Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
E

Eminent Practitioners

Capital Markets

Panama

18 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Corporate/M&A

Panama

18 Years Ranked

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Provided by Francisco Arias

Latin America

Practice Areas

Business & Corporate Law

Banking & Finance

Mergers & Acquisitions

Real Estate

Securities & Capital Markets

Estate Planning

Insurance & Reinsurance

Career

Francisco Arias is a Partner and co-leader of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities & Capital Markets practice groups at Morgan & Morgan. He actively participates in the practice groups of Corporate & Commercial Law, Banking & Finance, Real Estate, Insurance & Reinsurance, and Estate Planning. He also leads the Firm's Intellectual Property department at an administrative level.

He regularly advises clients in connection with the sale and purchase of businesses as well as joint ventures. During the last years, he has participated in transactions in several industries, including banking and related services, retail, electricity generation, insurance, construction, hospitality, shrimp farms, restaurants, printing and editing, and non-alcoholic beverages, some with cross border components. He has led or participated in teams in connection with various real estate developments, both residential and commercial.

He also has extensive experience in capital markets transactions including but not limited to capital raising through public and private offerings, capital markets regulatory work and listings on the Panama Stock Exchange and offshore markets. He was instrumental in drafting legislation and regulation on real estate investment funds in Panama and has led or participated in taking to market several such funds.

Furthermore, he has consolidated himself as a leading project finance lawyer in Panama, participating in the country’s most important transactions representing institutions involved in the principal projects in Panama such as the Panama Canal Expansion project.

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Terralex.

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Capital Markets - Panama

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Eminent Practitioners
Individual Editorial

Eminent practitioner Francisco Arias has experience as counsel to issuers, underwriters and initial purchasers on public and private offerings of bonds and shares in Panama.


Corporate/M&A - Panama

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Market-leading partner Francisco Arias plays a key role in the Panamanian corporate and financial arenas, boasting particular expertise in capital markets mandates. He is also well placed to assist clients with mergers, acquisitions, and divestments.

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