Federico Santacruz González joined the firm in 1993 and has been a Partner since 2001. He specializes in Banking and Finance, Energy and Infrastructure Projects, Aviation and Mergers and Acquisitions.
Federico Santacruz has over 20 years of experience representing sponsors, lenders, offtakers, funds and other investors in numerous renewable power projects, including hydroelectric, wind and solar plants as well as in non-renewable projects, including IPPs with the Mexican CFE. He has and continues representing contractors, financing and leasing entities in connection with services and equipment contracts (jack-ups, vessels, platforms and helicopters) servicing Pemex. His advice has involved a wide array of structures, considering the different stage of development of the projects, availability of funds and client’s needs, including traditional bank lending, project financing, leasing, quasi-equity structures, M&A and debt capital markets financing. Federico also has vast experience representing lessors and lenders of commercial and non-commercial aircraft, including helicopters, engines and other aircraft equipment.
He serves in the board of several companies, including variuos Scotiabank subsidiaries, Grupo Pochteca, QMax and Desarrollos Metropolis, and participates with non-for-profit organizations, being the current chairman of Proeducación, IAP, a Mexican NGO that works with elementary public schools to improve the quality of education.
Federico worked as a Foreign Associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York (1996-1997).
Advised ENGIE and its affiliates, including Heolios Intermediate 1, Engie Eólica Tres Mesas 3, Eólica Tres Mesas 4, Recursos Solares PV de México IV, BNB Villa Ahumada Solar, Buenos Días Energía and Engie Abril PV, in connection with its joint venture with Tokyo Gas related to the construction and development of a portfolio of projects (four solar parks and two wind farms in Mexico), which closed concurrently with the relevant project financing.
Advised ENGIE and its affiliates, in connection with a limited recourse project financing in respect of four solar parks and two wind farms in Mexico with a combined generation capacity of 721 MW.
Represented Credit Suisse AG in connection with the financing of one Gulfstream G650 aircraft to a Mexican operator.
Represented Textron Aviation and Textron in connection with the leases of 4 corporate jets (Textron Aviation T206H, Bell 505, Bell 407, Textron Aviation 525) to different Mexican operators.
Represented La Bufa Wind and its sponsors in the refinancing of a 130 MW wind facility located in Zacatecas in Mexico.
Represented Falko Regional Aircraft Limited and Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. in connection with the negotiation, drafting and implementation of the necessary agreements and additional documentation in respect of the transfer of an aircraft portfolio including three (3) Embraer ERJ 190-100 LR aircraft leased to Aeromexico Connect.
Represented a Mexican operator in connection with the sale of one Gulfstream G550 aircraft to US entity.
Represented a Mexican operator in connection with the purchase and lease of one Gulfstream G350 aircraft.
Represented Grupo Techint in a USD$640 million refinancing of Techgen´s project finance debt related to its 900MW combined cycle power plant located in Pesquería, Nuevo León.
Represented Banco Santander in a structured pre delivery payment financing in respect of several Airbus A320 aircraft, granted to Volaris.
Represented Banco Santander in a structured predelivery payment financing in respect of several Airbus A320 aircraft, granted to VivaAerobus.
Represented Credit Suisse AG in connection with the financing of two Embraer Phenom 300 aircraft and two Embraer Legacy 500 aircraft to a Mexican operator.
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