Oscar Samour Santillana

He has more than 17 years of experience in banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions and conflict resolution. He has extensive international experience and is frequently sought after for his expertise in multi-jurisdictional transactions.He has led some of the largest transactions to take place in the financial sector in El Salvador, including the acquisition of Banco Agrícola by Bancolombia and the acquisition of HSBC by Banco Davivienda

• Advised Credit Suisse in the structuring of a DPR Program to Imperia Continental INC for the acquisition of the shares of Citibank in El Salvador for $100 million;
• Advised Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse as underwriters in Banco Agricola’s debt issuance for US$300 million;
• Advised American Insurance Group (AIG) in El Salvador in the acquisition of their operations by the Panamanian insurance company ASSA by the amount of $85 million;
• Advised the Panamanian branch of The Bank of Nova Scotia in a credit facility of $150 million granted to Autofacil Panama, S.A., holding company to one of the largest car dealer in the region.
• Advised the Republic of El Salvador on the issuance of notes for US$601 million;
• Advised Digicel International Finance Limited in the $1.35 billion US Loan financing granted by Citi as a joint book runner with JP Morgan and co-lead arranger with JP Morgan, Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank.

• Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Financial restructuring
• M&A
• Securitisation

• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Food and beverage
• Industrials

• Member, International Bar Association (IBA)
• Member, Latin American Arbitration Association
• Member, Spanish Arbitration Club
• Member, Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC)
• Member, International Bar Association - Latin American Committee on Banking and Financial Law
• Secretary of the Board of Directors of the British Chamber of Commerce in El Salvador

• LL.M. in International Arbitration (with honors), University of Pepperdine, United States (2009)
• American Legal System, Columbia University School of Law, United States (2006)
• Attorney and Notary authorized by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of El Salvador
• Degree in Legal Science (honorable mention), Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas, El Salvador (2005)