Ransa Group secures financing to boost operations in Latin America

Cuatrecasas has advised the Ransa Group, a leading end-to-end logistics operator in Latin America, and its shareholder HIG Capital, on structuring a multijurisdictional financing transaction granted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to consolidate Ransa’s leadership and sustained growth in Colombia and throughout the continent.

The $150 million transaction became the most important deal of the logistics sector in 2024, and was closed with a participation agreement between IFC with Banco Santander and Bladex. Cuatrecasas acted as leading counsel, coordinating implementation of the transaction in 12 jurisdictions.

Ana María Sánchez, partner of the Finance, and Energy and Infrastructure Practices at the firm’s Bogotá office, highlighted, “We are proud of the financing secured by Ransa Group because of its significance for the region’s logistics sector. Private industry plays a leading role in the sustainable development and growth of the supply chains, and the financing granted to this Latin American multinational will help its climate transition management.”

The Ransa Group is present in 12 countries in Latin America and has 72 offices in the region, over 9,200 employees and a total capacity of 4 million m² of infrastructure.

The Cuatrecasas advisory services were managed by a team of lawyers in Bogotá, Lima, Madrid, Mexico City, and Santiago, made up of Ana María Sánchez (Finance, and Energy and Infrastructure); Carlos Lasarte de Launet, León López, Macarena Ravinet, Kiomi Osorio, Natalia Serrano, Martín Tellez, Juan Esteban Rangel, David Paz, Federico Espinosa, Valeria Abarca and Mariana Padilla (Finance); and Natalia Villamizar, Rafael Marulanda, Juan Camilo Rangel, Álvaro Rueda and Alejandro Zorrilla (Corporate and M&A).