Industry Highlights

Agribusiness & Food Processing

Mexican tomato grower expands the cultivation of acreage and increases packaging capability with a $40 million Inter-American Investment Corporation A/B loan.
$70 million IFC financing for palm oil plantation in Indonesia.
Distribution for U.S. producer of soybean resulting in $15+ million in sales through an Indonesian trading company.
$25 million ExIm Bank guaranteed revolving loan for food exports to the Middle East.
Led initiative for Thai shrimp industry which resulted in lowest countervailing duties applied to shrimp exporters from Thailand to the U.S. versus its peer group.

Banking & Private Equity

Lead advisor on acquisition of a $11.8 million SBA/EXIM lender
OPIC underwriting agreement for small business for a regional bank holding company in the western U.S.
$82 million ExIm Bank/PEFCO backed specialty lending platform.
$35 million OPIC guaranteed lending facility to Midwest regional bank holding company for overseas transactions.
$3.5 million invested in publicly-traded a mezzanine fund to implement a new business strategy.

Defense

Financed $3 million bridge loan to complete a $29 million USDOD contract in Kuwait.
$11.5 million working capital facility to a defense contractor for procurement and logistics in the Middle East.
Polish mechanics to U.S. contractor in Iraq to maintain facilities in a secure environment.
Financed the purchase and shipment of $1.5 million in used transport trucks and parts to logistics company supplying NATO troops in Afghanistan.
Created joint-venture with Turkish sub-contractor to construct $31 million police headquarters in Kabul.
Arranged financing for armored vehicles sold to USDOD in Kuwait.
Provided $5 million working capital line to U.S. manufacturing and supply company to support continued growth overseas of non-lethal munitions.
Supplied Polish mechanics to U.S. contractor maintaining secured facilities in Iraq.

Housing & Infrastructure

Facilitated the awarding of a contract to a Turkish company for the construction a 260 million euro stadium in Cameroon.
$3 million working capital facility for modular housing in the Middle East
U.S. small business constructing affordable houses in Mexico obtains $10 million OPIC loan.
$10 million OPIC finance for a warehouse in Argentina.
Mexican land developer obtains $3 million OPIC loan.
$30 million OPIC/IDB loan to expand logistics business in Argentina.
Turkish construction company establishes U.S. presence and obtains $150 million of bonding authority for work in the Middle East.

Leasing

Creation of construction equipment rental business in West Africa with investment from U.S. partner and a $750,000 OPIC loan.

Micro Lending

Power, Energy, and Mining

Gas distribution company in Brazil obtained $5.4 million OPIC support and $3.2 million in equity to expand.
Financed $3 million line to supply spare parts to the Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity for power genergtion
$61 million Ex-Im Bank project financing for solar modules to South Korea.
Publicly-traded Malaysian company requires an independent valuation for a $68 million biodiesel plant as part of a debt for equity conversion.
U.S. developer obtains the awarding and development of a significant geothermal resource from the Indonesian government with USTDA support of $934,000.
$4.8 million Ex-Im Bank financing for mining equipment to Chile.
76.6 million euro SACE and KfW financing for solar power manufacturer in South Korea.
40 million euro financing for a 73MW power project in Iraq.
$10 million DEG refinancing for expansion of ship repair and drydock facility in Mexico.
$16 million U.S. Dept. of Energy guaranteed loan to a windmill manufacturer for expansion of U.S. factory.

Technology & Telecom

Nigerian company obtains U.S. partner to invest $8.5 million in equity and $20 million in debt to build out telecom licenses in the delta region of the country.
International long distance telecom agreements in both Latin America and Poland.
U.S. manufacturer obtains $672,000 TDA grant to compete against French competition for a satellite sale in Brazil.
Over $200 million in U.S. Ex-Im Bank financing for U.S. satellite manufacturer to support sale to UK company.

Transportation

Arranged $7 million working capital line to U.S. aircraft parts distributor.
Financed $150,000 in heavy equipment to a logistics company in Tanzania
Republic of Georgia private airline obtained $1 million from U.S. aerospace company and $4.5 million OPIC loan to launch a regional commercial airline.
$600,000 Florida State guaranteed loan to sell armored vehicles to Kuwait.
$1.5 million used transport trucks to Afghanistan, including parts supply and training.

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