PPU Colombia advises Alpha Capital and subsidiaries on refinancing debt

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría has counselled on the $38 million loan

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría advised as local counsel to Alpha Capital S.A.S. as Borrower and Alpha Credit S.A. de C.V. and its subsidiaries as Guarantors under a bridge loan agreement of COP$136,432,800,000 ($38 million) granted by Inter American Investment Corporation to repay the borrower’s existing debt and to finance the origination of the paycheck loans granted by the borrower in Colombia.

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría acted as local counsel to the borrower and Alpha Credit S.A. de C.V. and its subsidiaries as guarantors with a team led by partner Hernando Padilla (pictured), and involved associates Paula Buriticá, Ximena Gonzalez, and Santiago Fuquen.

White and Case LLP acted as New York counsel to the borrower and guarantors with a team formed by partner Bibiana Jaimes and associates Stephanie Rohlfs and Diego Cánepa.

Creel, García-Cuellar intervened as Mexican counsel to the borrower and guarantors with a teadm formed by partner Emilio Aarún, and associates José Pablo Buenfil and Maria Luisa Gutierrez.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP acted as New York counsel to the lender with partner Alejandro Silva and associate Juan Olano.

Kuri Breña Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar S.C. intervened as Mexican counsel to the lender with partner Silvia Roldán Gregory.

Gomez Pinzón Abogados S.A.S. acted as local counsel to the lender with partner Daniel Londoño and associates Catalina Prieto and Alejandro Ortiz.