Sergio Cabado joined White & Case in 2006. Mr. Cabado concentrates on project leverage and bank finance transactions. His experience in finance includes representation of lead and participant institutional investors in new facilities, refinancings, restructurings and pre-export finance transactions in domestic and cross-border transactions. His project finance experience covers the mining, oil and gas and power sectors.  Mr. Cabado is typically involved in all aspects of deal structure, negotiation and documentation.
 
Prior to joining White & Case in Miami, Mr. Cabado worked in New York at another leading international firm where he focused in project finance and leverage finance. During his tenure there, Mr. Cabado represented lenders in several high profile project finance transactions and acquisitions by private equity firms.


Representative Transactions:

• Representation of the Bank Steering Committee in connection with the restructuring of the $1.2 billion debt of Siderúrgica del Orinoco (Sidor), C.A., a Venezuelan steel company
• Representation of JPMorgan Chase and Bear Stearns & Co as lead arrangers in the $500 million financing of the acquisition of Del labs, a U.S. pharmaceutical company.
• Representation of Alcan, a leading global aluminum producer, in the negotiation of its investment agreements with CVG Bauxilum, Venezuela’s state-owned bauxite production entity. 
• Representation of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. and BNP Paribas as joint bookrunners and BBVA Bancomer as administrative agent in the senior secured $60 million of Sindicato Pesquero del Peru S.A.
• Representation of  BNP Paribas as lead arranger in connection with the syndication and funding of a one-billion revolving facility for PDVSA, Venezuela’s state-owned oil company.