María Beatriz Segura

Practice Areas

- M&A

- Structuring & Financing of Energy Projects

- Corporate finance

- Private equity funds

- PPAs, BOMT, BOOM and O&M

- EPC and Construction Contracts

Career

María Beatriz Segura is a Partner and heads the M&A and Private Equity, and Energy & Renewables practices, with more than a decade of experience advising private equity funds, multilateral banks, development finance institutions (DFIs), sponsors and developers on complex acquisition transactions, structured financings and infrastructure projects. Her practice is distinguished by leading sophisticated negotiations, competitive processes and transaction structures that integrate corporate, financial and regulatory components for institutional clients.

She has led high-value, cross-border transactions of significant strategic importance, including auction processes coordinated by investment banks and acquisitions of up to US$700 million, as well as inorganic growth strategies and add-on acquisitions for funds with assets under management exceeding US$74 trillion. Her international experience spans transactions in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Spain and the United States, advising clients throughout the entire investment cycle, from structuring and due diligence to closing and post-acquisition integration.

She has extensive experience in acquisition finance, recapitalizations and dividend recaps, hybrid debt–equity structures, offshore vehicles, co-investments, the structuring of escrows, holdbacks and earn-outs, as well as in the negotiation and execution of corporate governance rights such as ROFRs, drag-along rights, warrants and convertible instruments. In the energy sector, she leads the comprehensive structuring of project financings and acquisitions of renewable generation assets, including the negotiation of EPC, O&M and PPA contracts, as well as syndicated credit documentation. Her most relevant transactions include energy project financings with both project finance and corporate finance components, together with multiple strategic financings and acquisitions of infrastructure and energy assets in the region.

Before rejoining the firm, she served as Senior Associate, Legal & Compliance at a global private equity fund, advising on acquisitions, exits and portfolio restructurings in the United States, Europe and Latin America. She previously worked at Sidley Austin LLP (New York) in investment funds and global finance, building a strong international practice in multi-jurisdictional transactions.

María Beatriz is a professor of the Project Finance and Capital Markets module in the Specialization in International Business Law at Universidad de los Andes and a frequent speaker at specialized private equity and M&A forums.

Languages Spoken

- Spanish

- English

Education