.

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Originally Published By Latin Lawyer
Originally Published By Latin Lawyer

Chilean firm Carey has helped Israeli electricity generation company IC Power obtain a loan from Santander.

Santander hired Garrigues (Chile) for the transaction.

The loan refinances a previous credit line supplied by Banco Crédito e Inversiones and Itaú Corpbanca in 2011 to IC Power's controlled power plant Central Cardones, which is located in Copiapó, Northern part of the country, and has a 153-megawatt installed capacity.

Both banks transferred their credits to Santander.

The value of the deal, signed on 28 August, was not disclosed.

Counsel to IC Power

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Partner Felipe Moro, and associate Loreto Ribera

Counsel to Santander

Garrigues (Chile)

Partner Pedro García, and associates Antonio Morales and Sofía Duralde

Originally published September 2017

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