Capital Markets
Colombia
4 years ranked
Provided by Mendoza
- Corporate financing.
- Structured financing.
- Capital markets.
- Public credit.
- Fintech financing.
- Derivatives and treasury products.
- Financial regulation.
- Debt refinancing and restructuring.
- Energy project finance.
- Energy regulation.
- Infrastructure and transportation project finance.
Mateo is a partner at the firm and has been recognized byhambers & Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR 1000, and Best Law-yers as an “expert” and “highly regarded” professional in ban-king law, corporate finance, and capital markets in Colombia.
With over 20 years of expe-rience in Colombia and New York, Mateo specializes in capi-tal markets, derivatives, corpo-rate debt, and project finance in infrastructure, transportation, and energy, as well as advising financial institutions.
He worked as an international associate at Allen & Overy in New York (now A&O Sherman) in the projects and capital mar-kets practices, advising banks, multilaterals, and sponsors on the financing of energy and infrastructure projects, as well as capital markets and M&A transactions across Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Jamaica, and the United States.
Mateo has extensive expe-rience advising the Republic of Colombia, quasi-sovereign en-tities, and state-owned com-panies in the structuring and negotiation of loans, bonds, financial derivatives, and other public debt management ope-rations, requiring special au-thorizations under public credit and budget regulations.
He has led bond issuances, public takeover bids (OPAs), and securitizations in both local and international capital markets, including transac-tions registered with the SEC and offerings under Rule 144A/Reg S.
tities regulated by the Co-lombian Financial Super-intendence and Fintech companies on regulatory and foreign exchange matters, as well as in the structuring and negotiation of financial pro-ducts.
Mateo is highly recognized for his expertise in structuring, negotiating, and closing com-plex local and cross-border transactions for 4G highway projects, having participated in over 10 financings as lead advisor to sponsors, conces-sionaires, and lenders in trans-portation and energy projects. He is also experienced in M&A transactions for power gene-ration projects and the nego-tiation of PPAs, BOMT, EPC, and O&M contracts.
NYU School of Law
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Universidad de los Andes
Specialization in Financial Law
Universidad de los Andes
Law Degree with a focus on Finance and International Business
LACCA Approved -Banking & Finance - Latin America's Top Private Practitioners
LACCA
2025
Provided by Chambers
Notable partner Mateo Mendoza co-heads Mendoza's capital markets practice. He boasts experience advising both local and international underwriters on debt capital markets transactions throughout Colombia.
Talented partner and co-head of department Mateo Mendoza is praised by clients and peers alike for his expertise in the Colombian banking and finance practice arena.
Provided by Chambers
Mateo Mendoza is an excellent leader of the capital markets department, consistently producing high-quality work.
Mateo Mendoza is an excellent lawyer with strong business acumen. He excels at maintaining professional relationships and actively supports the advancement of his clients' businesses.
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