In CAF we have systems and expert teams
that help our customers to create an appropriate financing
plan for any kind of project.
Our experts perform feasibility studies in order to determine the financial plan suitable for each customer and project.
CAF has experience in the building up of certain financial structures, such as:
- Export credits, by means of:
- OCDE type credits
- Commercial credits
Development Support financings, through:
- Bilateral credits Leasing
- Multilateral institutional credits Cross Border Leasing
- Development Bank Operating Leasing
- Specific Funds
Various financial leasing formulae, such as:
- Leasing
- Cross Border Leasing
- Operating Leasing
Structured Financing:
- Project Finance
- B.O.T.
- B.L.T.
- Others
The capacity to adapt to customer requirements is also shown in the articulation of capital lease operations.These operations are not accounted for as debt, nor as passive in the customer’s books.
The capital lease operations are structured according to the following schematic:

Below are some examples of capital lease operations:
- 2003 funding for the purchase of 39 trains of the 5000 series for the Barcelona Metro, for an amount of 214.5 million euros.
- 2005 funding for the purchase of 10 trains for the Barcelona Metro, for an amount of 75 million euros.
- 2006 funding for the purchase of 90 trains of the 3000 series for the Madrid Metro, for an amount of 554 million euros.
Closeness to the operator, knowledge of the financial market and the experience and credibility were the key factors in the success of the operation. |