Sardi Garcia, Andres A.
Andres A. Sardi Garcia joined the firm in 2015 in the Corporate and International practice groups. His practice includes mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, project finance, secured and unsecured commercial lending, investment funds, and general corporate advisory matters. Mr. Sardi has significant experience working with multilateral and bilateral development finance institutions on a variety of debt and equity transactions, the majority of which have been in Latin America and the Caribbean. Mr. Sardi also has experience representing non-U.S. companies and individuals in their investments and other activities in the U.S. and other international markets. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Sardi practiced in Caracas, Venezuela for nearly three years handling a wide range of litigation and corporate matters for domestic and foreign clients.
NOTABLE REPRESENTATIONS
Represented a U.S. private equity fund raising capital to invest in search funds and portfolio companies located in U.S., Canada, Latin America, and Europe (2023).
Represented a multilateral development finance institution in connection with a R$550 million green/sustainability-linked loan to a major Brazilian power distribution company to finance its network expansion and renewal, substation upgrades, and digitalization programs (2022).
Represented a multilateral development finance institution in connection with a US$185 million credit facility to a major Argentinian private telecommunications company for the expansion of its mobile and fixed broadband coverage and the update of its network capacity and speed (2022).
Represented a micro-lending platform in the gig economy space in connection with a US$50 million asset-backed lending transaction (2022).
Represented a development finance institution in connection with a US$35 million senior unsecured loan to an Ecuadorian financial institution for the expansion of its small and medium enterprise portfolios (2022).
Represented a multilateral finance institution in connection with an up to US$20 million senior loan to a fund that provides local currency financing to small and medium-sized microfinance institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean for the expansion of its portfolios (2022).
Represented a multilateral development finance institution in connection with an up to US$12 million mezzanine loan to a Costa Rican pallet rental and commercial logistics company to finance its growth plans in the Dominican Republic and in Central America (2022).
Represented two development finance institutions in connection with a US$75 million term loan facility to a Chilean solar power joint venture for the financing of a portfolio of Pequeños Medios de Generación Distribuida (PMGD) (2021).
Represented a multilateral development finance institution in connection with a US$10 million senior loan facility to a Latin-American fund for the support of its portfolio companies impacted by the COVID-19 crisis (2021).
Represented a multilateral development finance institution in connection with a US$10 million equity investment in a Latin-American grocery e-commerce platform operating in Colombia and Mexico (2021).
Represented a gig economy start-up in connection with its Series A financing round (2021).
Represented a multilateral development finance institution in connection with a US$10 million convertible debt investment in a Mexican start-up in the business of manufacturing and designing furniture (2020).
Represented a multilateral development finance institution in connection with a US$8 million equity investment in a business group operating in the healthcare markets of Colombia, Mexico and Peru (2020).
Represented a multilateral development finance institution in connection with an up to US$450 million credit facility to a major Argentinian private telecommunications company for the financing of its 2019 capital expenditures (2019).
Represented two multilateral development finance institutions in connection with a US$100 million secured financing for the expansion plan of San Miguel, an Argentine citrus grower (the largest citrus exporter in the Southern Hemisphere) for the production of lemons, oranges, mandarin oranges, table grapes and avocados in Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and South Africa (2018).
Represented a multilateral development finance institution in connection with a MXN250 million partial credit guarantee for certain sustainable corporate bonds issued by a Mexican home builder. This corporate bond issuance was the first placement of a sustainable bond made by a housing developer in Latin America (2018).
Represented a multilateral development finance institution in connection with a US$90 million financing of the investment program of a Brazilian company for the expansion of its sugar cane operations (2018).
Represented investors in an equity and convertible debt financing to expand the operations of a start-up providing full-service flexible warehousing, storage, and office space to businesses and individuals, with locations in California, New Jersey, New York, Florida and Washington State (2018).
Represented a multilateral development finance institution in connection with a US$100 million financing to a Brazilian bank for its loans to SMEs (2017).
Represented two multilateral development finance institutions in connection with a US$410 million secured financing for the expansion of soybean crushing facilities and port loading capacity of Renova S.A., an Argentine agribusiness (2016-17). The transaction was selected as the Natural Resources Finance Deal of the Year for 2017 by Bonds and Loans Latin America.
Represented a multilateral development finance institution in connection with a US$400 million credit facility to a major Argentinian private telecommunications company for the expansion of its domestic 4G mobile network (2016).
CONTACT
EDUCATION
Columbia University School of Law, Master of Laws (LL.M.), 2015
Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, Caracas, Venezuela, J.D., 2012
ADMISSIONS
New York
Venezuela
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz (Caracas, Venezuela)
LANGUAGES
Spanish (Native)
Italian (Intermediate)
MEMBERSHIPS/PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association
Young Lawyers Division, International Law Committee
New York State Bar Association