Jones Day-led loan deal recognized as "Infrastructure Financing of the Year: Mexico" by LatinFinance
LatinFinance has recognized a Jones Day-led deal as "Infrastructure Financing of the Year: Mexico" as part of its 2025 Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards series. The awards recognize "excellence in the provision of capital to support the development of critical infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean across all relevant industry sectors."
A Jones Day team led by Carlos Sámano acted as counsel to a consortium of lenders, led by BBVA México, S.A. Institución de Banca Múltiple as agent, in the structuring and implementation of a US$282.75 million loan facility for Consorcio Tren Ligero Línea 4 Guadalajara, S.A.P.I. de C.V. This loan is earmarked for the financing of the construction and operation of the "Line 4" subway in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and VAT financing. The Firm also designed and executed the complex collateral structure for the loan, which includes two trusts, ordinary and non-possessory pledges, as well as corporate guarantees provided by the sponsors of the borrower.
Jones Day is a leading global law firm that serves the Latin American region through its offices in Mexico City and São Paulo, along with attorneys based in key business and legal centers such as New York, Houston, Dallas, Miami, and Madrid. Jones Day's Latin American experience extends to mergers and acquisitions, investigations and anti-corruption, projects and infrastructure, banking and finance, energy, dispute resolution, business restructuring, private equity, and capital markets.
