Banking & Finance
Latin America Guide 2025 : Peru
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We provide legal advice on various fields, not only at a consultancy services level but also in structuring and executing operations. We advise on the daily operation of the most important banks of Peru.
We regularly advise on matters related to the regulation of the financial system and the operations that the companies of that sector perform.
We know the banking business deeply, the operations performed and the issues that banking employees deal with on a daily basis.
We provide advice on the construction and application of the Financial System Law, as well as of the different legal regulations issued regularly by the Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Fund Administrators, and the Central Reserve Bank of Peru.
We have experience in organizing, authorizing, and setting-up new banking entities in Peru. As regards the acquisition and merger of companies of the financial system, we advised in the most important operations carried out in the country.
We have broad experience in matters related to structuring operations and restructuring companies’ debts.
Chambers Review
Estudio Echecopar - Baker McKenzie forms part of a global firm with a strong reputation in Peru. Its noteworthy bench of practitioners is well equipped to advise major corporate borrowers as well as multinational banking groups acting as lenders on domestic and cross-border credit facilities. The department demonstrates expertise in syndicated loans and is increasingly active handling an array of corporate finance deals, notably in the real estate sector. Aside from the team's transactional strength, the lawyers are also skilled in assisting with a variety of regulatory banking mandates.
Work Highlights
- Estudio Echecopar - Baker McKenzie assisted Cooperative Rabobank U.A, as a lender, in connection with a revolving line of credit agreement granted in favour of Camposol (Peru and Colombia), as borrowers, for an outstanding amount of USD40 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Estudio Echecopar - Baker McKenzie has a top team in the banking and finance area with deep knowledge and experience working on complex transactions, both under local and foreign laws."
"Estudio Echecopar - Baker McKenzie's first-rate team is always available and very hands-on. The team is agile and has very valuable expertise and attention to detail."
"Estudio Echecopar - Baker McKenzie has a top team in the banking and finance area with deep knowledge and experience working on complex transactions, both under local and foreign laws."
"Estudio Echecopar - Baker McKenzie's first-rate team is always available and very hands-on. The team is agile and has very valuable expertise and attention to detail."
Notable Practitioners
Partner Marco Alarcón Piana continues to receive significant praise from commentators for his activity in the Peruvian banking and finance field. He supports clients with regulatory mandates, unsecured loans and syndicated loans.
"Marco Alarcón Piana is impeccable. He works very fast and has a lot of experience in banking and finance matters."
Noted partner Pablo Berckholtz wins praise from clients for his activity in the banking and finance sphere in Peru. He often gives advice on performing and non-performing mortgage loans as well as syndicated loans.
"Pablo Berckholtz is our go-to lawyer in complex matters. He is familiar with the way we operate, which allows him to deliver high-quality advice in short timeframes."
Partner Alonso Miranda Vargas from Estudio Echecopar - Baker McKenzie continues eliciting ample praise from interviewees in the banking and finance arena in Peru.
"Alonso Miranda Vargas is very practical and has deep knowledge of the finance area. He is efficient and makes sure the deal progresses well with the interests of everyone involved in mind."
Noteworthy partner Juan Carlos de los Heros Echecopar wins praise from interviewees within the Peruvian banking and finance market.
"Juan Carlos de los Heros Echecopar is an excellent lawyer with vast experience who is always available and aware of our needs."
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Head of Department
Rafael Picasso