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Jose Nicolas Bolivar

José Nicolás Bolívar López

Associate
nbolivar@bu.com.co
Contact information
(571) 3462011 Ext.8217
Bogotá
Admitted to practice law in
Colombia
Languages
Spanish
English

Associate of Brigard Urrutia's Banking and Financial Services practice. José Nicolás is one of the youngest lawyers in the Colombian market, graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Bogotá D.C.), and a coach of the national and international arbitration team of the same university.

José Nicolás has participated in various local and multi-jurisdictional transactions, mainly involving corporate financings, structuring and project finance. His experience includes advising national and international proyect companies, companies, and lenders. Among the clients he has advised are Scotiabank (Canada & Colombia), Bancolombia (Colombia), Solarpack Corporation (Spain), Total Eren (France), Canacol Energy (Colombia), Celsia (Colombia), among others.

Experience

Banking & Financial Services - Financing granted by IDB, IDB Invest, and Bancolombia to affiliates of Solarpack Corporation, for approximately USD 140 million and COP 650 billion for the construction and operation of two solar plants, with a combined installed capacity of 180MW - 2022

Banking & Financial Services - Structuring of the Rubiales Project, a 100MW solar photovoltaic power generation project developed by Total Eren, and Ecopetrol - 2022

Banking & Financial Services -The USD 141 million financing for the construction, operation and maintenance of the Caoba power transmission platform - 2022

Banking & Financial Services - The multi-jurisdictional financing granted to Canacol Energy Ltd through a USD 200 million syndicated loan agreement; among other transactions - 2023
 

Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Coach of the National and International Arbitration Team - 2022 onwards

Association - Circle of Young Businessmen

Educational Background

Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Lawyer - 2023
 

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Project Finance en medio de la tormenta perfecta - Revista "Infraestructura y Desarrollo No. 107 y 108" de la Cámara Colombiana de Infraestructura - 2022