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Mateo Mendoza

Mateo Mendoza

Global 2026

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Practice Areas

- 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.

Career

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.

Education

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

Awards

LACCA Approved -Banking & Finance - Latin America's Top Private Practitioners

LACCA

2025

Key sectors

Financial ServicesFinancial Investors

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Capital Markets - Colombia

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

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.

Banking & Finance - Colombia

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

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.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Mateo Mendoza is an excellent leader of the capital markets department, consistently producing high-quality work.

    Capital MarketsChambers Global Guide
  • 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.

    Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide

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