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Estif Aparicio

Mr. Aparicio is a skilled corporate lawyer used to advise clients on highly complex infrastructure finance projects, both in the private and public side, with a special focus on the energy, public transportation, roadways, airports, and health sectors. Mr. Aparicio has outstanding deal management and broad expertise setting up a variety of structures, including syndicated and bilateral, secured and unsecured, and domestic and cross-border financing. He has represented creditors in the biggest and perhaps most complex transactions in Panama in recent years, including the expansion of the Tocumen International Airport; the construction of the first and second line of the Panama City Metro; the construction of the Cinta Costera phases I, II and III; and the implementation of the Metro Bus, Panama City new public transportation system. He has a unique insight to the power generation industry and the Panamanian government “green energy” policy favoring wind, solar, gas, and hydroelectric generation, having represented the lenders that have provided financing to over 35% of the total generation capacity of the country. · Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega

PanamaBanking & Finance, Project FinanceSpanish, English

About

Skilled corporate lawyer advising on complex infrastructure and project finance transactions in both the private and public sectors, with a focus on energy, public transportation, roadways, airports and health projects. Experienced in structuring syndicated, bilateral, secured and unsecured domestic and cross-border financings and has represented lenders in many of Panama's largest recent infrastructure transactions.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceProject FinanceEnergyInfrastructureCapital MarketsCorporate / M&ATransportation

Office

Expertise

Power generation and renewable energy (wind, solar, gas, hydro)Public transportation projects (Panama City Metro, Metro Bus)Airports (Tocumen International Airport expansion)Roadways and coastal infrastructure (Cinta Costera)Health sector projectsSyndicated and bilateral lending structuresLender representation in domestic and cross-border financings

Education

  • University of Houston, LLM (1996) — Fulbright Scholar
  • University of Panama, LLB (1994)

Admissions

  • Panama
  • New York

Languages

SpanishEnglish