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Banking & Finance Lawyers

Our expertise in Banking & Finance encompasses diverse financing, participating mainly in project finance, syndicated loans, issuance and placement of debt instruments and collateral debt obligations. We have counseled domestic and foreign financial institutions, international  agencies, investment funds, private and public investors, domestic and foreign companies, and the Peruvian government; something that has allowed us to gain experience from different perspectives of the transaction, be it a borrower or lender, structuring agents or emitters.

Among others, we have advised Antamina Mining Company and its shareholders (Teck and Mitsubishi) on the largest private financing ever to take place in Peru, for US$ 2,300 MM for the construction and commissioning of the  Antamina copper mining project, operator of the world´s third largest mine. We have also been active participants in the financing of the first road infrastructure concession in Peru, providing advice to international agencies such as IFC and BID, for an amount of US$ 35 MM. Moreover, we have counseled the World Bank on a securities issue, to KFW on a structured loan to a State owned company, and to the Peruvian Government in the international issue of Global Bonds for US$ 600 MM. We have also assisted the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) and the German Investment and Development Corporation (DEG) in the financing of electricity projects. Also, we participated actively in the financing of the expansion of the operations of Grupo Falabella in Peru for an amount of over US$ 300 MM. In the capital market, highlights our experience counseling the placement of securities in the Peruvian market and, along with international consultants, in the stock markets of the United States, Canada and Europe.

 
Juan Carlos Escudero
Juan Carlos Escudero
Managing Partner
Lawyer
Peru, Lima
Juan Carlos Escudero is managing partner and co-leader of the Corporate/M&A team at CMS Grau. He has more than 20 years of experience in M&A transactions both in Peru and in several Latin American countries...
Diego Peschiera
Diego Peschiera
Partner
Peru, Lima
Diego Peschiera specializes in banking law, financial and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, as well as in corporate finance and project finance. He has broad experience leading local and cross-border...
Miguel Viale
Miguel Viale
Partner
Lawyer
Peru, Lima
Miguel Viale is a lawyer specialized in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, project finance and capital markets. He has significant experience in the sale, acquisition and financing...
Cinthia Cánepa
Cinthia Cánepa
Associate
Peru, Lima
Cinthia is a corporate lawyer who specialises in financing transactions, securities markets and general corporate matters. She has more than 15 years of solid professional experience advising on the drafting...
Andrea Paiba
Andrea Paiba
Associate
Lawyer
Peru, Lima
Andrea has more than 9 years of experience focusing her practice in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance and project finance.  She has advised various sectors such as finance...