Jeffrey N. Susskind

Special Counsel

Contact
F +55 11.3927.7777

São Paulo

Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 4100

5th Floor

04538-132, São Paulo, SP, BR

T +55 11.3927.7760

F +55 11.3927.7777

Jeffery N. Susskind is special counsel in the São Paulo office of Milbank LLP and a member of the firm’s Global Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group.

Primary Focus & Experience

Mr. Susskind specializes in banking and finance, projects and project bonds. His experience focuses principally on syndicated loans and debt offerings in the infrastructure sector, as well as acquisition finance, structured finance, export prepayment structures and debt restructurings.

Mr. Susskind’s relevant experience prior to joining Milbank includes advising:

  • TotalEnergies in the joint development agreement with Casa dos Ventos, Brazil's leading renewable energy developer, to develop, build and operate Casa dos Ventos’ onshore wind and solar portfolio in Brazil, anticipated to be in excess of 10 GW.
  • Ltd., a leading provider of financial technology and software solutions company in Brazil, in connection with its revolving securitization facility in an amount not to exceed US$467.5 million from the US International Development Finance Corporation. The transaction is the first to use US dollar funding to fund a Brazilian credit receivables fund (Fundo de Investimento de Direito Creditórios).
  • 3R Petroleum Óleo e Gás S.A. and its subsidiary 3R LUX in connection with a US$500 million credit agreement syndicated to international and Brazilian banks and for which Morgan Stanley acted as lead arranger. The proceeds of the loan were used by 3R Petroleum to acquire assets of the Potiguar oil and gas cluster from Petrobras.
  • Syndicate of banks led by J.P. Morgan in the largest 144A project bond offering in Brazil’s history, sponsored by Mubadala Capital, which is acquired Refinaria Landulpho Alves (RLAM), the second largest refinery cluster in Brazil, under Petrobras’ divestment program.
  • Unigel Participações S.A. in connection with a loan from JP Morgan backed by an export credit insurance policy from Euler Hermes AG to purchase electrolyzers for a green hydrogen plant in Bahia, Brazil.
  • Lenders in the bank/bond refinancing by Braskem Idesa, a leading Mexican petrochemical company, consisting of a high-yield offering of Rule 144A/Reg S senior secured notes and a senior secured syndicated term loan facility.
  • Represented a bidder in connection with a US$450 million financing for the construction of an ethane import terminal and pipeline for Braskem Idesa in Mexico.
  • Macquarie Bank Limited, as first and second lien lender, in connection with a structured loan obtained by the IBT Health Group in the amount of US$101.6 million to finance the operations of the Villa Maria and Callao Hospitals in Peru.
  • New Development Bank in connection with a loan to Manaus Ambiental S.A., a majority-owned subsidiary of AEGEA Saneamento e Participações S.A., to finance its 2021-2024 investment plan for its water and sanitation operations.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Prior to joining Milbank, Mr. Susskind spent many years practicing law at a “Magic Circle” law firm in its São Paulo office and previously served as senior counsel to BankBoston/Bank of America in São Paulo. He received his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and an LL.B. from the University of São Paulo Faculdade de Direito. Mr. Susskind is fluent in English and Portuguese and has a working knowledge of Spanish.

Additional Details
Education
  • Brooklyn Law School, J.D.
  • University of São Paulo Faculty of Law, LL.B.
Admissions
  • New York