Martin Gualino

In his international practice, Martin helps clients structuring capital flows into Latin America and the Caribbean. He is qualified in both civil and common law, and has worked on transactions involving several countries across the region, including Argentina, Bermuda, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Martin is a native Spanish speaker and has working knowledge of Portuguese. Prior to joining Mayer Brown, Martin spent 5 years practicing in Argentina, including 4 years in the corporate practice of a prominent top law firm in Buenos Aires and, before moving to the firm’s New York office, he spent a year in Mayer Brown’s Chicago office.

• The arranger and lender in several Colombian peso linked loans for up to US$100 million to trusts created under the laws of Colombia and secured by different portfolios of payroll loans.
• The arranger in connection with the establishment of a loans program and the initial issuance of loans to a Mexican trust for MXN$4,882 million (approx. US$287 million).
• The arranger in connection with the establishment of a merchant voucher program and the US$70 million initial issuance of loans through a Cayman Islands vehicle established by an Ecuadorian company.
• The Mexican borrower in the sustainability linked refinancing of a US$500 million loan facility, consisting of a US$200 million 4-year term loan facility and US$300 million 3-year revolving credit facility.
• An Illinois not-for-profit corporation, as lender, in a pro bono matter in a working capital unsecured revolving credit facility to another Illinois not-for-profit corporation which purpose is to provide low cost shared back office services to small businesses primarily located or operating in high density urban areas inhabited mainly by low-income communities of color or other disadvantaged groups.