Gibson Dunn Represented Central American Bank for Economic Integration in First-Ever Public ESG Bond Issuance in Costa Rica
Firm News | August 8, 2025
Gibson Dunn represented the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) on a CRC71.1 billion offering of Notes in Costa Rica’s first-ever public Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) bond issuance.
The issuance was conducted under CABEI’s Sustainable Bond Framework and aligns with its renewed financial strategy, which prioritizes the mobilization of ESG resources to finance high-impact projects. Proceeds will be allocated to social initiatives in sectors such as health, education, social development, and connectivity in Costa Rica and other CABEI member countries.
Our team was led by capital markets partner Robert D. Giannattasio and by Julia Lapitskaya, Co-Chair of our ESG: Risk, Litigation and Reporting Practice Group, and included associate Mariana Lozano.