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GDF Leverage Finance

Leveraged Finance

WHERE YOU NEED FLEXIBILITY, WE DELIVER SOLUTIONS

Santander CIB’s Leveraged Finance platform provides private equity and corporate clients with a comprehensive range of financing solutions supported by industry, structuring and capital markets specialists.

Capital solutions encompass the issuance of leveraged loans, high-yield bonds and other junior debt instruments across a wide variety of industries. The team has extensive expertise in delivering tailored solutions adapted to clients’ needs, including:

  • Private Equity: acquisitions of companies as well as add-ons and recapitalisations for financial sponsors’ portfolio companies
  • Corporate Leveraged Finance: acquisitions and refinancing events for non-investment grade companies
Financing solutions
  • Leveraged buy-outs
  • Secondary and tertiary buy-outs
  • Public-to-private transactions
  • Acquisitions
  • Recapitalisations / refinancings
  • Spin-offs and demergers
Why choose Santander CIB
  • We have a solid track record of supporting our clients across a range of syndicated financing needs, both event-driven and recurrent.
  • Our reach, structuring expertise and distribution capabilities enable us to offer a unique mix of local solutions combined with the strength of Santander’s integrated global platform. Through local and global dedicated teams, we ensure a deep understanding of our clients’ needs and the dynamics of the markets in which they operate.

Awards

Latin Finance
2024

Sovereign Bond of the Year Chile

Latin Finance
2024

Sustainable Issuer of the Year Chile

Proximo
2024

Latin America Water Deal of the Year

Proximo
2024

Latin America Refinancing Deal of the Year

Proximo
2024

Latin America Wind Deal of the Year

Proximo
2024

Latin America PPP Deal of the Year

Proximo
2024

Latin America Bank of the Year

Proximo
2024

Europe Bank of the Year

The Banker
2024

Sustainable SSA Financing Deal of the Year: Republic of Chile

Global Capital
2024

ABS Issuer of the Year

Global Capital
2024

SRT Bank of the Year

Global Capital
2024

Overall Securitisation Deal of the Year

Global Capital
2024

ESG Deal of the Year

Global Capital
2024

RMBS Deal of the Year

Environmental Finance
2024

Sustainability bond of the Year - sovereign: Brazil

Environmental Finance
2024

Sustainability-linked bond of the year - SSAs/sub-sovereigns: Republic of Chile

IJGlobal
2024

Oil & Gas Deal of the Year - LNG - North America

IJGlobal
2024

Renewables Deal of the Year - Offshore Wind - North America

IJGlobal
2024

Renewables Deal of the Year - Onshore Wind - North America

IJGlobal
2024

Oil & Gas Deal of the Year - FPSO - Latin America

IJGlobal
2024

Water Deal of the Year - Desalination - Latin America

IJGlobal
2024

Renewable Energy Deal of the Year - Solar - Latin America

IJGlobal
2024

Renewable Energy Deal of the Year - Onshore - Latin America

IJGlobal
2024

Energy Transition Deal of the Year - Latin America

IJGlobal
2024

Oil & Gas Deal of the Year - Midstream - North America

PFI Awards
2024

Petrochemical Deal of the Year Middle East and Africa

PFI Awards
2024

Industrial Deal of the Year Asia Pacific

PFI Awards
2024

Petchem Deal of the Year Asia Pacific

PFI Awards
2024

America Infra Deal of the Year

PFI Awards
2024

America Power Deal of the Year

PFI Awards
2024

Deal of the Year America

PFI Awards
2024

Europe Digital Deal of the Year

PFI Awards
2024

Europe EV Deal of the Year

PFI Awards
2024

Europe Renewables Deal of the Year

PFI Awards
2024

Europe Industrial Deal of the Year

PFI Awards
2024

Europe Sustainability Deal

PFI Awards
2024

Europe Deal of the Year

PFI Awards
2024

Europe Bank of the Year

Latin Finance
2024

Corporate ESG Deal of the Year

Latin Finance
2024

Cross-Border M&A Deal of the Year

Latin Finance
2024

Initial Public Offering of the Year

Latin Finance
2024

Sovereign Sustainable Deal of the Year

Latin Finance
2024

Sovereign Liability Management of the Year

Latin Finance
2024

Corporate High-Grade Bond of the Year

Latin Finance
2024

Equity Follow-On of the Year

Latin Finance
2024

Corporate Local Currency Deal of the Year

Latin Finance
2024

Quasi-Sovereign Bond of the Year

Latin Finance
2024

Corporate Sustainable Deal of the Year

Proximo
2024

MEA Chemicals Deal of the Year

Proximo
2024

Europe Transport Deal of the Year

Proximo
2024

Europe Solar Deal of the Year

Proximo
2024

Europe Refinancing Deal of the Year

Proximo
2024

Europe Offshore Wind Deal of the Year

Proximo
2024

Europe Manufacturing Deal of the Year

Proximo
2024

Europe Emerging Energy Deal of the Year

Proximo
2024

Europe Digital Infrastructure Deal of the Year

IJGlobal
2024

Refinance Deal of the Year - Power - Europe

IJGlobal
2024

Restructure of the Year - Europe

IJGlobal
2024

Sustainability-Linked Deal of the Year - Europe

IJGlobal
2024

Energy Storage Deal of the Year - Europe

IJGlobal
2024

Renewable Energy Deal of the Year - Portfolio Financing - Europe

IJGlobal
2024

Renewable Energy Deal of the Year - Offshore Wind - Europe

IJGlobal
2024

Renewable Energy Deal of the Year - Solar - Europe

IJGlobal
2024

Energy Transition Deal of the Year - Europe

IJGlobal
2024

Renewables & EV Charging Deal of the Year - Europe

IJGlobal
2024

Gigafactory Deal of the Year - Europe

Latin Finance
2023

Port Financing of the Year

Latin Finance
2023

Infrastructure Financing of the Year Southern Cone

Latin Finance
2023

Infrastructure Financing of the Year

Latin Finance
2023

Loan of the Year

Global Capital
2023

Latin America Derivatives House of the Year

Latin Finance
2023

Infrastructure bank of the year: Latin America

Latin Finance
2023

Sustainable Infrastructure Financing of the Year

Latin Finance
2023

Infrastructure Financing of the Year: Brazil

Latin Finance
2023

Power Financing of the Year

Latin Finance
2023

Renewable Energy Financing of the Year

Global Capital
2023

Most Impressive Bank for ESG Capital Markets in Latin America

Proximo
2023

Europe Roads Deal of the Year: Sotra Link Road PPP

Proximo
2023

Europe Transport Deal of the Year: Instavolt

Proximo
2023

Europe Renewables Deal of the Year: Finerge Portfolio Refinancing

Proximo
2023

Europe Emerging Energy Deal of the Year: Provence Grand Large Floating Offshore

Proximo
2023

Europe Digital Infrastructure Deal of the Year: Deutsche Glasfaser

Proximo
2023

Europe Bank of the Year

Global Capital
2023

Most Innovative Deal of the Year

Global Capital
2023

SRT Bank of the Year

The Banker
2023

Deal OTY - Infra & PF for Digital Bridge and Brooksfield&'s majority stake in GDTower

IJGlobal
2023

Deal of the Year Awards in Europe - Aquila Clean Energy&'s €1 billion financing (Renewable

IJGlobal
2023

Deal of the Year Awards in Europe - Rv555 Sotrasambandet, Norway (Export Finance)

IJGlobal
2023

Deal of the Year Awards in Europe - Ankara Izmir High Speed Rail (Transport - Heavy Rail)

IJGlobal
2023

Deal of the Year Awards in North America - Plaquemines LNG, Louisiana (Oil & Gas - LNG)

IJGlobal
2023

Deal of the Year Awards in North America - JFK Terminal 1, Phase 1A (Transport

IJGlobal
2023

Deal of the Year Awards in North America - Everstream Solutions Refinance (Refinance - Dig

IJGlobal
2023

Deal of the Year Awards in North America - 95 PABs Refinance, Virginia (Refinance - Transp

IJGlobal
2023

Deal of the Year Awards in North America - Champlain Hudson Power Express Transmission Lin

IJGlobal
2023

Deal of the Year Awards in North America - Intel SCIP with Brookfield (Digital Infrastruc

IJGlobal
2023

Deal of the Year Awards in LatAm - Rio de Janeiro Water and Sanitation Bloc 3 PPP, Brazil

IJGlobal
2023

Deal of the Year Awards in LatAm - Amanecer Solar CAP Plant Refinance, Chile (Refinance -

IJGlobal
2023

Deal of the Year Awards in LatAm - Rumichaca-Pasto 4G Refinance, Colombia (Refinance - Tra

IJGlobal
2023

Deal of the Year Awards in LatAm - Açu Petróleo Refinance, Brazil (Refinance - O&G)

IJGlobal
2023

Deal of the Year Awards in LatAm São Paulo Metro Line 6, Brazil (Transport)

IFR
2023

Europe Investment-Grade Corporate Bond of the Year

IFR
2023

Covered Bond of the year

Global Capital
2023

Coming Force in Financial Institution Bonds

SCI
2023

Impact deal of the year

Bonds & Loans Latin America & Caribbean Awards
2023

Best Investment Bank in Brazil

Bonds & Loans Latin America & Caribbean Awards
2023

Corporate Bond House of the Year

Bonds & Loans Latin America & Caribbean Awards
2023

Best Investment Bank in Brazil

Bonds & Loans Latin Amrica & Caribbean Awards
2023

Corporate Bond House of the Year

IFR
2022

Latin American Bond of the Year

IFR
2022

Euro Bond of the Year

Global Capital
2022

Deal of the Year in DACH region 2022 for Porsche AG

Global Capital
2022

Global Capital Deal of the Year in Iberia 2022 for El Corte Inglés

Global Capital
2022

Global Capital Best Arranger House in Iberia 2022

PFI
2022

Europe Renewables Deal of the Year

PFI
2022

Europe PPP Deal of the Year

PFI
2022

Europe Fibre Deal of the Year

PFI
2022

Asia Pacific LNG Deal of the Year

PFI
2022

Americas Transport Deal of the Year

PFI
2022

Americas Power Deal of the Year

PFI
2022

Americas P3 Deal of the Year

PFI
2022

Americas Oil and Gas Deal of the Year

Euromoney
2022

Market Leader Corporate Banking Portugal

Euromoney
2022

Market Leader Corporate Banking Chile

Euromoney
2022

Market Leader Investment Banking España

Euromoney
2022

Market Leader Corporate Banking España

SCI
2022

Issuer of the Year

Euromoney
2022

Best Investment Bank in Spain

GFC
2022

Mexican Investment Bank of the Year

Latin Finance
2022

Bank of the year Southern Cone 2022 Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards

Global Capital
2022

Most Impressive Local Bank for Latin American Bonds - Brazil

Global Capital
2022

Overall most impressive emerging market issuer - Chile

Euromoney
2022

Best Investment Bank Spain

Global Finance
2022

Best Debt Bank in the Latin America

Global Capital
2022

Best Arranger Iberian Loans

Global Finance
2022

Best Bank for Sustainable Finance Poland

Global Finance
2022

Best Bank for Sustainable Finance Chile

Global Finance
2022

Outstanding Leadership in Sustainable Infrastructure Finance

Global Finance
2022

Outstanding Leadership in Transition/Sustainability Linked Loans

Global Finance
2022

Outstanding Leadership in Sustainable Bonds

Global Finance
2022

Outstanding Leadership in Transition/Sustainability Linked Loans

IJGlobal
2022

Enfinium Waste to Energy UK – Waste to Energy deal of the Year

IJGlobal
2022

Carrefour EV Charging Stations – Transport (EV Charging) Deal of the Year

Proximo
2022

North America Solar Deal of the Year 2021: Athos and Radian - Intersect Power 

Proximo
2022

North America Offshore Wind & Overall North America Deal of the Year 2021: Vineyard Wind 

Proximo
2022

Latin America Rail Deal of the Year 2021: Metro de Lima Line 2 

Proximo
2022

Latin America Roads Deal of the Year 2021: Rio Magdalena 2 

PFI
2022

Asia Pacific Telecom Deal of the Year

PFI
2022

Europe Fibre Deal of the Year: Orange Polska

PFI
2022

Europe Data Deal of the Year: Data4

PFI
2022

Americas Transmission Deal of the Year: Alfa Desarrollo

PFI
2022

Americas ESG Deal: Intersect Power (US)

PFI
2022

Europe Deal of the Year : Enfinium (UK)

PFI
2022

Global ESG Deal of the Year: Vineyard Wind (US)

PFI
2022

Global financial adviser of the year

PFI
2021

Europe Deal of the Year

PFI
2021

Europe Fibre Deal of the Year

PFI
2021

Europe Data Deal

PFI
2021

Americas ESG Deal

PFI
2021

Americas Transport Deal of the Year

PFI
2021

Americas Transmission Deal

PFI
2021

Global Financial Advisor of the Year

PFI
2021

Global ESG Deal of the Year

PFI
2021

Americas Transmission Deal: Alfa Desarrollo (Chile)

PFI
2021

Americas Transport Deal of the Year Americas: Rio Magdalena 2 (Colombia)

PFI
2021

Americas ESG Deal: Intersect Power (US)

PFI
2021

Europe Data Deal : Data4 (France)

PFI
2021

Europe Fibre Deal of the Year: Orange Polska (Poland)

PFI
2021

Europe Deal of the Year : Enfinium (UK)

PFI
2021

Global ESG Deal of the Year: Vineyard Wind (US)

PFI
2021

Global Advisor of the Year: Santander

The Banker
2021

The Banker Deals of the Year 2021 (Europe)

The Banker
2021

The Banker Deals of the Year 2021 (Europe)

The Banker
2021

The Banker Deals of the Year 2021 (Middle East)

Global Capital
2021

ABS Deal of the Year for SCGC 2020-1

Global Capital
2021

Private ABS Deal of the Year

Enviromental Finance
2021

Lead manager of the year

Latin Finance
2021

Infrastructure Financing of the Year - Andes

Latin Finance
2021

Infrastructure Financing of the Year - Brazil

Latin Finance
2021

Infrastructure Financing of the Year - Southern Cone

Latin Finance
2021

Loan of the Year

Latin Finance
2021

Local Currency Financing of the Year

Latin Finance
2021

Oil & Gas Financing of the Year

Latin Finance
2021

Port Financing of the Year

Latin Finance
2021

Road/Rail Financing of the Year

Latin Finance
2021

Renewable Energy Financing of the Year

Euromoney
2021

Financial Innovation of the Year

Euromoney
2021

Best Bank for Financial Inclusion

Enviromental Finance
2021

Sustainability bond of the year

Latin Finance
2021

Bank of the year: Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Southern Cone

IjInvestor
2020

Oil & Gas Overall Winner – Margeurite II

IjInvestor
2020

Offshore Wind – East Anglia One

IjInvestor
2020

Renewables Overall Winner – East Anglia One

Latin Finance
2020

Infrastructure Bank of the Year - Brazil

SCI
2020

Issuer of the year

Global Capital
2020

Most Impressive Bank for Latin America Bonds

Latin Finance
2020

Best Project & Infrastructure Financing Bank: Brazil

PFI
2020

Offshore Wind Deal of the Year

PFI
2020

Global Adviser of the year

PFI
2020

Infrastructure Deal of the Year

Dealogic
2019

#1 Americas Renewable Energy Project Finance by deal count in 2019

Dealogic
2019

#1 Global Renewable Energy Project Finance by deal count in 2019

Dealogic
2019

#1 EMEA Renewable Energy Project Finance by deal count in 2019

Dealogic
2019

#1 Global Project Finance - Financial Adviser by deal count in 2019

IjInvestor
2019

IJInvestor Best Refinancing – Cerro Dominador

The Banker
2019

Most innovative investment bank of the year for structured finance 2019

The Banker
2018

Deal of the Year in Argentina

IJGlobal
2018

MENA Downstream Oil & Gas – KNPC Kuwait Clean Fuels Project

IJGlobal
2018

European M&A – HS1

IJGlobal
2018

European Solar – Octopus refinancing

IJGlobal
2018

European Downstream Oil & Gas – National Grid Gas

IJGlobal
2018

European Roads – Pedemontana Veneta

IJGlobal
2018

European Transport – Empark

IJGlobal
2018

North America Midstream Oil & Gas – Elba Island Liquefaction

IJGlobal
2018

North America Social Infrastructure – Ohio State University Utility (OSU)

IJGlobal
2018

Latin America Onshore Wind – Aela

IJGlobal
2018

Latin America Midstream Oil & Gas – Project Noronha

Global Finance
2018

LatAm Best Debt Bank of the Year

Global Finance
2017

Debt of the Year

The Banker
2017

Deals of the Year: Europe Bonds

Global Finance
2016

Best Debt Bank Latam

The Banker
2016

Middle East: Infrastructure & Project Finance

The Banker
2016

Americas: Infrastructure & Project Finance

Latin Finance
2015

Best Infrastructure Financing: Gasoducto Los Ramones II