Francisco Cestero is a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton based in the firm's São Paulo office. Cestero's recent restructuring experience includes representing the ad hoc group of bondholders and DIP lenders in connection with the ongoing restructuring and financing of OGX, and the restructuring of OSX-3, involving the re-negotiation of the vessel charter amendments; the ad hoc group of bondholders and proposed new strategic operator in connection with the restructuring of Oi; the unsecured bondholders of Tonon Bioenergia in a debt restructuring and new financing; the majority creditors in connection with certain waivers and amendments to the bonds secured by oil royalties issued by Rio Oil Trust, an oil trust created by Rioprevidência, the State of Rio de Janeiro's pension fund; and the secured bondholders in connection with the restructuring of Odebrecht Oil & Gas. His experience in mergers and acquisitions includes representing BHP Billiton in connection with the carve-out of certain assets as part of the multi-billion dollar demerger of South32; TPG and Gávea Investimentos in their acquisition of a 25 percent equity interest for approximately $230 million in Rumo Logística; América Móvil (the largest wireless operator in Latin America) in over 10 international acquisitions, restructurings and joint ventures; and a number of private equity and financial and strategic investors in various distressed investments and debt restructurings throughout Brazil and Latin America, including Edenor, Cydsa, CTI Holdings, BCP/BSE, and Alestra. Cestero is honored as a top corporate lawyer by Chambers Global and Chambers Latin America, and as a top lawyer for Finance: Corporate Restructuring by The Legal 500 U.S.