Ransa lands $210 million loan from Santander to refinance debt
What's the deal? Logistics group RansaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has secured a senior secured term loan facility of up to $209 million from Banco SantanderDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, which acted as lead arranger and lender. The financing covers members of the Ransa group across Spain, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
What's the money for? The proceeds will refinance existing debt — including the full repayment of outstanding indebtedness owed to the International Finance Corporation — and fund general corporate purposes.
The company says the facility supports its growth strategy and regional consolidation across Latin America and Spain.
Who advised? Global law firm Clifford ChanceDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → advised Santander. The team was led from Washington, DC by counsel Alberto Haito, with support from foreign law clerk Casilda Caso.
The signal: Replacing a development-bank loan with commercial bank financing points to a maturing borrower moving toward mainstream capital markets — and to Santander deepening its footprint in cross-border Latin American logistics.
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