Co-leads the debt advisory and restructuring practice of Rothschild & Co in Dubai with a focus on the MENA region and Central Asia

Heads a team of workout officers in charge of the overall special assets, complex corporate distressed and turnaround, and financial restructurings practice of ADCB.

Pioneered, with two former senior colleagues, the development of global distressed assets investment practice in IFC. Coordinated and led the initial efforts, market mapping, NPL investments screening and structuring in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.

Co-led the workout task force deployed by IFC during the Argentine financial crisis. Headed the legal part of the workout task force in Argentina, Brazil & Uruguay. US$2.3 billion under management with ca. US$150 million recovery p.a.Managed a regional practice group team of 6 lawyers. Responsible for the coordination and supervision of the legal affairs of IFC in the Southern Cone. Supervised the legal workout team and led complex cases.Led numerous restructurings of problem loans as well as litigation cases or insolvency proceedings in a workout specialist capacity across Latin America. In particular, restructured 4 local banks in distress or liquidation, and 3 agribusiness cases.

Led a variety of restructurings and cross border insolvency proceedings around the world during the 1990s. Actively participated as team leader (workout specialist and restructuring lawyer) in the Asian, Russian and Brazilian crises of the 1990s. Focused on international banking workouts and troubled assets; structured a variety of cross-border project and corporate financing, including major green field projects in sectors such as power, oil and gas, toll road, port terminal, water distribution, mining development, railroad, hotel properties, etc.

As senior partner in charge of the cross/border business practice of the firm, he further contributed to the establishment of a prime legal advisory firm specialized on cross-border insolvency or distressed situations to IFIs, international banks, multinational corporations, utilities and energy co., mining and extractive, real estate opportunists, and international investors.Main accomplishments while at PECRB:- Lead advisor (both from financial, negotiation and legal aspects) to an international banks syndicate in a US$140 million complex debt restructuring and corporate reorganization of a forestry and pulp company; closed in 2010.- Insolvency Legal Expert retained by the World Bank and IFC as independent expert in a Central American country (Guatemala) to assess and recommend changes to the existing legal framework and infrastructure on insolvency, creditor´s rights and alternative dispute resolution.- Legal Expert appointed in 2008 by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to provide a comprehensive grounded opinion regarding choice of law & forum selection in cross-border investment documents. Opinion was presented to its Board as part of IDB’s best practice and on risk management improvement efforts and recommendations approved and adopted.- Expert Witness appointed in 2009 by the IIC in a complex litigation case in Washington, DC. Provided expert opinion on issues relating to responsibilities and accountability of an agent, lender of record and arranger of a large cross-border syndication in distress.- Special Advisor to the IDB and IIC on workouts and restructuring matters. Provided a special 3-day training and coaching services to IDB’s in-house workout team, and participated in various jeopardy cases.- Set up GlobalMining Co., a firm focused on identifying and brokering value from special arbitrage situations in the mining sector.Completed 6 investments in distressed and underweighted mining assets.Total turnover of ca. US$100 million.

Samba Development Group SRL, a vertical of MBP Group, is a special purposes developer created by a group of international high network individuals to develop higher-end leisure hospitality and residential projects in the Souther Cone of LATAM. See http://groupmbp.com/index.php.

During his years as ad hoc professional trainer of and independent consultant to Euromoney Trainings offices in London, Hong Kong and New York City, Esteban imparted numerous professional trainings, open to public and in-house, on areas of his professional practice expertise, including:- “International Workout Practice: the Art of Cross-Border Restructuring: Basics – London”. Euromoney Training - 3-day practical training to provide professionals in the field with basic elements necessary to acquiring cross-border debt restructuring skills.- “Advanced International Workout Practice: the Art of Cross-Border Restructuring - London”. Euromoney Training - 2-day sequel aimed at further developing and consolidating the knowledge and skills necessary for cross-border debt restructuring. - “Basic Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions - Hong Kong”. Euromoney Training - 3-day training to introduce professionals to the basic legal and business aspects of merger and acquisition transactions. - “Advanced Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions - Hong Kong”. Euromoney Training - 2-day sequel structured to further developing and consolidating the legal and business aspects of merger and acquisition transactions. - “Project and Infrastructure Financing” & “Loan and Project Financing Documentation – Hong Kong & New York”. Euromoney Trainings - 2-day training offered and rendered for in-house counsels of banks, corporations, etc.Additionally, Esteban has rendered the specialized, in-house training called: “The Art of Restructuring”. IFC training - 1-day workshop for restructuring professionals, introducing the basics of restructuring practice.

Esteban was during 2 years adjunct professor in the semester course on international project financing offered in the curricula of the LLM program of Georgetown Law called “International Project Financing”.

Esteban used to teach an introductory training for finance professionals called the “The ABC of Project Financing”. International Law Institute, Washington DC -- 1-day introductory training on basics of project financing organized by ILI for professionals from Emerging Markets.

Participated in various cross-border corporate financings, M&A, and restructuring transactions across Latin America and Europe.

Led numerous privatization transactions, project & corporate financing, IPO and M&A transactions: in particular, the privatization of YPF (Argentine Oil Company) thru a global IPO for US$4.2 billion.