Jorge Diaz-Silveira

Representative experience

Representing a family-owned conglomerate in its acquisition of a 50 percent stake in a leading food stock producer and distributor with an enterprise value in excess of US$500m.

Represented a family-owned entity in the purchase and sale of hotels and retail shopping centers in the Americas.

Representing an affiliate of CMI in its acquisition of a 50 percent interest in Procesadora Nacional de Alimentos (Pronaca), Ecuador's largest food processing business.

Representing CMI in the acquisition of the 100 percent stake of Actis and Mesoamerica and Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy.

Represented a multilateral investment fund in the acquisition of an oil and gas business in Latin America.

Represented a family-owned conglomerate in the acquisition of a significant wind and solar portfolio with an enterprise value of US$500m and an installed capacity of over 500 MW.

Representing the energy division of Latin America conglomerate in the purchase of wind and solar facilities, a transaction with an enterprise value over US$1bn.

Represented a power producer in the auction and sale of its interest in two utility scale gas-fired, electric plants with an aggregate purchase price of US$1.55bn.

Represented several developers in the development, construction, and financing of utility scale generating facilities in the Western United States.

Represented sponsors in development and financing of a petrochemical plant involving Asian and multilateral lenders.

Represented an independent power producer in the development and financing of a 720 MW gas-fired combined cycle facility.

Represented independent power producers in the development and financing of four hydroelectric facilities in Central America and another in South America.

Represented state-owned entities in the development, construction, and financing of several large-scale metro projects.

Represented the developer in the development, construction, and financing of a biomass fired energy generating facility.

Represented a state-owned company in the development, construction, and financing of a 1,500 MW hydroelectric generating facility in South America.

Represented public utilities in the development and construction of simple-cycle and combined-cycle generating facilities in the United States.

Represented developers in the construction and financing of several photovoltaic generating facilities in Central and South America.

Represented developers in development and construction and financing of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in the Americas.

Represented state-owned petrochemical companies in the development and financing of nitrogen fertilizer production plants, an alumina plant, and an olefins complex.

Represented a public utility in negotiating contracts for the procurement and installation of major equipment at a nuclear facility in Southern California.

Representing a state-owned oil company in the development of an oil refinery with a capacity of 300,000 barrels per day.

Advising the Design-Build Joint Venture (Acciona, Shikun & Binui and American Construction Group) in the $2.75 billion Fargo-Moorehead P3 Floodwater Diversion Project, a diversion channel.

Advising a large independent power producer on engineering, procurement, and construction contracts and build transfer agreements for three solar-powered electric generation projects in Indiana

Guiding cement-maker CEMEX in its agreement to sell its operations in Costa Rica and El Salvador to Cementos Progreso Holdings, S.L. in a deal valued at approximately US$335 million.  

Advising on a strategic joint venture with a leading food and beverage distributor within the U.S. market with an estimated value of US$225 million. 

Leading Central American sugar producer Pantaleon, as borrower, in a syndicated credit facility for a total amount of US$190 million with Banco Nacional de Mexico.

Advising an international beverage company in a strategic acquisition of a beverage business in the United States.

Representing an international group in its renegotiation of a long-term strategic joint venture for the commercialization of products in Central America.

Advising Pantaleon, as borrower, in a credit agreement with the IDB, as lender.