Rosana M. Gutierrez focuses her practice on advising clients on business and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, and public-private partnerships. She has extensive experience representing multi-national family groups (including their respective asset management businesses) as well as private and public companies.
Ms. Gutierrez also served as advisor to the president of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, where she provided strategic advice and counsel on a variety of public policy issues. In that role, Ms. Gutierrez was responsible for designing, implementing and supervising several key government initiatives.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- In one of the largest private M&A deals in Latin America, represented seller in the sale of a major Central American mobile phone company to a European telecommunications group.
- Represented the largest bank in Central America in the sale of 19 percent of its equity to a U.S. financial institution.
- Represented purchaser in the acquisition, construction, and financing of three utility scale solar projects in Latin America.
- Represented purchaser in the acquisition, construction, and financing of three utility scale solar projects in Latin America.
- Advised leading global solar energy company in international joint venture with Fortune 50 for up to 200MW of solar projects.
- Provided counsel and served as liaison between the Government Development Bank and the Public-Private Partnership Authority in the concession of the Luis Muñoz Marin Airport in Puerto Rico, a transaction valued at over $2.6 billion.
- Counseled team in defining the strategy and negotiating the restructuring of a portion of the Government Development Bank’s portfolio valued at over $1 billion in real estate projects and other private investments.
- Led and supervised internal and external team that designed, implemented and managed an innovative RFP process and $800 million+ Loan Guaranty Program in conjunction with private banks.
- Served as assistant executive director to the Puerto Rico Authority of Financing for Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical and Environmental Control Facilities overseeing various issuances of higher education revenue and revenue refunding
- Served as lead counsel to U.S.-based provider of consulting and technology services in connection with its operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S., Spain and
- Represented global financial service provider in the acquisition of a portfolio of underperforming assets from a major bank in South America
- Advised a major Central American airline in a multi-jurisdictional transaction to secure financing from a syndicate of international banks to fund multiple aircraft
- Represented international REIT in connection with the development and leasing of a 45-acre office park in
- Represented one of the largest utility companies in the United States in its securities filings and corporate governance
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Ms. Gutierrez serves as Alumni Ambassador for Columbia Law School and is also actively involved with the Hispanic community; currently serves as regional deputy president for the Hispanic National Bar Association.
Ms. Gutierrez has been a collaborator and mentor with the Venture Law Project of Dade Legal Aid. She has also mentored the Dade Legal Aid with its Take Stock in Children program.