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Reyna Silva-Santisteban

Reyna Silva-Santisteban

Principal Associate
About
Reyna Silva-Santisteban specializes in project finance and corporate finance, advising local and international clients on the structuring, negotiation, and execution of financing transactions across multiple sectors, including infrastructure, energy, gas, agribusiness, financial services, and education.

She has extensive experience advising financial institutions, multilateral banks, development agencies, funds, and sponsors in structuring project finance transactions, syndicated loans, AB loans, corporate loans, subordinated loans, and credit facilities. Her work spans all stages of the financing process, from initial structuring and due diligence to negotiation and closing.

In the infrastructure sector, Reyna advises on the financial structuring of public and private projects, including those promoted through PROINVERSIÓN, particularly in road, airport, railway, and energy transportation initiatives. She also assists clients with the preparation, submission, and negotiation of private initiatives (both self-financed and co-financed) for infrastructure projects related to transportation, health, and entertainment.

Her experience includes leading negotiations and coordinating with public authorities, financial institutions, and project stakeholders to facilitate the successful closing and implementation of complex financing structures.
Bar admissionsPeru

Experience

  • Advised a syndicate of international investment banks in a US$1.4 billion bond offering by a leading Latin American airline group.
  • Advised a syndicate of lenders in a USD 143 million refinancing transaction
  • Represented a lender in a USD 319 million credit facility for the acquisition of remaining equity in Peruvian energy assets
  • Advised a global asset management firm on the Peruvian aspects of a US$750 million debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing provided to a major Latin American airline group, as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Portuguese
Education
  • LL.M., Business Law, University of California -- Berkeley, 2015
  • J.D., Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2012
  • Bachelor's Degree, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 2008

Awards

Legal 500 Latin America

  • Recommended, Peru: Projects and Infrastructure (2022 -- 2025)
  • Recommended, Peru: Banking and Finance (2018, 2023 -- 2025)
Additional Recognitions

IFLR 1000

  • Rising Star, Peru Project Development (2023 -- 2024)
  • Rising Star, Peru Project Infrastructure (2024)

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Lima Bar Association
  • Ius et Veritas Civil Association

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