Narrative
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Project narrative
On November 26, 2014, Banco Financiero del Perú, S.A. signed a $40 million syndicated secured loan agreement with six banks: Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex), Banco Aliado, Bancaribe Curaçao Bank, ICBC Peru Bank, KfW IPEX-Bank and Multibank. Bladex served as an administrative agent and sole lead arranger of a six-bank syndicate. The loan was secured by (i.e. collateralized against a portion of Banco Financiero’s trade finance portfolio in Peru.
Staff comments
1. Bladex is a supranational bank established by the central banks of Latin American and Caribbean countries. It is based in Panama. 2. Bladex and the lenders were represented by Holland & Knight partner Stephen Double and associate Carlos Meza in New York. The law firm of Muñiz, Ramirez, Perez-Taiman & Olaya Abogados advised Bladex and the lenders as to Peruvian law on the transaction. 3. ICBC’s contribution to the loan syndicate is unknown. For the time being, AidData assumes equal contributions across the six members of the syndicate ($6,666,666)