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Federico A. Goudie

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Miami, New York City

+1 (305) 379-7229

+1 (212) 837-6178

federico.goudie@hugheshubbard.com
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Federico A. Goudie is co-chair of Hughes Hubbard & Reed's Latin America practice group and is a member of the firm's Executive Committee. He advises international financial institutions in structured and trade financings, project financings and derivative transactions. In addition, he advises multinational corporations and international financial institutions in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity and capital market transactions, and in general corporate and commercial matters.

Areas of Concentration

  • International Finance and Corporate practice, including structured and trade financings, project financings, capital market and derivative transactions, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and general corporate and commercial matters

Recognition

  • Ranked in the latest editions of Chambers USA, Chambers Latin America and Chambers Global as a leading lawyer in Latin America Corporate, M&A, and Banking & Finance
  • Named by Latin Lawyer 250 as one of the experts who have considerable experience in Latin America M&A banking, finance and private equity
  • Selected as one of the best lawyers to work with for banking and finance in Latin America by the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association

Highlighted Matters

  • Represented Greenbriar Equity Group in its acquisition of delivery company FragilePAK
  • Represented SPAC Isos Acquisition Corp. in its $2.6 billion IPO merger with Bowlero Corp. that took the world’s largest owner and operator of bowling centers public
  • Represented the Republic of Paraguay in its January 2021 sovereign bond issuance and concurrent “switch" tender offer, the first one ever conducted by Paraguay
  • Represented the Republic of Paraguay in an emergency $1 billion sovereign bond issuance to raise funds for the country's fight against COVD-19
  • Represented the Republic of Paraguay in connection with the issuance of $732 million in bonds by a special purpose vehicle to finance the construction of the Bioceánico highway
  • Represented the Republic of Paraguay in connection with the project bonds issued for financing the development and construction of Proyecto Chaco (Rutas 2 y 7), a public-private partnership project 
  • Represented the Republic of Paraguay in connection with all of its sovereign bond offerings starting in 2017
  • Represented the Central Bank of Paraguay in a landmark currency swap agreement with the International Finance Corporation
  • Represented U.K. sports and fashion retailer JD Sports Fashion in the acquisition of U.S. athletic footwear, apparel and accessories retailer DTLR Villa
  • Represented third-party logistics provider Seko Logistics in its acquisition of freight forwarding company Air-City
  • Legal advisor to the shareholders of BAC Florida Bank, controlled by Grupo Pellas (The Pellas Group), in the sale of the Coral Gables based bank to Brazil’s Banco Bradesco for $500 million. This transaction, Banco Bradesco's first-ever acquisition in the U.S. market, was named “Financial Services Deal of the Year" in the middle market segment at The Deal Awards 2021 and nominated for “Deal of the Year"
  • Represented Cenveo Worldwide Ltd. in the sale of its long-run labels and receipt paper assets to Iconex, a provider of receipt and label solutions
  • Represented TechOps, an Aeromexico and Delta joint venture for the operation of a MRO facility in Mexico, in connection with an agreement to grant MRO Holdings, one of America’s largest MRO providers, access to TechOps’ capacity for a period of ten years
  • Represented the Republic of Paraguay in the $500 Million 144A/RegS debt offering of 4.700% bonds due 2027
  • Represented a Brazilian conglomerate in the acquisition of a hotel and conference center in Orlando, Florida, including the financing related thereto
  • Represented The Madison Square Garden Company in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in nightclub operator Tao Group
  • Represented Greenbriar Equity Group LLC in connection with the acquisition of Spireon Inc., a truck and trailer telematics provider, including representation in connection with a revolving loan, term loan and security agreement from Ally Bank for such acquisition
  • Represented one of the principal shareholders in Alta Rail Technology (ART), a Brazilian rail technology company, in connection with an investment in ART by one of Darby Private Equity's Latin American funds
  • Represented the founders of Uruguayan frozen foods company Pagnifique in Linzor Capital Partners' acquisition of 85 percent of Pagnifique
  • Represented a Latin American plastics manufacturer and distributor in the acquisition of plastics manufacturing and distribution companies in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay from a distressed European company
  • Represented Banco Regional SAECA, a Paraguayan bank, in the private placement of $300 million senior notes placed by Citigroup Global Markets and Deutsche Bank Securities
  • Represented BAC Credomatic Holding in the sale to GE Capital Global Banking of 25.1 percent of its ownership stake in BAC Credomatic, which has retail banking operations in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Mexico, the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas
  • Represented the trustee and collateral agent in a $1.9 billion project financing for the construction, development and operation of an open pit gold/copper product mine in Chile
  • Represented Embratel as borrower in a 31.8 billion yen syndicated corporate loan facility, and two bridge loan facilities for $120.63 million and $40 million, respectively
  • Represented the lenders in a $75 million project financing for the development of a coal mine and rail spur in Montana
  • Represented, the lead arranger in a $244 million project financing for AES Shady Point LLC, the owner of a 320-megawatt coal-fired cogeneration facility located in Oklahoma
  • Represented the lenders in a $400 million liquidity facility to Gerdau
  • Represented a venture including the Loews Hotels chain in a $450 million refinancing of the three themed resort hotels at Universal Studios, Florida
  • Represented the lead arranger in two $37.5 million project financings for subsidiaries of Cogentrix Energy Inc., a leading US independent power producer owned by Goldman Sachs
  • Represented Banco Itaú as borrower in a US$275 million syndicated corporate loan facility
  • Represented Banco Itaú in various derivatives and repurchase transactions
  • Represented the lenders in a $6 billion pre-export financing for Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, named "Deal of the Year" for 2007 by Trade Finance, Global Trade Review and Trade & Forfaiting Review magazines
  • Represented the lenders, Export Development Corp., Kreditantstalt für Wiederaufbau, Japan Bank for International Cooperation and Leonia, in a $1.3 billion project financing of the Antamina copper/zinc mine in Peru
  • Represented the lenders and bond holders in a $1.5 billion project financing for the refurbishment and expansion of the Cadereyta Oil Refinery in Mexico
  • Represented the lenders in a $775 million project financing of the 522-megawatt natural gas-fired EcoEléctrica cogeneration project in Puerto Rico
  • Represented the lenders in a $200 million project financing of the Bulyanhulu gold mine in Tanzania
  • Represented Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) Union Bank NA and KeyBank National Association as joint lead arrangers of a project financing including a $200 million revolving credit facility to finance the development of the Bull Mountain coal mine in Montana, and a separate $75 million revolving credit facility utilized to develop a 35-mile rail spur to transport coal from the mine to coal-fueled power plants owned by subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp.
  • Represented PricewaterhouseCoopers in the establishment of a joint venture in Argentina for outsourced services.  The transaction included negotiation of complex joint venture and outsourcing documentation as well as careful coordination with requirements of local law 
  • Represented a European wine company owned by a private equity fund in connection with a joint venture which will expand its wine distribution into the United States 
  • Represented Caraiba and Paranapanema as borrower and guarantor, respectively, in a US$100 million export financing and securitization


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Education
  • New York University School of Law, J.D., 1997
  • Florida State University, B.A., 1994, magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
  • Florida, 2001
  • New York, 1998
Languages
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
Areas of Focus
Banking & Financial Services
Corporate
Corporate Reorganization & Bankruptcy
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
Latin America
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