Operaciones de crédito sindicado: experiencia internacional y evolución en el mercado financiero colombiano

Abstract

The megaprojects and PPPs trends in Colombia require largest capital resources for financing. This has evidenced the limited financing capacity of the local banking, forcing the National Government and the projects promoters to seek international sources of resources. This document begins with a literature review on the origin of syndicated credit operations, its definition, benefits, regulation and process, summarizes the syndicated loans in Colombia and ends with experts interviews with extensive experience, who expose their analysis on the local market. The conclusions refer to the potential of growth of the Colombian market and the weaknesses that nowadays exist comparatively with the international trend.