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The Banking, Finance and Capital Markets area provides advice in financial transaction and in regulatory issues to financial entities, as well as to sponsors and borrowers, in each case local and foreign.
In relation to its participation in financial transactions, the firm has broad experience in banking, capital market and structured finance transactions. Among such transactions, we can mention the following, for which there are specialized lawyers in each of the jurisdictions:
- Project financing;
- Corporate financing, including acquisition financing;
- Asset financing, including aircraft financing;
- Debt and equity issuances in both local and international markets;
- Structuring Collateral
- Financial due diligence in respect of both banking and non banking entities;
- Structuring of mutual investment funds and private equity funds;
- Securitizations and creation of structured instruments;
- Derivative transactions
As to regulatory issues, the Banking, Finance and Capital Markets area provides advice in a wide range of processes before the regulatory authorities, including, among others, the structuring of products, the incorporation of financial entities and the authorization for the acquisition, merger and/or division of such entities. It also represents local and foreign financial entities in all kind of administrative proceeding before the supervising authorities.
Chambers Review
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría possesses a highly active team with solid knowledge of project finance mandates in Colombia. The financial department is experienced in assisting clients with significant banking issues, and is often retained to represent both Colombian and international financial institutions and cross-border corporate borrowers hailing from industries such as transportation and energy.
Work Highlights
- Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría assisted Transportadora de Energía de Centroamerica and Grupo Energía Bogotá in two syndicated loans granted by Banco de América Central and BAC Internacional Bank for an aggregate amount of USD143 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría has a well-rounded knowledge of our transactions and the team gives recommendations and comprehensive solutions even when various jurisdictions are involved."
"Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría has a well-rounded knowledge of our transactions and the team gives recommendations and comprehensive solutions even when various jurisdictions are involved."
Notable Practitioners
Co-head of the department Juan Fernando Gaviria is sought after by clients for his expertise in project and acquisition finance mandates in Colombia. He continues to elicit significant praise from interviewees.
"Juan Fernando Gaviria is a lawyer I can 100% put my trust in. He is one of the best lawyers in project finance in Colombia."
"Juan Fernando Gaviria has lots of experience, knowledge of the sector and he is also very detailed. We feel very comfortable working with him."
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Colombia
Members
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Clients
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BNP Paribas
Banco Santander
Banco de Bogotá
Bancolombia
Bank of America
BlackRock
Brookfield Asset Management
Cintra
Citibank
Corficolombiana
Corpbanca/ Itau
Credit Suisse AG
Credit Suisse AG
Deutsche Bank
Fondo de Deuda Senior CAF Ashmore
Goldman Sachs & Co
Grupo Argos
HSBC
ING Bank
Interamerican Development Bank
Itaú
JP Morgan
Nomura Corporate Funding Americas
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
United Airlines
Industries
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Banks
Construction and Materials
Energy
Financial Services
Government
Real Estate
Real Estate Finance
Telecommunications
Transportation
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