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Clifford Chance advises CMI Energía on US$700 million green bond and US$300 million syndicated loan facility
April 28, 2021
Clifford Chance advises CMI Energía on US$700 million green bond and US$300 million syndicated loan facility
New York: Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised CMI Energía, the renewable energy business unit of agro-industrial conglomerate Corporación Multi Inversiones (CMI), on the refinancing of approximately US$1 billion in existing project finance debt owed by its subsidiaries in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic.
The transaction involved a combination of (i) US$700 million 6.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the Notes) issued by Investment Energy Resources Limited (IERL), and (ii) a US$300 million loan (the Loan Facility) provided to IERL by a syndicate of Central American banks. Both the Notes and the Loan Facility are guaranteed by operating subsidiaries of IERL (the Guarantors)
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (
Bladex or the
Bank ) today announced the successful closing of a US$300 million 7-year senior secured term loan (the
Facility or the
CMI Energía or the
Company ) as part of a US$1.0 billion liability management exercise, thus optimizing the Company s financial structure. The Facility is guaranteed by the Company s main renewable energy projects/subsidiaries and secured by shares of the majority of such operating entities.
Owned by Corporación Multi Inversiones (
CMI or the
Group ), one of Central America s largest agro-industrial conglomerates with headquarters in Guatemala, CMI Energía is the leading renewable energy player in Central America operating a portfolio of over 800MW of renewable assets. The Company currently has presence in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.
CMI Energía (CMI), the renewable energy subsidiary of Central American conglomerate Corporación Multi Inversiones, is looking to debut in international bond markets with a senior secured green deal two and a half years after pulling its first attempt.