Centerview Partners appointed as adviser for Venezuela's $150 billion debt restructuring

Source:France 24

02 — Who / Subject

Centerview Partners, Delcy Rodriguez, Mauricio Claver-Carone

03 — Where / Locus

Venezuela

04 — When / Temporality

May 27, 2026

Verified: May 27, 2026

05 — Why / Core Summary

"Centerview Partners was hired as an adviser for Venezuela's $150 billion debt overhaul. The hiring process lacked a formal competitive bidding, raising transparency concerns. Former US official Mauricio Claver-Carone's involvement in the hiring process is under scrutiny. The restructuring aims to address debt defaulted on in 2017."

Conflict Analysis

The lack of a competitive binformationing process for such a large sovereign debt restructuring is highly unusual and has drawn criticism from investors.

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