Department profile
Echecopar

Banking & Finance

Latin America Guide 2026 : Peru


Echecopar

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About

Provided by Echecopar

We provide legal advice across multiple areas, including consultancy, transaction structuring, and execution. Our team advises on the daily operations of Peru’s leading banks and routinely handles inquiries related to financial system regulations and sector-specific transactions.

With deep knowledge of the banking business and its operational challenges, we offer guidance on the interpretation and application of the Financial System Law and regulatory provisions issued by the Superintendence of Banking, Insurance and AFPs, and the Central Reserve Bank of Peru.

We have advised on the organization, authorization, and establishment of new banking institutions, and have participated in major acquisitions and mergers within the financial system. Our expertise includes structuring complex transactions and corporate liability restructurings.

We handle restructurings involving debt agreements, syndicated loans, and financial leasing, using innovative structures that combine traditional methods with securities backed by portfolios and key assets, and the creation of various asset trusts, such as guarantee trusts.

Our extensive experience enables us to advise on pioneering transactions in the local market that demand specialized knowledge and creative legal solutions.

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Banking & Finance - Peru

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Echecopar enjoys a strong reputation in Peru. Its noteworthy bench of practitioners is well equipped to advise major corporate borrowers as well as multinational banking groups acting as lenders on domestic and cross-border credit facilities. The department demonstrates expertise in syndicated loans and is increasingly active handling an array of corporate finance deals, notably in the real estate sector. Aside from the team's transactional strength, the lawyers are also skilled in assisting with a variety of regulatory banking mandates.

Work Highlights

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  • Echecopar acted as Peruvian counsel to the China Development Bank in a financing for China Southern Power Grid.

Strengths

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  • Echecopar's highly-specialised team has extensive experience in the field. The lawyers stand out for their ability to negotiate in a strategic and effective manner, with optimal results.

    Banking & Finance respondentLatin America
  • Echecopar's lawyers have an eye for detail. They make themselves available and offer good response times and demonstrate a solid understanding of our business.

    Banking & Finance respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Marco Alarcón Piana
    Band 3Marco Alarcón Piana

    Marco Alarcón Piana

    Partner Marco Alarcón Piana continues to receive significant praise from commentators for his activity in the Peruvian banking and finance field. He supports clients with regulatory mandates, unsecured loans and syndicated loans.

    • Marco Alarcón Piana is a consummate professional. He has ample knowledge in the sector and inspires confidence.

      Banking & Finance respondentLatin America
  • Band 3Pablo Berckholtz
    Band 3Pablo Berckholtz

    Pablo Berckholtz

    Noted partner Pablo Berckholtz wins praise from clients for his activity in the banking and finance sphere in Peru. He often gives advice on performing and non-performing mortgage loans as well as syndicated loans.

    • Pablo Berckholtz has excellent negotiation skills as well as a great wealth of knowledge and experience.

      Banking & Finance respondentLatin America
  • Band 4Alonso Miranda Vargas
    Band 4Alonso Miranda Vargas

    Alonso Miranda Vargas

    Partner Alonso Miranda Vargas continues to elicit ample praise from interviewees in the banking and finance arena in Peru.

    • Alonso Miranda Vargas understands our business drivers perfectly and knows how to negotiate creatively and effectively to our advantage. He has broad experience in financings and deploys that well.

      Banking & Finance respondentLatin America
  • Band 4Juan Carlos de los Heros Echecopar
    Band 4Juan Carlos de los Heros Echecopar

    Juan Carlos de los Heros Echecopar

    Noteworthy partner Juan Carlos de los Heros Echecopar wins praise from interviewees within the Peruvian banking and finance market.
    • Juan Carlos de los Heros Echecopar is brilliant. He is always available, knows our business well and understands our needs.

      Banking & Finance respondentLatin America

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