Princess Juliana International Airport

In December 2012, Standard International Group served as Dealer Manager and Financial Advisor for the Exchange Offer of the 8.25% Fixed Rate Notes and the New Issuance of $142,645,000 of 5.50% Fixed Rate Senior Notes due 2027. Standard International Group was also instrumental in the coordination of the successful Moody’s investment grade rating of Princess Juliana…

ArcLight Capital

On January 9, 2016, the Government successfully closed $220 million of acquisition financing with ArcLight Capital in their purchase of the closed HOVENSA oil refinery on the big island of St. Croix. ArcLight though its subsidiary operating company has converted the refinery into a crude oil storage terminal to initially store 13 million barrels of…

Federal Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE)

In December 2015, Standard International Group properly advised the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority’s (“VIPFA”) US Federal Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (“GARVEE”) bonds in achieving highest credit rating (“A”) from S&P and the corresponding lowest interest cost ever for the territory. The Government’s Department of Public Works received $91 million in proceeds to finance major…

Sonangol (Angola) LNG

During the pre-FEED in 2000, Standard International Group served as the Special Advisor to Sonangol (Angola) for its US$6 billion LNG Project. Standard International Group serves as Financial Advisor to Sonangol on its US and selected international transactions. In 2011, Standard International Group successfully advised Sonangol USA on its $124 million divestment of its 20% ownership stake…

GEPETROL/Marathon Oil

Standard International Group’s expertise in West Africa is best evidenced in the successful Final Investment Decision taken by Government of Equatorial Guinea via GEPETROL and Marathon Oil for the US$1.3 billion LNG project in June 2003. Standard International Group served as the LNG technical advisor to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, advisor to the Office of…

Bullenbaai Terminal

In 2016, Standard International Group restarted its financial and commercial advisory work for RdK and MDPT of Curaçao by completing a detailed information memorandum; sale and operating transaction structure; and detailed financial model for both the ISLA Refinery and Bullenbaai Terminal.

Refineria Di Korsou/Aqualectra/GEBE

Standard International Group ‘s energy expertise is unmatched in the Caribbean. From 1999-2006, SIG served as the new business development extension for the largest foreign utility asset owner in the Caribbean, Mirant Corporation (who divested its Caribbean utility assets to Marubeni Corporation in 2007). Since 2004, Standard International Group has served as financial/commercial advisor to Refineria Di Korsou (Curaçao)…

Seaborne (GERS)

From 2009 – 2012, Standard International Group advised the Government Employees Retirement System of the Virgin Islands (GERS) on its Alternative Investments – Local Investment Portfolio of which $100,000,000 had been allocated for local investment in the USVI. In December 2009, Standard International Group advised GERS on the original investment $3,300,000 investment in Seaborne. The original transaction consisted…