Capital Markets Advisory

We help Latin American resource companies access North American and European capital markets.

High-quality resource assets across Latin America are consistently underfinanced — not because of geology, but because of the gap between local operations and international capital markets expectations. Cordillera bridges that gap.

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"The opportunity in Latin American resources is geological. The barrier is structural. We solve the structural problem."

Our Thesis

From asset to financing —
we architect the full capital markets process.

Go-Public Transactions & Listings

TSX Venture, CSE, U.S., and European market access for Latin American resource operators seeking public capital markets exposure.

Capital Formation & Placement

Private placements, public offerings, and institutional capital strategy. We structure raises that close.

Royalty & Streaming Structures

Alternative financing architectures for pre-production and early-stage assets that align operator and investor incentives.

Investor Narrative & Positioning

Translating operational realities into the capital markets language that institutional and sophisticated private investors understand.

NI 43-101 & Regulatory Navigation

Technical reporting compliance and Canadian securities regulatory guidance for international resource companies.

Cross-Border Deal Architecture

Multi-jurisdictional transaction structuring across Canada, the United States, Europe, and Latin America.

Built on decades of execution.

$150M+
Real estate and investment transactions
30+
Years in capital markets
4
Jurisdictions
(Canada, U.S., Europe, Latin America)
21
Completed real estate transactions

Senior operators. Not intermediaries.

Douglas Thiessen
Capital Markets & Structuring

30+ years in capital markets with direct responsibility for over $150 million in transactions. Former CEO of a publicly listed real estate company. Extensive experience in public and private offerings, cross-border deal structuring, investor relations, and capital formation across Canada, the United States, Europe, and Latin America. Based in Canada and Brazil.

Matías Gerino
Latin American Origination

20+ years in international trade and business development across Latin America and Europe, with deep operational relationships in the resource sector through soil stabilization, remediation, and environmental services to mining operations. Extensive on-the-ground networks across Argentina, Colombia, and broader South America, with established business relationships in European markets. Based in Argentina with commercial presence across multiple jurisdictions.

A deliberate, principal-led process.

Cordillera works on a small number of mandates per year. Every engagement is led directly by our principals — there are no junior analysts or outsourced teams between us and the work.

We engage at the earliest stages of a transaction and remain involved through execution. Our fees are structured to align with outcomes: a retainer for the advisory process, with a success component tied to capital raised or transaction closed.

We work best with resource operators who have genuine assets, realistic expectations, and the discipline to execute a capital markets strategy properly.

  • 01Asset and opportunity assessment — geology, jurisdiction, corporate structure, capital requirements
  • 02Capital markets strategy — listing venue, financing structure, investor targeting, timeline
  • 03Narrative and materials — investment thesis, technical compliance, presentation and documentation
  • 04Execution — introductions, capital formation, regulatory process, transaction close

Start a conversation.

If you are a Latin American resource operator seeking North American or European capital markets access — or an investor, advisor, or intermediary with a relevant introduction — we welcome your inquiry.

Douglas Thiessen
Capital Markets & Structuring
Matías Gerino
Latin American Origination