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Kiomi Mercedes Osorio

Kiomi Mercedes Osorio

Latin America 2026

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Ranked in 3 practice areas

About

Provided by CMS Grau

Latin America

Practice Areas

• Funds

• Equity

• Debt

• Corporate and M&A

• Capital Markets

• Finance

Career

Kiomi Osorio specializes in M&A, corporate law, financial transactions and banking law, insurance, capital markets and financial regulation. She has advised national and international companies on sophisticated transactions involving multiple jurisdictions related to buying and selling shares and assets, domestic and international securities offerings (under SEC Rule 144A and US Regulation S), traditional and structured finance, project finance and investment funds.

Before joining Cuatrecasas, she worked as an international associate for Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in New York; she also worked at prestigious law firms in Lima.

Professional Memberships

Kiomi is a member of the Lima Bar Association.

Publications

She is the author and co-author of several articles and opinions published in law journals and newsletters.

Personal

She lectures in the commercial institutions course at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. She was also a teaching assistant in the M&A course (2021-0) at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; teaching assistant in the course on banking law and insurance law at Universidad San Martín de Porres (2010) and teaching assistant in the capital markets course at Universidad de Lima (2010).

Work Highlights

Recently, she has led the following matters, among others:

- Merama. She advised on the sale of 51% of the client´s shares of MB Apparel S.A.C., as well as the termination of the credit agreement and shareholders agreement (publishable matter 14).

- Grupo Ibermática. She advised on the sale of 100% of its shares in IBPerú Grupo Ibermática to Hispadomótica S.L. (publishable matter 5).

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School

Master of Laws

2014

University of Pennsylvania Law School

Wharton Business and Law Certificate (WBLC)

2014

Universidad ESAN

Financial and managerial accounting program

2010

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Bachelor of Laws (cum laude)

2008

Languages Spoken

Spanish

English

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Latin America

Capital Markets - Peru

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Partner Kiomi Osorio continues to be praised for her activity in the capital markets arena in Peru advising clients on domestic and international securities offerings.

Corporate/M&A - Peru

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Kiomi Mercedes Osorio is experienced in handling multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions across the agribusiness, energy and mining sectors.

Banking & Finance - Peru

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Partner Kiomi Mercedes Osorio continues to garner recognition from clients and peers alike for her involvement in the banking and finance arena in Peru. She regularly handles financings, including project and corporate finance.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Kiomi Mercedes Osorio is always keen to respond with clear answers. She is solution-oriented in her approach, commercially savvy and has an excellent understanding of the market.

    Capital MarketsChambers Latin America
  • Kiomi Mercedes Osorio is a technically astute, results-driven lawyer with a good deal of practical experience.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Latin America
  • Kiomi Mercedes Osorio has the ability to make the complicated simple and keeps in close contact with her clients.

    Banking & FinanceChambers Latin America

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