Best infrastructure law firm
The winning firm has size, breadth and roles in important and complex deals
Best mining financing; Best loan
Strong sponsors and a well-known mineral deposit, alongside a wide syndication, lay behind this deal’s success
Best port financing
Competing firms come together on a crucial project for Peru’s mining exports
Best power financing, Best renewable energy financing, Best infrastructure financing: Andes
One of Peru’s largest-ever project financings broke ground in bringing together different developments banks
Best project sponsor
Diverse funding sources and empowered local employees are behind an unparalleled franchise across Latin America
Best transport financing, Best road financing, Best local currency financing
Brazil’s local bond market took a step forward with this deal, the market’s longest-ever tenor
Central Bank Governor of the Year award: First mover advantage
José Darío Uribe is recognized for Colombia’s moves to hike rates early, anticipating a strong rebound in economic growth in the Andean nation. By Phil Thornton
Infrastructure Finance awards 2014
After a year of progress and innovation in deal-making, Latin America’s infrastructure financing markets have broader options, greater experience, and more maturity, despite — or perhaps because of — sometimes challenging market conditions
Best airport financing
A landmark for Brazil’s transport infrastructure development provides a model for similar projects
Best infrastructure bank, Best infrastructure bank: Andes
Structuring expertise made this bank stand out, despite some constraints on its balance sheet
Best infrastructure bank: Brazil
The bank leads the league tables, and has managed a number of innovative transactions
Best infrastructure bank: Mexico
Involvement in many of the most innovative and important deals of the period made the firm stand out
Best infrastructure bond
The region’s first greenfield international project bond has a sculpted payment structure and partial credit guarantee
Best infrastructure financing: Brazil
The extent of funding needed to tap Brazil’s ultra-deepwater pre-salt oil fields is driving financing innovations
Best infrastructure financing: Central America
A Costa Rican electricity plant gets 20-year funding, bringing in international institutional investors
Best infrastructure financing: Mexico
The winner of this deal pre-empts opportunities to come in Mexico’s energy sector