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Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Capital Markets

Latin America Guide 2027 : Colombia


Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

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The Banking, Finance and Capital Markets area provides advice in financial transactions 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 markets and structured finance transactions. Among such transactions, we can mention the following, for which there are specialized lawyers in each of the jurisdictions where we operate:

       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 proceedings before the supervising authorities.

Clients (16)

  • Bank of America
  • Scotiabank
  • Echelon Wealth Partners Inc.
  • JP Morgan
  • Citibank
  • Empresa de Energía de Pacífico S.A. E.S.P
  • Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
  • Citadel Equity (Ireland) DAC
  • Alpha Capital, S.A.S.
  • Alpha Holding, S.A. de C.V.
  • Celsia S.A. E.S.P.
  • Grupo Energía Bogotá S.A. E.S.P.
  • Grupo Argos S.A.
  • Cementos Argos S.A.
  • BlackRock
  • HSBC

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Capital Markets - Colombia

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría is a notable full-service law firm that boasts a solid reputation in capital markets, and is particularly recognised for providing counsel to initial purchasers and underwriters on bond offerings in Colombia. The department offers noteworthy expertise dealing with private placements. Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría possesses further experience assisting its clientele with structuring high-value securitisation transactions.

Work Highlights

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  • Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría advised a syndicate of banks comprising Deutsche Bank Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, JP Morgan Securities, Crédit Agricole Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co., Barclays Capital and Morgan Stanley & Co. on Avianca’s USD1.1 billion exchange offer and USD1.0 billion senior secured notes issuance.

Strengths

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  • We chose Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría because of its ability to handle complex issues. The firm provides specialised knowledge of the Colombian financial regulatory framework and has solid expertise in complex regulatory transitions, as well as strong negotiation skills when dealing with multiple stakeholders.

    Capital Markets respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Claudia Barrero
    Band 1Claudia Barrero

    Claudia Barrero

    Distinguished partner Claudia Barrero boasts a premium capital markets practice in Colombia. She is particularly esteemed for her expertise in bond issuances and regulatory work in the field. Claudia Barrero is also known to provide expert advice to Latin American stock exchanges on integrating services and infrastructures.
    • It is a pleasure to work with Claudia Barrero; she is excellent. She understands the regulations, their interpretation and the importance of the business context, and no matter how complex a situation is, she always finds a solution.

      Capital Markets respondentLatin America
    • Claudia Barrero is a very good practitioner and takes a highly rigorous approach to her capital markets practice.

      Capital Markets respondentLatin America
  • Band 2Hernando Padilla
    Band 2Hernando Padilla

    Hernando Padilla

    Key partner and co-head of the capital markets department Hernando Padilla assists clients with debt offerings, private placement financing and the public issuance of notes in Colombia.

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