Credit Agricole CIB Names Seasoned Latin American Banker Leonardo Osorio as a Managing Director in the New York Structured Fi...
January 25 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (“CACIB”) -- the
corporate and investment banking arm of the Crédit Agricole Group,
the world’s ninth largest bank by total assets – announced today
that Leonardo Osorio, a 17-year senior Latin American bank
executive, has joined its Structured Finance Advisory Group for the
Americas as a Managing Director.
Mr. Osorio will be the primary lead in Latin America of a
recently launched New York-based CACIB advisory group focused on
financial advisory mandates in the Americas, in addition to being
involved in specific energy related transactions in North
America.
“Leonardo brings to us a wealth of experience originating,
structuring and executing project financings in the international
and local markets,” said Jaya Viswanadha, who heads up the newly
formed Americas advisory group and to whom Mr. Osorio will
report.
“With our new Americas advisory group, our aim is to utilize our
versatility and know-how to even more broadly serve markets in the
Americas. Leonardo’s deep knowledge and background will be of
immense value as we move forward,” Ms. Viswanadha added.
CACIB, a Global Player in Energy and
Infrastructure Financing
CACIB, a leading global player in Energy and Infrastructure
financing, has the distinction of being the only bank to receive
Project Finance Bond House of the Year, Global Bank of the Year and
Global Adviser of the Year awards from Project Finance
International, in addition to being named its 2015 Americas Bank of
the Year for Project Financing.
As a leading advisor globally, CACIB has been actively involved
in several recent transactions, including, among others, a $20
billion debt financing for the Ichthys LNG project offshore
Australia, the world’s largest project financing; refinancing of
the $1.1 billion Singapore SportsHub, the largest public private
partnership to date in South East Asia; and the 765 million Euro
refinancing of Copenhagen Airport in the U.S. and Euro private
placement and bank markets, together with associated cross currency
swaps. In the Americas, CACIB has recently advised on a 500kV
Charrua Ancoa 196.5km transmission line financing, owned by Grupo
Elecnor S.A. and APG; and on the debt and equity financing of the
Tres Mesas’ 148.5 MW wind farm in Mexico.
Leonardo Osorio’s Latin American
Banking Expertise
Prior to joining CACIB, Mr. Osorio was a founder and Managing
Director of L2 Energy Capital LLC, which in 2012 was launched as a
financial advisory firm focused in the energy and infrastructure
sectors in Latin America. Serving top Latin American clients, the
firm grew to having six professionals – three based in the U.S. and
the others in Colombia – providing advice on strategic financing,
raising debt and equity, project finance, and mergers and
acquisitions.
Mr. Osorio previously was Director – Project Finance Latin
America for BNP Paribas, where he served for approximately 14
years, starting as an associate in project financing and utilities.
After graduating from the Universidad Simón Bolívar, in Caracas,
Venezuela, he was for three years project manager-global technical
services with Rockwell International. Thereafter, he attended MIT
Sloan School of Management, where in June 1998 he received an
MBA.
About Crédit Agricole Corporate and
Investment Bank
Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm
of the Crédit Agricole Group, the world’s ninth largest bank by
total assets. Crédit Agricole CIB offers its clients a
comprehensive range of products and services in structured finance,
capital markets, brokerage, investment banking, corporate banking,
and international private banking.
The Bank provides support to clients in large international
markets through its network with a presence in major countries in
Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.
For more information: www.ca-cib.com
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