Aida Fernandez Laez
Biography
Overview
Aida is an associate in the Project Development and Finance Group with wide-ranging capabilities across project finance, asset finance and banking transactions. She has advised on multiple award-wining energy & infrastructure project financings in Latin America involving ECAs, MLAs and DFIs. She has significant experience in novel renewable energy transactions involving federal programs and incentives in both the US and Latin America. She also regularly advises on acquisitions, leasing and financings in the aviation sector. Aida combines her detailed understanding across sectors and transaction-types to deliver tailored solutions for her clients.
Switzerland
Spain
Experience
Conventional energy
Representation of Banobras and FONADIN on the US$6 billion acquisition financing of an 8.5 GW portfolio of 13 power plants acquired from Iberdrola by an acquisition trust managed by Mexico Infrastructure Partners. This won "Latin America M&A Loan Deal of the Year" by Global Banking & Markets, 2024 "Infrastructure Financing of the Year – Latin America" and "Power Financing of the Year" by Latin Finance 2024.
Representation of Terminal Química Puerto México ("TQPM") on its US$440 million DFI-supported financing of an ethane import terminal and pipeline project to supply Braskem Idesa's Etileno XXI petrochemical complex in Mexico. This won "Latin America Oil & Gas Deal of the Year – Other" by IJGlobal 2024.
Renewable energy / energy transition
Representation of the lenders on a financing of a PGMD distributed generation assets portfolio in Chile being developed by SUSI Partners.
Representation of Lumina Capital on a US$80 million financing for Verano Energy solar projects in Chile and Colombia.
Representation of Toesca on a non-recourse project financing for a portfolio of greenfield PGMD solar photovoltaic projects in Chile.
Representation of Solek and certain affiliates on a series of transactions across its capital structure to finance its ongoing expansion of its solar energy business in Latin America, including limited recourse, private placement, letter-of-credit and holdco facilities.
Representation of Sonnedix on a non-recourse mini-perm project financing for a 70 MW portfolio of nine greenfield and operating PMGD solar PV projects in Chile.
Representation of World Bank Group in an ongoing pilot program to demonstrate the viability and bankability of an Energy-as-a-Service ("EaaS") model to provide renewable power to health care and educational facilities in West Africa.
Representation of Talen Energy and its subsidiary on a US$175 million Orion Energy Partner financing for the zero-carbon nuclear-powered Cumulus hyper-scale data center and cryptomine campus in Pennsylvania. This won "North America Alternative Deal of the Year" by IJGlobal 2022.
Other
Representation of CABEI on a US$450 million receivables purchase facility for a Panamanian consortium led by CICSA and FCC to be used to finance the public works for the widening of a section of the Panamerican Highway in Panama.
Representation of JP Morgan Chase Bank and Deutsche Bank on a US$325 million loan credit card receivables facility to a special purpose entity formed by Avianca.
Representation of the lenders on a US$320 million syndicated term loan facility for Banistmo, the largest bank in Panama.
