Milbank Wins 7 Total Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP earned seven awards, including “Best Infrastructure Law Firm in Latin America,” at the annual LatinFinance Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards which were held on October 3 in New York.
LatinFinance’s 2018 Project & Infrastructure Awards recognize the most impressive firms and transactions that have played a critical role in the region’s economic progress. Winners are selected based on significance, innovation and complexity of the transaction. The “Best Infrastructure Law Firm in Latin America” award is selected based on nominations from industry participants, overall strategy, volume and diversity of transactions, innovation, foresight and execution quality.
In addition to garnering the Best Infrastructure Law Firm award, Milbank earned the following accolades from LatinFinance:
- Best Renewable Energy Financing: Cerro Dominador Solar Project, May 2018 (Chile)
- Best Infrastructure Financing - Andes: Cerro Dominador Solar Project, May 2018 (Chile)
- Best Power Financing: Norte III 907 MW Power Project, August 2017 (Mexico)
- Best Bond: CELSE LNG-to-Power Project, April 2018 (Brazil)
- Best Infrastructure Financing - Brazil: CELSE LNG-to-Power Project, April 2018 (Brazil)
- Best Infrastructure Financing - Mexico: Actis Acquisition of 2,000 MW Power Portfolio (Cometa), April 2018 (Mexico)
The awards ceremony at The Pierre was attended by the top infrastructure developers, investors, financiers, government officials and legal practitioners from throughout Latin America. Attorneys representing Milbank included partners Dan Bartfeld, Roland Estevez, Jaime Ramirez and Carolina Walther-Meade and senior associate Fernando Capellão of the Global Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group, and partners Marcelo Mottesi and Carlos Albarracín of the Global Capital Markets Group.
Dan Bartfeld, head of the Milbank’s Global Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group, said: “We are thrilled to be named the best infrastructure law firm for the third consecutive year. Over the past several years, we have built and solidified our practice’s industry-leading reputation by continually advising on the most innovative and high-profile infrastructure financings in Latin America, and we look forward to further deepening our expertise in the years to come.”
Marcelo Mottesi, head of Milbank’s Global Capital Markets Group, added: “It is an honor to once again be recognized by LatinFinance for our team’s exceptional work in Latin America over the past year. We have seen the region’s economy and interest in infrastructure projects grow substantially, and we have steadily expanded our capital markets, finance and M&A service offerings in Latin America to match client needs.”
