robert wray PLLC 1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 350 Washington, DC 20036

robert wray PLLC (RW) advises clients in the microfinance industry on matters ranging from structuring cross-border financing transactions to the transformation of non-profit microfinance institutions into locally regulated financial and banking institutions. Our microfinance practice is focused on the following areas:

  • Debt and equity financing
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  • Transformation into regulated financial institutions
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  • Structured finance
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  • Greenfield projects
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  • Political risk insurance
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  • Consolidation and asset acquisition
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    RW attorneys have recently participated in the following projects:

  • Advice to U.S. microfinance organization in connection with the negotiation of remittances agreements with major U.S. and regional payment service providers.
  • Advice to U.S. based international microfinance organization regarding opportunities for political risk insurance (PRI) coverage and appropriate approaches to the PRI marketplace. The RW team has also performed a detailed analysis of a PRI policy form for the microfinance sector.
  • Development of structure and preparation of transactional documents in connection with the transformation of the Georgian branch of a U.S. microfinance organization into a limited liability company regulated by the National Bank of Georgia, including assignment of external debt obligations.
  • Assistance to major non-profit network of microfinance institutions in connection with the transformation of its affiliate in Nicaragua to a regulated financial institution, including structuring the strategic transfer and assignment of assets and liabilities to the new regulated financial entity.
  • Advice to U.S. microfinance organization relating to a dispute involving the confiscation of its assets by a government in Central Asia.
  • Representation of major non-profit network of microfinance institutions in connection with the transformation of its affiliate in Armenia into a credit organization regulated by the Central Bank of Armenia and the negotiation of mixed currency loans to finance its operations in Armenia.
  • Advice to U.S. microfinance organization with respect to applicable U.S. federal regulations governing asset disposition under U.S. Government funded assistance awards.
  • Assistance to U.S. microfinance organization in connection with letter of credit disputes.
  • Advice to U.S. microfinance organization on matters relating to structuring of expatriate employment arrangements, and inter-company affiliation and intellectual property licensing arrangements.