Greenberg Traurig Represents Fibra EXI in Sustainable Loan

By Erin Cahill.
Updated Feb 11, 2022

NEW YORK (PRWEB) February 11, 2022 - Attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented longtime client Mexico Infrastructure Partners and Fibra EXI in a sustainable credit facility for MX$500 million (approx. US$25 million) granted by BBVA to the latter.

The transaction marks the first loan granted to a Fibra E (infrastructure investment trust) in Mexico. The loan is linked to a sustainable index seeking to reduce energy intensity in KWh produced by non-renewable sources per kilometer of the assets owned and operated by Fibra EXI, which include four toll roads and a toll tunnel.

Mexico Infrastructure Partners (MIP), Fibra EXIs manager, is the largest Mexican energy and infrastructure fund manager, with investments in the transportation, energy, telecommunications, and water sectors in Mexico, Colombia, and Peru.

The Greenberg Traurig team representing MIP and Fibra EXI was led by Project & Infrastructure Finance Shareholder Jos Antonio Butrn Quintero,who frequently acts as counsel in MIP and Fibra EXI deals. These include the IPO of Fibra EXI on the Mexican Stock Exchange in August 2021, and the acquisition of the five road infrastructure portfolio projects: Kantunil-Cancn highway, Apaseo-Palmillas highway, Ro Verde-Ciudad Valles highway, the La Piedad bypass, and the Interurban Acapulco tunnel which were initially acquired by the EXI funds and subsequently rolled over into Fibra EXI, both of which have been nominated for industry leading awards, including Deal of the Year, Latin America by Infrastructure Investor.

About Greenberg Traurigs Mexico City Office: Greenberg Traurigs Mexico City office offers clients innovative, strategic advice and legal services that span both traditional fields and contemporary regulatory sectors. The office has more than 60 bilingual attorneys who have been contributors to major national projects in Mexico and leverages the resources and reach of the firms global platform to provide clients with tailored legal services reflective of the specific industry and market conditions in which they operate. The Mexico City office is an integral part of the firms award-winning Latin America Practice, and has been recognized with leading competition, corporate, M&A, infrastructure, real estate, privacy, energy, administrative litigation, and banking practices in Mexico.

About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2400 attorneys in 42 locations in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm, often recognized for its focus on philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono, reported gross revenue of over $2 Billion for FY 2021. The firm is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law 100, Am Law Global 100, NLJ 250, and Law360 (US) 400. On the debut 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard, it is a Top 15 firm. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab and net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com.