Deal of the Year 2019 (Project Finance – Infraestructure)

Ferrocarril Central Project won Latin Lawyer’s Deal of the Year 2019 award, in Project finance (Infrastructure) category.

Baker McKenzie and Dentos Jimenez de Aréchaga were the legal advisors of Grupo Vía Central, a consortium formed by Sacyr (Spain), NGE (France), Saceem (Uruguay) and Berkes (Uruguay).

Clifford Chance and Ferrere were the legal advisors of the lenders group, formed by IDB Invest, CAF, CAF-AM, Intesa Sanpaolo and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.

As in-house lawyers, participated:

  • Sacyr – Karina Martínez, Diego Mencerreyes, Mercédes Rubio, Jorge Cornejo
  • NGE – Pierre-Antoine Rohan, Arlene González
  • Saceem – Federico Gianero
  • Grupo Vía Central – Leandro Iglesias
  • IDB Invest – Ignacio Imas
  • CAF – Gonzalo Soriano
  • CAF-AM – Laura Berkman

Scelza & Montano asisted Berkes, as member of the consortium, in all stages of the transaction. Moreover, the firm assists the consortium in charge of the construction (formed by Sacyr, NGE, Saceem and Berkes) during the construction phase of the project.

We would like to congratulate all participants of the transaction!

https://latinlawyer.com/article/1211724/sacyr-led-railway-project-obtains-largest-ever-ppp-financing-in-uruguay