Andres Chester

Andres’ experience includes advising:

• Almar Water Solutions and Transelec, as project sponsors and operators, on the approximately US$1.5 billion acquisition, construction, and senior and subordinated project bond and loan financing of dual seawater impulsion systems for the Minera Centinela and Minera Antucoya mining operations (Project Finance Loan Deal of the Year by Global Banking & Markets; Natural Resources Finance Deal of the Year by Global Banking & Markets)
• Mizuho and Banistmo on the inaugural securitization and 144A/Reg S US$1.4 billion zero coupon second tranche of the milestone-based receivables financing for the construction of the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal (Infrastructure Financing of the Year: Central America by LatinFinance)
• Apollo in its US$600 million partnership with Vale to acquire a 50% interest in the operator of a maritime terminal in Oman
• Natixis and BNP Paribas on a US$250 million revolving financing to establish BlackRock’s 400MW+ PMGD Platform in Chile, which is expected to be the largest in the Chilean market
• The noteholders in the initial USPP take-out of loans under BlackRock’s warehouse facility, as well as Natixis and BNP Paribas facility providers as part of the note financing structure
• BlackRock on US$75 million 4(a)(2) private placement delayed draw notes for a portfolio of utility-scale and distributed generation solar projects developed by Solek in Chile
• Golar LNG on its joint venture with Pan American Energy and the negotiation of project and commercial contracts to monetize Vaca Muerta shale gas through a floating LNG facility in Argentina
• Telefónica Hispanoamérica on sale of stake in fiber optic company in Peru and related financing matters
• Proparco, KfW, SocGen and DEG in financing for the development of two solar power plants sponsored by NeoEn*
• Argentine leading financial institutions, as arrangers, and other top-tier local banks, in project finance for the development of agro-industrial factory by Simplot Argentina*
• International arrangers, and international and local lenders, in the secured project financing to YPF and General Electric project companies for the development of two thermal power plants*
• IIC, KfW, KfW IPEX and EKF in a project finance for the construction, operation and maintenance of a wind farm sponsored by Petroquimica Comodoro Rivadavia*
• Leading financial institutions and private investors in structured financings to Argentine energy conglomerate MSU Energy for the development of its power plants*
• Upstream O&G company in corporate, regulatory and transactional matters throughout multiple stages, including (i) SPAC and initial business combination, (ii) cross-border and local private financings, (iii) IPO in NYSE, (iv) co-investment in mid-stream activities, (v) debt offerings, and (vi) debt restructuring*
• DFC in 4(a)(2) private placement to Plaza Logística* 

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm