Debtwire Restructuring Forum Miami 2023
Debtwire's Miami Forum returns for its second year!
JW Marriott, 1109 Brickell Ave, Miami
06
Dec
Panel: The state of Latin American restructuring
Rising interest rates, political risk, currency exposure and a significant amount of debt scheduled to mature in 2024 and 2025 in Latin America are creating opportunities for distressed investors. However, many of the situations depend on government and regulatory issues. Panelists will discuss:
- How are government policies and interest rate hikes and other global events impacting lenders and borrowers trying to refinance? What will conditions be in 2024?
- How have the changes in governments in Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and the expected changes in Argentina and Mexico, altered the landscape?
- Which sectors and companies in Latin America should opportunistic investors look towards? What have 2023’s workouts taught us?
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SpeakersJonathan Szwarc Head of Latin America Credit Research DEBTWIRE
Alejandro Sainz Chair of Bankruptcy and Insolvency Practice SAINZ ABOGADOS
Noah Kessler Managing Director BROADSPAN CAPITAL
Ben Miller Managing Editor, Latin America DEBTWIRE
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Alejandro Sainz heads the Insolvency and Restructurings practice area at the firm and is also a member of the Finance, Compliance and Investigations, and M&A practice groups.
Alejandro has more than 30 years of experience advising and representing clients in cases of cross-border insolvency and restructuring (both out-of-court and in-court proceedings - concursos mercantiles), finance, refinancing, and corporate reorganizations, as well as in the purchase and sale of distressed assets. Throughout his vast experience, he has represented clients from various industries, both nationally and internationally, domestic and foreign companies, public and private organizations, as well as several ad-hoc committees of international bondholders and noteholders issued abroad by Mexican issuers.
He is also well-known for his service to the community, by providing pro-bono representation to various organizations. He has taught and spoken in several courses, seminars, postgraduate courses and lectures, in Mexico and abroad, on topics such as restructuring, commercial bankruptcy and cross-border restructuring and insolvency proceedings. He is a member of several boards of directors and committees.
Alejandro is listed in Chambers Latin America as Band One Lawyer in Bankruptcy / Restructuring; in The Legal 500 as Hall of Fame Lawyer for Bankruptcy and Restructuring; in Who’s Who Legal as Global and National Leader for Restructuring and Insolvency; in Best Lawyers in Mexico for Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2023); among other important recognitions.
His latest publications are:
- Alejandro Sainz and Gabriela Avendaño; "The Interplay Between Different Stakeholders in Mexican Restructurings: Equity Versus Debt" in The Guide to Restructuring, Edition 3; Latin Lawyer; 2023.
- Alejandro Sainz and Gabriela Avendaño, "Mexico: Restructuring & Insolvency" in the Restructuring & Insolvency Country Comparative Guide - Q&A; The Legal 500; 2022.
- Alejandro Sainz and Gabriela Avendaño, "Mexico: Law and Practice" in Chambers Insolvency 2022 Guide.
- Alejandro Sainz and Gabriela Avendaño, "Mexico: An Introduction to Bankruptcy/Restructuring", Overview for the Bankruptcy/ Restructuring Chapter in Chambers Latin America 2024.
Noah Kessler is a Managing Director in the Financial Restructuring and Investment Banking group at BroadSpan Capital, based in Miami. He also serves on the BroadSpan Capital Management Committee.
Prior to joining BroadSpan Capital, Mr. Kessler worked at Merrill Lynch in New York. For over 15 years, Mr. Kessler has advised global and regional corporations, financial institutions and government entities in a variety of complex transactions and restructuring assignments throughout 14 countries and across multiple industries.
Mr. Kessler is a frequent panelist at conferences and active participant with the Institute of International Finance. In addition, he is an active member of multiple non-for-profit boards in South Florida.
Mr. Kessler received his BA magna cum laude from Florida International University with a major in Finance and minor in Economics and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.