Banking & Finance
Latin America Guide 2025 : Uruguay
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Provided by Ferrere Abogados
FERRERE participates in the region’s largest and most complex banking and finance transactions, maintaining relationship with local regulators, which allows to anticipate problems and identify opportunities.
The team has notable experience in capital markets focusing on structuring sophisticated transactions, benefiting from the international training of the firm’s members.
FERRERE participates actively in securitization of financial assets, such as consumer loans, collections of future flows of funds, credits against the Government, delinquent loan portfolios, taxes and real estate assets.
The group assists world’s major banks on their financing transactions and represents nearly all multilateral credit organizations, including IDB Invest, CAF and IFC. The firm advises on project financing and represents companies in almost every sectors of activity.
FERRERE pioneered with the creation of a Fintech team, which provides tailored legal advice to all types of ventures -banking and non-banking players, in any of their business verticals-, working together with experts from new technologies, compliance, IP and data protection.
The team also developed a Sustainability Finance practice group, which advises various stakeholders on green finance, ESG and sustainability. FERRERE advice on the development of financing structures with a focus on positive impact and ROI, including bonds (green, social and sustainability) and blended financing in line with the UN SDGs and the Global Compact.
Chambers Review
Ferrere Abogados has a front-running banking and finance practice with a standout offering in the capital markets space, routinely assisting clients with public and private placements of debt and equity. Its distinguished practitioners regularly advise on corporate and acquisition finance, as well as the financing of large-scale infrastructure projects in Uruguay. The team offers top-tier experience advising banking clients on a range of lending operations, as well as regulatory mandates.
Work Highlights
- Ferrere Abogados assisted Shell Santander and Grupo Cobra with a USD1.2 billion financing for the acquisition by the latter of 11 onshore concessions from Petrobras, through its Uruguayan subsidiary Julnek.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ferrere Abogados' team is world class, effectively and efficiently offering us advice and appropriate solutions."
"Ferrere Abogados' lawyers have a perfect balance between knowledge and pragmatism, as well as 30-plus years of experience."
"Ferrere Abogados' team is world class, effectively and efficiently offering us advice and appropriate solutions."
"Ferrere Abogados' lawyers have a perfect balance between knowledge and pragmatism, as well as 30-plus years of experience."
Notable Practitioners
Esteemed partner Diego Rodríguez has market-leading experience advising clients on securitisations and financial trust matters in Uruguay.
"Diego Rodríguez is an excellent lawyer who is skilled, well known and respected in the Southern Cone."
"Diego Rodríguez has extensive experience and knowledge of banking law and capital markets. He is confident in his opinions and is not afraid to take risks. We can always count on him."
Sebastián Ramos consolidates his ranking after receiving further strong praise from interviewees for his activity in the banking and finance area in Uruguay.
"Sebastián Ramos' advice is client-oriented, and his answers are thoughtful and well-founded. He has in-depth knowledge and the ability to find solutions to complex situations."
Ranked Lawyers at
Ferrere Abogados
Uruguay