Client or Matter Name
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Deal Description
We acted as legal counsel to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and a group of commercial banks in connection with a senior secured term loan facility extended to Gasoducto de Zapotlanejo, S. de R.L. de C.V. (GAZA), an affiliate of Grupo SIMSA and owner of a natural gas transportation pipeline located in the State of Jalisco, Mexico. The proceeds will be used by GAZA to repay existing debt and for other corporate purposes.
Jurisdiction
Mexico, United States of America.
Governing Law
The laws of Mexico and New York, United States of America.
Deal Value
Confidential / Undisclosed
Deal Duration, Date of Closing / Signing
Undisclosed
Practice Area
Corporate Finance
Projects, Energy and Infrastructure
Team GC
Lead Partner: José Ignacio Rivero Andere.
Partner: Óscar Moreno Silva.
Counsel: Antonio De Lisi Martínez.
Associates: Andrés Marcelo Yépiz Méndez, Rodrigo Poumian González
Other firms involved
White & Case, LLP – US counsel to SMBC, the lenders and hedge providers