Scotiabank - Global Banking and Markets

From the Scotiabank family to yours, Happy Holidays!

Scotiabank was pleased to welcome General David H. Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former CIA Director and Partner, Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, for an exclusive fireside chat with Scotiabank’s Travis Machen, CEO and Group Head, Global Banking and Markets. It was an insightful discussion around global security dynamics, geopolitical impacts on financial markets and strategies for sustainable economic growth.

Scotiabank and The Scotiabank Women Initiative for Global Banking and Markets were pleased to host a Capital Markets Roundtable in New York City. This engaging event brought together senior leaders in private and public capital for an insightful discussion on market trends and investment strategies. The event was hosted by Scotiabank’s Michelle Khalili, Managing Director and Global Head, Equity Capital Markets and Corporate Finance Advisory, Kshamta Kaushik, Managing Director, Head of U.S Global Capital Markets and Nicole Frew, Executive Vice President and Co-CEO, Global Banking and Markets, U.S.

Scotiabank is pleased to announce another key milestone in our ongoing support for Grenergy Renovables, this time securing financing of approximately $299 million in additional financing for Oasis de Atacama in northern Chile, the world’s largest battery energy storage project. The Bank acted as Joint Bookrunner, Joint Lead Arranger, Green Loan Coordinator, Hedge Provider, Onshore Collateral Agent and Onshore Depositary Bank on the new green loan for phase 3 of the project. Congratulations to all involved in this notable transaction.

23 Jan | Toronto | Macroeconomic Outlook and Breakfast with Reetu Kumra, CFA of Fidelity Investments, Farah Omran of Scotiabank and Nikki Papadopoulos of CPP Investments | Investissements RPC Get an overview of the macroeconomic outlook for 2025. Focus on opportunities, industries and specific asset classes, as the new year begins. Network with colleagues before the program as you enjoy the breakfast buffet. Michelle Khalili of Scotiabank - Global Banking and Markets and Executive Sponsor of The Scotiabank Women Initiative for Global Banking and Markets, will moderate the conversation. Guests are invited to attend and learn more about 100 Women In Finance. Register here ➤ https://bit.ly/4a0uMlb Thank you to Scotiabank - Global Banking and Markets for hosting this event and to our Toronto Committee for producing it. Shandi Tocheri Kathryn Buis Michelle Fiebig Stephanie Hickmott Whitney H. Lucia L. Sara Mackasey Alison Marsh Branka Petrovic Martha Tredgett-Bender Gulcan Ustay Karrie Van Belle #100WF #womeninfinance #finance #macroeconomic #2025outlook

Scotiabank and its clients earned recognition in the 2024 #IJInvestorAwards by IJGlobal for notable transactions within the Americas. These Awards celebrate these meaningful financing transactions, as well as M&A activity in the energy and infrastructure sector. Scotiabank is proud to contribute its execution capabilities to fulfill key mandates on behalf of these organizations.

Scotiabank’s Daniel Gracian Mariño, Director of Sustainable Finance, Latin America, participated as a guest speaker at the 2024 edition of Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Latin America & Caribbean. He shared valuable insights on matching local taxonomies with international requirements, discussing the applicability of international taxonomies in Latin America, and navigating new requirements and criteria for issuers.

We’re thrilled to announce that Scotiabank Chile has partnered with SAP, becoming the first bank in the country to implement SAP multi-bank connectivity. This innovative collaboration simplifies treasury operations for our corporate clients, enhancing efficiency and transparency of their financial activities. This partnership reinforces our commitment to providing seamless solutions and adds to a growing suite of services that make it easier to do business with us through plug-and-play connectivity solutions. Clients benefit from getting access to our services faster with simplified onboarding, quicker timelines, and reduced integration costs.

Scotiabank is proud to support GRUMA as Joint Bookrunner in issuing US$500,000,000 in 5.390% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2034 and US$300,000,000 in 5.761% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2054. This transaction represents Gruma’s successful re-entry into the international debt capital markets since November 2014 where Scotiabank also acted as Joint Bookrunner, reinforcing the Bank’s commitment to the Company. Gruma is one of the main tortilla and corn flour producers in the world. With leading brands in most of its markets, the Company has operations in the United States, Mexico, Central America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Scotiabank reiterates its gratitude for being entrusted to help execute this important transaction for Gruma.

Congratulations to Seplat Energy Plc (“Seplat”) on the completion of its transformative acquisition of ExxonMobil’s shallow water business in Nigeria for a total cash consideration at closing of US$800 million. This landmark transaction more than doubles production to ~120.000 barrels of oil equivalent per day and reinforces Seplat as Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy company and leader in successfully executing acquisitions from Majors. Scotiabank is honoured to have acted as lead financial advisor to Seplat on the transaction. Congratulations again to the teams at both Seplat and ExxonMobil for demonstrating exceptional pragmatism and cooperation on achieving this impressive milestone. Moncef Attia, Luke Kanczes, Oguz Gurbuz, Vilma Veliu, Ayushi Gupta, Alonso Mago, Vishal Maharaj, Ph.D., Claudia Oramas, Brooke Matthews