Harbass’ experienced finance professionals have extensive experience in assisting governments in the areas of structured debt and trade finance.  Harbass’ standard sovereign-debt related services include:

•  Foreign debt renegotiation (London Club and Paris Club), conversion of foreign debt into equity (debt-equity swaps), debt repayments through exports, debt-leasing transactions, recovery of loan portfolios between sovereign nations (government to government debt), analysis and optimization of foreign debt portfolios;

•  Trade finance, custom design of international debt management agreements, counter-trade advisory services, and advise on negotiations with multilateral organizations (IMF, World Bank, private commercial banks, etc.).

•  Restructuring and negotiating of public and private debt stock.

•  Financial advisory services for the restructuring of a countries’ financial sector.

•  Advisory services for the financial restructuring of private and public debt.

•  Financial engineering for the issuing of new debt instruments.  

•  Representation of Governments for the syndication of new debt with sovereign guaranties, export guaranties, and hybrid-collateralization.