Juan Fernando Gaviria
About
Provided by Juan Fernando Gaviria
Practice Areas
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Projects and Infrastructure
Career
Partner at PPU and Head of the Banking, Finance and Capital Markets practice in Colombia and a partner in the Projects practice. Expert in project and corporate financing. He has led equity and debt issuances of banking institutions in Colombia and abroad. He has represented lenders, sponsors, borrowers and Colombian governmental entities in financings and the development of projects in the energy, infrastructure and oil and gas sectors.
Publications
"Bankability features of the 5G Concession Agreement" (2020)
Personal
LLM in Financial Services Law
IIT- Chicago Kent College of Law
(1998)
Post-graduate Degree in Finance Law
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
(1995)
Law Degree
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
(1994)
Chambers Review
Global
Much-admired partner Juan Fernando Gaviria elicits significant praise from interviewees, with one client lauding him as "an excellent lawyer who is extremely proactive in finding solutions." Another observer notes: "When it comes to closing a transaction, he is always clear, raises any problems he sees and proposes solutions." Juan Fernando Gaviria routinely represents clients in project and acquisition finance mandates.