Marco Alarcón Piana

Marco has extensive experience in local and international financings, as well as in highly complex corporate finance transactions. His experience includes structured finance, syndicated loans, secured transactions, project finance, acquisition financings, liability management, real estate financing and private and public securities issuances, including asset-backed transactions. Advises financial entities, both local and foreign, investment banks (acting as lenders or arrangers), as well as borrower companies from different industries.

Marco Alarcon is a partner at Echecopar and focuses in the practice areas of Banking and Finance, Projects and Real Estate.

According to Chambers & Partners, clients say, "he stands out for being a hard-working lawyer; he is very meticulous and detail-oriented and has made a strong impact on interviewees," while Latin Lawyer says "he is very client-oriented with a bright mind and an ability to interact and negotiate with banks in a kind and friendly manner, despite the pressure of closings."

London-based International Law Office recognized Marco for the Client Choice Awards in the Banking category in 2012 and General Corporate for Peru in 2013. The award recognizes the excellent service given to clients, as well as the ability to add real value to clients.

- Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Peruvian–British Chamber of Commerce.

- AmCham Peru – Legal Affairs Committee.

- Consulting Commission of Investment, Negotiations and Foreign Trade of the Lima Bar Association, 2003 – 2004.

- Consulting Commission of Oil Regulations, 2001; and Foreign Trade 2001 – 2002 of the Lima Bar Association.

- Member of the Monitoring Committee of Santander Administradora de Fondos S.A., 1998 – 2000.

- "La Hipoteca Inversa”, Gestion Web - Agenda Legal, 2018.

- “Financing of Investments through Securitization Operations", Revista Capitales (Procapitales), 2011.

- "Issuance of Leasing Bonds", Gestion, 2011.

- "Interest Rates, Can They Go Lower?" Legal Supplement of Diario Oficial El Peruano, July, 2005.

- "Securitization of Assets", Hechos & Derechos Magazine, September, 2004.

- "Amendment to the Regulations on Securitization of Assets Process: Minimum Capital", Diario Oficial El Peruano, July, 2004.

- "The Pledge: Towards a greater credit access", Diario Oficial El Peruano, June, 2003.