We advised Vista Energy Argentina on a US$150,000,000 syndicated loan

Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A., as lender (“Galicia”), and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina) S.A.U., as lender and administrative agent (“ICBC”, and together with Galicia, the “Banks”), granted a syndicated loan to Vista Energy Argentina S.A.U. (“Vista Argentina”) for a total amount of US$150,000,000.

Vista Argentina is a leading shale oil-focused company engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas in Argentina, operating since April 2018. It is the largest independent oil producer in Argentina and in Vaca Muerta, the most extensive shale oil and gas play under development outside North America. Vista Argentina is a subsidiary of Vista Energy S.A.B. de C.V., a Mexican publicly traded corporation with shares listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange and ADSs listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Bruchou & Funes de Rioja acted as legal counsel to Vista through its team led by partner José María Bazán, together with associates Ramón Augusto Poliche, Branko Serventich and Sofia Maselli.

Salaverri Burgio Wetzler Malbrán acted as legal counsel to the Banks through its team led by partners Roberto Lizondo and Josefina Ryberg, together with associates Rodrigo Durán Libaak and Valentina Buschiazzo Ripa.