Tomer Pinkusiewicz is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Mr. Pinkusiewicz is Co-Chair of the Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group, Chair of the Latin America Practice Group, and a member of the Capital Markets Practice Group. His practice focuses on the procurement, development, financing, acquisition, and disposition of infrastructure-related assets and companies, with substantial experience in public-private partnerships, Latin America-related transactions, project bonds, and infrastructure financings. Mr. Pinkusiewicz represents infrastructure funds, asset managers, industrial participants, and private equity platforms in respect of investments and divestments in the infrastructure sector, with extensive experience and focus on complicated joint-venture arrangements and debt financing arrangements in respect of such assets.
Mr. Pinkusiewicz is ranked Band 1 by Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading Public Private Partnerships and Projects practitioner, describing him as “unparalleled in the PPP space,” “client-oriented and commercially savvy,” “a force within the industry,” “one of the best in the market,” “very smart, thoughtful and solutions-oriented,” and saying that he “provides sound and trusted professional legal advice, is a creative thinker and is able to navigate through tough negotiations while protecting his client’s interest.” In the area of Project Finance, Mr. Pinkusiewicz has been recognized as a Law360 “MVP,” an “Expert” and “Global Elite Thought Leader” by Who’s Who Legal and as a leading attorney by IFLR1000. In addition, he is recommended by Best Lawyers in Brazil for Project Finance and Development and The Legal 500 Latin America in the areas of Banking & Finance and Capital Markets.
Mr. Pinkusiewicz is fluent in Spanish and Hebrew.
Recent Transactions*
Roads
- Representation of Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A. (Abertis) in connection with $3.3B investment to upgrade, operate and maintain a portfolio of four toll roads in Puerto Rico. Awarded 2023 North America Transport Deal of the Year – Roads by IJ Global and 2023 North America PPP Deal of the Year by Proximo.
- Representation of NTE Mobility Partners, LLC in connection with its debt financing to, among other things, finance certain capital expenditures required under North Tarrant Express project in Texas.
- Representation of NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC, a subsidiary of Cintra Infrastructures, S.E. and the developer of the North Tarrant Express Segments 3A and 3B Facility, a managed toll lanes project on I-35W in the Dallas-Fort Worth region in Texas, in connection with the issuance of $654M of senior lien private activity bonds by the Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporation as conduit issuer, in order to finance, in part, the addition of the Segment 3C Facility Segment as a facility extension to the existing facility; and representation of the developer in its negotiation with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the change order and related amendment and restatement of the developer’s existing facility agreement and other project documents.
- Representation of I-66 Express Mobility Partners LLC in connection with its bid for the concession awarded by the Virginia Department of Transportation to develop, design, construct, finance, operate and maintain express lanes and associated facilities and services along the I-66 corridor in Virginia. The transaction included the issuance of $737M senior lien private activity bonds by the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority and a $1.25B subordinated TIFIA loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
- Representation of I-77 Mobility Partners LLC in connection with its bid and financing of the I-77 Hot Lanes Project in North Carolina. The transaction included the issuance of $100M private activity bonds and a $189M loan from the United States Department of Transportation.
- Representation of US 460 Mobility Partners, a joint venture indirectly owned by Ferrovial Agromán S.A. and American Infrastructure, Inc., in connection with its negotiation of project documents related to and its bid to be the design build contractor for the U.S. Route 460 Corridor Improvements Project in Virginia and in connection with the $293M municipal bond offering by the Route 460 Funding Corporation of Virginia for the financing of such project.
- Representation of Cintra Developments in various transactions, including:
- the bid for the construction and financing of the SH 183 Toll Road Project in Texas.
- the bid for the construction and financing of the SH 288 Toll Road Project in Texas.
- the bid for the construction and financing of the Illinois Portion of the Illiana Corridor Project.
- the bid for the construction and financing of the Indiana Portion of the Illiana Corridor Project.
- Representation of Cintra Infraestructuras and Meridiam Infrastructure in various transactions, including:
- the private activity bond and TIFIA financing of the LBJ Managed Lanes Project in Texas.
- the bid for the West by Northwest Managed Lanes Project in Georgia.
- Representation of Cintra Infraestructuras and Tikehau Capital North America, LLC, in connection with the bid for the development, design, construction, financing, operation, maintenance, and tolling of three new tolled, access controlled express lanes in Georgia.
- Representation of Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte and the JPMorgan consortium in respect of the financing for the SH 121 Toll Road in Texas.
- Representation of the Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte and the Macquarie Infrastructure Group consortium in respect of the bid process and the approximately $4B financing for the Indiana Toll Road.
- Representation of Macquarie in the $445M sale of its remaining 50% stake in Virginia’s Dulles Greenway turnpike to Macquarie Atlas Roads Group.
- Representation of LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, the developer and operator of the IH 635 Managed Lanes Project in Dallas, Texas, on the $72.6M credit facility with Royal Bank of Canada, as lender and administrative agent.
- Representation of the winning bidder in connection with the financing of the I-285 project in Georgia.
- Representation of a consortium in connection with its bid for the US 36 Managed Lanes Project in Colorado.
- Representation of a bidding sponsor in connection with the I-70 East Project in Colorado.
- Representation of a consortium in connection with its bid for the I-4 Project in Florida.
- Representation of MIP V International AIV, L.P., a fund of Macquarie Infrastructure Partners V, in the acquisition from Odinsa S.A. of ~50% equity interests in its road assets in Colombia, as well as the creation of a transportation infrastructure partnership to manage existing and develop new road projects in Colombia, Peru and Chile.
- Representation of GS Infrastructure Partners II, an investment fund managed by the Merchant Banking Division of The Goldman Sachs Group, on the sale of its interest held in Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico to Ullico Inc.
- Representation of Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico LLC (Metropistas), operator of the PR-22 toll road project in Puerto Rico, in various transactions, including:
- class action litigation defense in respect of tolling practices.
- the refinancing of its existing senior secured term loan credit facility with a new $335M term loan credit facility, and concurrent refinancing of its letter of credit facility.
- the refinancing of $750M of outstanding senior debt through a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $435M in Senior Secured Notes.
- $35M amendment to a concession agreement with the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority, under which Metropistas has a concession to operate the PR-22 and PR-5 toll roads, a new escrow agreement, and related consents from its senior lenders.
- the amendment and extension of its $70M senior secured revolving letter of credit facility, pursuant to a second amended and restated credit agreement with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, ING Capital LLC and Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A, New York Branch, as issuing lenders.
- Representation of Red de Carreteras de Occidente, one of Mexico’s largest private highway concessionaires, in various transactions, including:
- MXN $7.1B loan agreement with Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos, Sociedad Nacional de Crédito, Institución de Banca de Desarrollo, as lender and administrative agent, and the extension of certain loan maturities under one of its other credit facilities.
- its Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of MXN $7.5B in Senior Secured Notes.
- the refinancing of its senior debt which included a MXN $8.13B issuance of Certificados Bursátiles which are listed on the Mexican stock exchange and the closing of a MXN $500M term loan facility; Red de Carreteras de Occidente, S.A.P.I.B. de C.V. owns the concession to build, operate and maintain the Maravatio-Zapotlanejo and Guadalajara-Aguascalientes-Léon highways in Mexico.
- Representation of ICA in respect of its financings for the Corredor del Sur toll road project in Panama.
- Representation of Odebrecht in respect of the financing for the Autopista del Coral toll road project.
- Representation of Goldman Sachs and ICA consortium in respect of the $4.4B bid and financing of a package of four toll road assets in Mexico.
- Representation of Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte de Chile in connection with multiple financings, including the purchase of Sociedad Concesionaria Autopista del Bosque S.A., a Chilean toll road operator, and the issuance by the newly acquired company of guaranteed bonds in Chile.
- Representation of Talca Chillán Sociedad Concesionaria, a Chilean toll road concessionaire, in connection with multiple financings, including a UF 5.65M bond offering in Chile and a UF 2.1M credit facility.
- Representation of Ruta de la Araucania Sociedad Concesionaria, a Chilean toll road concessionaire, in connection with multiple financings, including a credit facility guaranteed by XL Insurance Ltd.
- Representation of Autopista del Maipo Sociedad Concesionaria, a Chilean toll road concessionaire, in connection with multiple financings, including the $550M Rule 144A/Regulation S bond issuance and a foreign currency hedge agreement, each guaranteed by MBIA Insurance Corporation.
- Representation of the International Finance Corporation and the Inter-American Development Bank in connection with two secured loan facilities made to Norvial S.A., a Peruvian toll road concessionaire.
Airports
- Representation of JFK NTO LLC, the developer of the New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), in its $2B municipal bonds issuance. The proceeds were used to finance and refinance a portion of the costs relating to Phase A of the Project. Awarded 2023 North America Transport Deal of the Year – Airport by IJ Global.
- Representation of Ferrovial Airports in its acquisition of 96% of The Carlyle Global Infrastructure Fund’s 51% stake in the New Terminal One consortium, which will design, build and operate the new Terminal One at JFK International Airport in New York, a $9.5B project being developed under a lease with the Port Authority of New and New Jersey running until the end of 2060. The project was awarded 2022 PPP Deal of the Year by Infrastructure Investor, 2022 Transportation Deal of the Year by Project Finance International (PFI) and 2022 North America Transport Deal of the Year – Overall Winner by IJ Global.
- Representation of Macquarie on its $303K agreement with Odinsa, a concessions company of infrastructure holding company Grupo Argos, to create an investment platform to manage the airport assets of the Grupo Argos concession company in Colombia and the region.
- Representation of the Ferrovial Airports in connection with the Great Hall Project at Denver International Airport in Colorado.
- Representation of Macquarie and JPMorgan in connection with the bid process for the privatization of the Chicago Midway International Airport in Illinois.
- Representation of The Related Companies in an investment in a consolidated rental car (ConRAC) facility at Newark International Airport.
- Representation of a consortium in connection with a bid for the privatization of the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico.
Ports
- Representation of Macquarie in connection with the sale of Ceres Terminals Holdings, owner, manager, and operator of a diversified portfolio of marine terminal assets across North America, to Carrix, a leading marine terminal operator in the U.S. and the Americas.
- Representation of MIP III Bluefin A Holdco LLC, special purpose vehicle of Macquarie, on its agreement to sell its 49% stake in NYK Ports LLC, which operates a port terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
- Representation of Ceres Terminal Holdings LLC, a leading provider of stevedoring and terminal operation services, in its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity interests of TraPac Jacksonville, LLC, the operator of a marine terminal in the Port of Jacksonville, from MOL (Americas) Holdings Inc, as well as the related negation of a new operating and lease agreement with the Jacksonville Port Authority.
- Representation of NYK Ports LLC in the restructuring and refinancing of its existing senior secured credit facilities.
- Representation of Maher Terminals, a multi-user marine container terminals operator and portfolio company of Macquarie Asset Management (Macquarie), as borrower on the $513M amendment and extension to its senior secured credit facilities, and on the $200M increase to its capital expenditure facility under an existing senior secured loan agreement.
- Representation of Macquarie in the acquisition of Maher Terminals USA, a 454-acre multi-user container terminal in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey from Deutsche Bank, and in related senior credit facilities to finance, in part, the acquisition.
- Representation of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) as buyer, in respect of (i) the acquisition of International Transportation Service, Inc., the operator of a shipping terminal in the Port of Long Beach, from Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., a Japanese shipping line, and Ports America Terminal Holdings II, Inc., as sellers, (ii) concurrent entry into a joint venture in respect of Husky Terminal and Stevedoring, LLC, the operator of a shipping terminal in the Port of Tacoma, and (iii) related senior secured credit facilities for both terminal operators.
- Representation of MIP III (ECI) AIV, L.P. in the buyout from NYK Ports LLC of its minority equity interest in Maher Terminals LLC.
- Representation of LBCT LLC, the operator of the Long Beach Container Terminal, as borrower, in respect of a $200M increase to its existing term loan credit facility and a $50M increase to its existing capital expenditure facility.
- Representation of Olivia Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Macquarie Infrastructure Partners IV, L.P., (i) as buyer in respect of the acquisition and related financing of Long Beach Container Terminal, Inc., from Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL), and (ii) entry by LBCT LLC into a container stevedoring and terminal services agreement with OOCL providing a 20-year minimum volume commitment from OOCL to deliver containers to the terminal, and (iii) the related senior secured bank financing transactions.
- Representation of MIP III Bluefin B Holdco in its buyout of the equity interests held by joint venture partner NYK Holding Company in NYK Terminals (North America), a provider of stevedoring and terminal operations services.
- Representation of MIP III Bluefin A Holdco LLC and MIP III Yellowtail Intermediate LLC in a collective buyout of the Series C equity interests held by MIP III Bluefin A Holdco's JV partner, NYK Energy Transport USA, a maritime company.
- Representation of Pipeline Investment Limited (PIL), as borrower, and Frontera ODL Holding Corp., Frontera Bahía Holding Ltd. and Sociedad Portuaria Puerto Bahía S.A. (Puerto Bahía) as guarantors, under a $30M senior secured delay draw term loan accordion tranche of a $150M credit facility from a syndicate of lenders arranged by Macquarie Bank Limited to finance the construction of the Reficar Refinery Connection Project by Puerto Bahía, a liquid and general cargo terminal operator in the Bay of Cartagena.
- Representation of Compañía de Puertos Asociados (COMPAS), a Colombian port operator, in its credit facility to refinance the company's outstanding indebtedness, fund capital expenditures and general corporate purposes.
- Representation of Goldman Sachs fund, West Street Infrastructure Partners III, in its $138M acquisition of a 50% stake in Compania de Puertos Asociados, a port operator, from Grupo Argos, an infrastructure investment company.
- Representation of Pipeline Investment Limited, Frontera ODL Holding, Frontera Bahía Holding, and Sociedad Portuaria Puerto Bahía S.A. as guarantors on a $120M term loan to refinance existing indebtedness of Puerto Bahía, a liquid and general cargo terminal operator in the Bay of Cartagena.
Bridges & Tunnels
- Representation of Bridging Pennsylvania Constructors, an unincorporated Joint Venture of Shikun & Binui – America Inc. and FCC Construction, Inc. on the Design-Build Contract entered into with Bridging Pennsylvania Developer I, LLC in respect of the first package of the Major Bridge P3 program of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to replace six bridges across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its financing. Awarded 2022 North America Transport Deal of the Year – Roads by IJ Global.
- Representation of NYNJ Link, a joint venture between MIP III GB AIV, L.P., a fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Inc., and Kiewit Development Company, in connection with its successful bid for the 35-year concession awarded by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to design, construct, operate and maintain a replacement Goethals Bridge connecting Staten Island, New York with Elizabeth, New Jersey and demolish the existing Goethals Bridge, and in connection with the issuance of $460.9M in tax-exempt private activity bonds and a $474M loan facility with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
- Representation of Cintra Holdings US Corp, Meridiam Infrastructure North America, and VINCI Highways S.A.S., collectively the Sponsors, in connection with their bid for the State of Louisiana I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge P3.
- Representation of Cintra Developments LLC and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Inc., the shareholders of Skyway Concession Company LLC, the concessionaire and operator of the Chicago Skyway bridge toll facility, in the sale of the equity interests of the concessionaire to CPPIB, OMERS and OTPP.
- Representation of Skyway Concession Company LLC, the concessionaire and operator of the Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge System in Chicago, Illinois, in connection with a $1.4B Senior Secured Note offering, guaranteed by Financial Security Assurance Inc.
- Representation of Cintra Developments in connection with the bid process to become the developer of the Portsmouth Bridge replacement project in Ohio.
- Representation of Macquarie in respect of the financing for the Port Mann Bridge project in Vancouver, Canada.
- Representation of a consortium in connection with the bid process to become the developer of the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project in Pennsylvania.
- Representation of a monoline insurer in connection with the financing for the Miami Tunnel project.
Rail
- Representation of Purple Line Transit Partners LLC, the concessionaire in respect of the Purple Line Light Rail Project in Maryland, in connection with the issuance of approximately $643.5M aggregate principal amount of private activity revenue bonds by the Maryland Economic Development Corporation as conduit issuer and with a subordinated TIFIA loan of up to approximately $1.760B (excluding capitalized interest) from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Awarded 2023 North America Restructure Deal of the Year by IJ Investor and 2022 North America Transport Deal of the Year – Restructure by IJ Global.
- Representation of Stonepeak in the potential acquisition of the Florida East Coast Railway.
- Representation of the Related Companies in the financing of the Hudson Yard's WRY Platform.
- Representation of a client in connection with a bid for the Los Angeles World Airports Automated People Mover System Project.
Digital Infrastructure
- Representation of AT&T and BlackRock Alternatives, through a fund managed by its Diversified Infrastructure business, in their joint venture to form Gigapower, LLC, a provider of state-of-the-art fiber networks to homes and businesses across the U.S. Awarded 2023 Americas Digital Deal of the Year by Project Finance International (PFI); 2023 North America Digital Infrastructure Deal of the Year – Fiber by IJ Global; and 2023 North America Fiber Deal of the Year by Proximo.
- Representation of Unison US SPV II, a subsidiary of Ardian USTelco, a private investment firm, and Harmony Investco Holdco, on a $105M term and revolving loan secured credit facility, for use in Unison’s US telecommunications, fiber and renewables-related rights and assets acquisitions and expansion of investments.
- Representation of Ardian in connection with the negotiation of a 50/50 joint venture with Unison Wireless to acquire and manage real estate around the world that hosts wireless infrastructure assets.
- Representation of UBS in connection with the initial public offering of Ituran Location and Control Ltd., a provider of location-based services and wireless communication products.
- Representation of Ardian Infrastructure, a private investment firm, on its agreement to acquire a 50% co-control equity interest in MXT Holdings, a Mexico-based telecommunications infrastructure company.
- Representation of Deutsche Bank AG, in various transactions, including:
- its London Branch in connection with the refinancing of a senior term loan facility of Telecom Argentina S.A. with senior notes.
- $286M note offering issued by Cablevisiόn, S.A., a cable television and broadband systems provider in Argentina.
Water
- Representation of Poseidon Resources (Channelside), a private water project developer, on its $328.5M debt refinancing for ongoing matters at Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, its reverse osmosis seawater desalination plant supplying potable water to the San Diego County Water Authority in California. Awarded 2023 North America Water Deal of the Year – Desalination by IJ Global.
Energy & Power
- Representation of Meridiam in various transactions, including:
- an agreement to develop a biodigester project, located in the State of Idaho and related shareholder and other arrangements. The project consisted of the acquisition of an existing biogas facility as well as the upgrade of the same to produce RNG that is marketed under the renewable fuel standard programs in the federal and CA markets.
- a joint development agreement for electricity transmission joint ventures in the U.S. with Terna Group, an Italian energy transmission grid operator, and Boundless Energy, a developer of transmission projects.
- Representation of Meridiam Campus Energy Partners, LLC in connection with the financing for the University of Iowa campus energy P3 project.
- Representation of Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Nomura as lenders’ counsel in respect of amendments to a loan facility to Desarrolladora Energetica S.A., an electricity transmission company in Argentina. This follows on from earlier representation of Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan as lenders on the $475M credit facility to Desarrolladora Energetica and Empresa Inversora Energetica S.A, Desarrolladora Energetica’s holding company.
- Representation of Deutsche Bank Securities, Credicorp Capital, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Scotiabank as initial purchasers and Interbank as co-manager in connection with the issuance of $550M Senior Notes by Orazul Energy Egenor S. en C. por A.
- Representation of Deutsche Bank AG with Banco de Credito del Peru, The Bank of Novia Scotia and Banco Internacional del Peru S.A.A. as lenders in connection with a $450M senior secured credit facility to Orazul Energia Partners S.A.C. to finance its purchase of all of the business of Duke Energy International Group S.a r.l. in Peru.
- Representation of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. in connection with its $300M Senior Secured Credit Facility to Puma Energy Centam, a petroleum wholesaler engaged in downstream oil and gas activities in Central America.
- Representation of five underwriters in connection with the $300M bond financing of the Mexican Wind Farms, Oaxaca II and Oaxaca IV. Named Project Finance Magazine’s 2012 Latin American Project Bond Deal of the Year.
- Representation of Citigroup and JP Morgan in connection with a $250M guaranteed note offering issued by Pan American Energy LLC, Argentine Branch, a company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas.
- Representation of Deutsche Bank Securities in connection with a $100M guaranteed note offering issued by Pan American Energy LLC, Argentine Branch, a company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas.
- Representation of lenders in connection with various credit facilities for oil and gas drilling projects in Mexico.
- Representation of Ardian on its acquisition of the Peruvian hydropower business of Latin America Power Holding B.V.
Social Infrastructure
- Representation of Ardian US LLC in its partnership with Indigo Group to form Clermont, a new Canadian joint venture formed to invest in parking assets. As part of the partnership, Indigo contributed its Canadian-owned properties to Clermont while retaining the operations for each of the properties through Indigo Park Canada. Ardian and Indigo will deploy additional equity over the long term, acquiring parking assets, as well as long-term concessions and leases. Indigo will manage the operations of these assets.
- Representation of Meridiam Infrastructure on the acquisition and related financing of remaining equity interest in Montreal Research Center Project from QIC.
- Representation of Macquarie Infrastructure Partners V, a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management, in connection with its acquisition of a 50% interest in a portfolio of eight Massachusetts hospitals from Medical Properties Trust, Inc., a publicly listed REIT, in a transaction that values the portfolio at $1.78B.
- Representation of the sponsors in respect of the bid for the Harrisburg Parking System in Pennsylvania.
- Representation of Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte and other sponsors in respect of the bid for the Chicago Downtown Metered Parking System, the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Alligator Alley in Florida.
Latin America
- Representation of affiliate of Gramercy Funds Management LLC, as lender, in a credit facility with MNJ Capital, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R, as borrower for development and construction agreements secured by assets in Mexico.
- Representation of GraMex Investment Holdings, an investment vehicle managed by Gramercy Funds Management and lender to Mexican oil and gas pipeline projects, in various transactions, including:
- as borrower under $75m senior secured revolving credit facility, pursuant to a credit agreement with Nomura Corporate Funding Americas, LLC, as lender, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as administrative agent and collateral agent. Proceeds of credit facility from Nomura will be used to fund various project specific credit facilities from GraMex, the loans under which are used to finance oil and gas drilling projects undertaken by certain Mexican companies under contracts with Pemex.
- as lender in respect of establishment of a $44.59M credit facility to MNJ Capital, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R.
- on three credit facilities totaling $348.6M to Permaducto S.A. de C.V., a contractor.
- as lender on a $110M amendment and extension of a credit facility to MNJ Capital, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R., a financial institution to the Mexican infrastructure and oil sectors.
- as lender on a $114M amendment and extension of a credit facility to MNJ Capital, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R., financial institution to the Mexican infrastructure and oil sectors.
- Representation of Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. as lender and arranger in the establishment of a $75M senior secured credit facility to Galileo Technologies Corporation, in a cross-border transaction secured by collateral in the United Stated, United Kingdom, Argentina and Brazil.
- Representation of Meridiam Latam Holdings, an investment vehicle of Meridiam Infrastructure North America Fund II, as borrower on a $20M credit facility to partially refinance indebtedness of Sociedad Concesionaria Metroplitana de la Salud S.A., a public works concessionaire of a hospital project in Chile.
- Representation of CVI Investment Holdings Limited as lender in connection with a senior secured bridge loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of $63.4M to Supercanal, S.A., an Argentine company in the business of providing cable service.
- Representation of Grupo Financiero Galicia, a financial services holding company, in various transactions, including:
- its $632.5M offering of Class B Ordinary Shares.
- its initial public offering in the United States.
- Representation of Tarjeta Naranja S.A., one of the largest credit card companies in Argentina, in various transactions, including:
- the issuance of $250M Floating Rate Peso-linked notes due 2022.
- a $200M bond issuance.
- several Regulation S bond offerings.
- Representation of Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires in various transactions, including:
- Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $250M of Subordinated Resettable Notes.
- the issuance of $300M Senior Notes due 2018.
- the restructuring of its external dollar-denominated indebtedness, which was in the form of both a bank financing and a bond financing.
- Representation of Caesars Entertainment Operating Company in connection with the sale of Baluma S.A., the Caesars subsidiary which owns and operates the Conrad Punta Del Este Resort and Casino in Punta Del Este, Uruguay to Enjoy S.A., a casino resort operator in Chile.
- Representation of Tarjetas Cuyanas, an Argentine credit card company, in connection with a Regulation S bond offering.
- Representation of Deutsche Bank in respect of various bank financing transactions in Mexico, Chile, and Colombia.
- Representation of a lender in connection with a loan facility to a Peruvian construction company.
*Some of these representations occurred prior to Mr. Pinkusiewicz's association with Gibson Dunn.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- Boston University - 1998 Juris Doctor
- University of Texas - 1995 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar