Dedication. Independence.

Flexibility and Efficiency. We commit resources to support our Clients at a variety of stages, when other financial advisors or investment firms would not allocate resources to projects not mature enough to show on their radar screens. We know how to mobilize the different sets of skills that are needed to manage different challenges and timeframes from the earliest development stages all the way to financial close.

• At the earliest stage of development, we provide support in defining contractual frameworks and risk allocation schemes, we provide guidance regarding bankability issues, phasing, or bidding procedures
• At a later stage, we advise Sponsors during bidding processes, or help them design, craft and implement a financing strategy all the way to financial close, offering first class deal execution capabilities encompassing the broadest spectrum of skills and tasks (legal aspects, documentation, financial modeling)

Independence. Our independence guarantees to our Clients a strict independence of judgment, free of conflicts of interests, and not biased towards any sort of cross-selling. Our sole perspective is the best interest of our Clients. As a consequence we maintain privileged access to virtually all sources of debt and capital active in Latin America and the Caribbean, and recommend tapping one or more of these sources based on project-specific economic rationale:

• Multilateral/bilateral agencies as well as export credit agencies
• International and regional capital markets
• International and regional commercial banks
• Regional high net worth individuals and corporate investors
• Specialized debt and equity funds

Skills and Know-How. The Astris team is made up of “deal movers” and we intentionally maintain a small and flexible organizational structure so as to maximize efficiency and flexibility

• When we take on a project, we assign an experienced group of specialists to work in complete symbiosis with the client and with a compensation structure that aligns our interests with those of our client
• Our execution teams are made up of highly qualified individuals coming from the financing industry who all have extensive experience in executing financing from the banker’s point of view, including assessing bankability issues, mitigating project risks, and market and execution risks (exposure to counterparty risk, liquidity risk, credit spread, FX or rate volatility)
• Reactivity: our involvement in a variety of Projects in a large number of countries, at different stages and financed with a variety of sources allow us to have permanent access to market knowledge and keep track of market trends and developments in the international sphere or on local markets we know well.

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