11th Annual Latin American Energy & Infrastructure Finance Forum

Affinitas es una alianza consolidada de firmas legales basadas en América Latina. Desde su creación en 2004 Affinitas ha sido considerada la red más prominente en la región, dadas las firmas líderes en importantes economías que la conforman. Se trata de firmas legales de primera generación en las que sus fundadores continúan estando involucrados activamente. Como resultado, en contraposición con firmas tradicionales de la región, los miembros de la alianza son más dinámicos y comparten un interés común por la excelencia y el alto desempeño, valores culturales y una vocación por el liderazgo en sus países respectivos. Affinitas está comprometida a responder a las necesidades específicas de los clientes en la región a través de una red fuertemente integrada para asegurar igual nivel de rendimiento en sus miembros. Éstos están avocados a proveer a empresas multinacionales y regionales en Latinoamérica asesoramiento de primer nivel, práctico, eficaz y adaptado a la realidad del cliente. Mediante el trabajo conjunto las firmas de Affinitas logran eficiencias para sus clientes que éstos no podrían obtener contratando asesores legales locales sin coordinación. La posición central y consolidada de cada firma en su propio país brinda una ventaja a clientes internacionales que buscan un acceso a la región en la cual el contexto institucional y regulatorio es estratégico para el éxito de complejos emprendimientos de negocios.

Founded in 1857, BBVA is global financial group with a diversified business providing financial services in more than 30 countries to 72 million customers. It is a leading bank in the Spanish market and it is the biggest financial institution in Mexico. BBVA also has leading franchises in South America and the Sunbelt region in the U.S. It also has a significant presence in Turkey (through strategic investments in Garanti Bank) and operatives an extensive network of branches worldwide. This balance between emerging and developed markets allows for revenue diversification and higher recurrent earnings.

Corporate responsibility is inherent to its business model, promoting inclusiveness and supporting research and culture. BBVA operates with the utmost integrity, long-term vision and best practices. It is also included in the main sustainability indexes.

S&P Global Ratings, a part of S&P Global Inc. (NYSE: SPGI), is the world's leading provider of credit ratings. We have more than 1 million credit ratings outstanding on government, corporate, financial sector and structured finance entities and securities. With approximately 1,400 credit analysts in 26 countries, and more than 150 years' experience of assessing credit risk, we offer a unique combination of global coverage and local insight. Our research and opinions about relative credit risk provide market participants with information to help support the growth of transparent, liquid debt markets worldwide.

Santander is a leading retail and commercial bank, based in Spain, with a meaningful market share in 10 core countries in Europe and the Americas. Santander is among the top banks on a global basis and has EUR 1.52 trillion in managed funds, 12,500 branches and 190,000 employees at the close of June 2016. In the first half of 2016, Santander made underlying profit of EUR 3,280 million. Santander Global Corporate Banking is the global business division that is focused primarily on corporate clients and institutions that, because of their size or sophistication, require custom services or value-added wholesale products

Mizuho Americas is a leading financial institution comprising several legal entities, which together offer clients corporate and investment banking, financing, securities, treasury services, asset management, research and more. With professionals in offices throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Chile, Mizuho’s operations in the Americas connect a broad client base of major corporations, financial institutions and public sector groups to local markets and a vast global network. Learn more at mizuhoamericas.com.
 
Mizuho Americas is an integral part of the Japan-based Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: MFG). Mizuho Financial Group is one of the largest financial institutions in the world, offering comprehensive financial and strategic services including private banking and venture capital through its subsidiaries. The group has over 900 offices and 56,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and Asia. At the end of 2016, its total assets were $1.8 trillion. Learn more about Mizuho Financial Group at mizuho-fg.co.jp/english.

Baker & McKenzie is recognized worldwide for its best-in-class client service, practices and for carrying out the most deals year-after-year through our unmatched global platform across 77 offices and 47 emerging and developed countries. Companies based in or with operations in Latin America, routinely rely on our leading cross-border and Latin America Banking & Finance and Energy, Mining and Infrastructure attorneys for their most important transactional and disputes matters. As the largest law firm in Latin America with over 850 attorneys, we offer clients 60 years of on-the-ground presence in the region, unique coverage in Latin America across our 15 offices and 7 countries*, and recognized practitioners deeply rooted across the energy and infrastructure supply chain. Our well-known Banking, & Finance and Energy, Mining and Infrastructure teams take a holistic approach to help innovate the legal strategies most appropriate to your investment and have assisted in some of the region’s largest, pioneering projects in the oil and gas, energy, telecommunications and construction sectors, as well as more specialized deals in consumer banking, export and carbon finance. Our integrated advice covers the entire project lifecycle, as well as other aspects such as project finance, tax, M&A, real estate, securities, disputes, technology, employment, environmental and climate change law, antitrust, foreign investment, and intellectual property. We also help harmonize the contract requirements of private and public concessionaires with your business goals across the region’s diverse energy, mining and infrastructure markets. www.bakermckenzie.com/latinamerica *Through a cooperation agreement with Trench, Rossi e Watanabe Advogados, a Brazilian law firm

Mattos Filho is structured to provide clients with top-notch services in various legal areas in a coordinated and integrated manner. We allocate the best available resources to meet our clients’ specific demands, working in multidisciplinary teams whenever necessary. This work dynamic allows us to deliver tailor-made solutions to our clients and enhance our understanding of their business.

We are leaders in approximately 30 legal practice areas and work to ensure that all these areas are a benchmark for the market. While our practices are always evolving, it is also part of our strategy to create new business fronts. In that regard, we have created industry groups and new market niches within our firm, which combined with our comprehensive knowledge of the legal market and our clients’ demands, are examples of our efforts to keep us at the forefront in the provision of legal services. Our clients include domestic and foreign corporations, financial institutions, investors, multilateral agencies, investment funds, pension funds, insurers and reinsurers and non-profit organizations.

​The firm is an ever-growing and innovative institution that is strengthened by investing in its relationships with its clients and its culture. As we evolve, we provide growth opportunities for our professionals seeking to build the best team who are committed to the continuous improvement and renewal of our firm, as well as providing our clients with excellence in our services. Mattos Filho is headquartered in São Paulo, and have offices in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, New York and London.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a leading international law firm that provides innovative legal services to clients around the world. Founded in New York 150 years ago, Milbank has offices in Beijing, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Munich, São Paulo, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, DC. Milbank’s lawyers collaborate across practices and offices to help the world’s leading commercial, financial and industrial enterprises, as well as institutions, individuals and governments, achieve their strategic objectives.

Natixis is the international corporate, investment, insurance and financial services arm of Groupe BPCE, the 2nd-largest banking group in France with 35 million clients spread over two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne. With more than 16,000 employees, Natixis has a number of areas of expertise that are organized into three main business lines: Corporate & Investment Banking, Investment Solutions & Insurance, and Specialized Financial Services. A global player, Natixis has its own client base of companies, financial institutions and institutional investors as well as the client base of individuals, professionals and small and medium-size businesses of Groupe BPCE’s banking networks. Listed on the Paris stock exchange, it has a solid financial base with a CET1 capital under Basel 3(1) of €12.4 billion, a Basel 3 CET1 Ratio (1) of 11.0 % and quality long-term ratings (Standard & Poor’s: A / Moody’s: A2 / Fitch Ratings: A). (1) Based on CRR-CRD4 rules as reported on June 26, 2013, including the Danish compromise - without phase-in except for DTAs on tax-loss carryforwards and pro forma of additional phase-in of DTAs following ECB regulation 2016/. Figures as at July 28, 2016

Scotiabank is Canada’s international bank and a leading financial services provider in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Central America, and Asia-Pacific. We offer a broad range of advice, products and services, including commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.
Scotiabank ranked #1 in the Bloomberg Latin America Loan Bookrunner League Tables for the first half of 2017, with transaction volume exceeding US$1.55 bn.
With a team of more than 88,000 employees and assets of $ 921 billion (as at April 30, 2017), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (TSX: BNS) and New York Exchanges (NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit: gbm.scotiabank.com and follow us on Twitter @Scotiabankb2b.