Sofia Duclaud

Primary Focus & Experience 

Ms. Duclaud’s practice focuses on the representation of a variety of lenders, sponsors, investment banks and other clients in the acquisition, development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects. Her experience also includes general cross-border financing transactions, particularly in Latin America. 

 Her recent experience includes the representation of:  

• A syndicate of commercial banks, including Barclays, BBVA Mexico, Santander Mexico, and SMBC, and Mexican development banks NAFIN and Bancomext in connection with the acquisition financing of 13 Mexican power plants from Spanish energy group Iberdrola for approximately US$6 billion (MXN102.34 billion) by an acquisition trust managed by Mexico Infrastructure Partners FF.
• Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, in connection with the agreement between Niagara Energy, a Peruvian company controlled by Actis, and Enel S.p.A subsidiaries Enel Américas S.A. and Enel Perú S.A.C., the latter controlled by Enel through the Chilean listed company Enel Américas, for the sale of all the equity stakes held by the Enel Group in power generation companies Enel Generación Perú S.A.A. and Compañía Energética Veracruz S.A.C.
• Valia Energía, a portfolio company of the global private equity fund manager Actis, dedicated to affordable and reliable power generation in Mexico, on the acquisition financing of EVM, an energy portfolio that generates electricity from natural gas.
• Blackstone Credit in its acquisition of 49% ownership interest in Elba Liquefaction Company, a joint venture entity of the Elba Island LNG facility.
• Lenders in connection with the financing of the acquisition by Valia Energía, a portfolio company of the global private equity fund manager Actis of five combined-cycle gas-fired power plants with a generation capacity of 2.2 GW and a gas pipeline in Mexico.
• Ferrovial and its subsidiaries in the green loan project financing for the development and operation of the Centella power transmission line and the Tap Mauro power transmission line in Chile.
• Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd. and its subsidiaries in the project financing of the 148.5 MW Copihue phase, which comprises the Camán wind farm located in central Chile.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Sofia Duclaud earned her LL.M. from Columbia Law School and her law degree, cum laude, from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). She is a native Spanish speaker.