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The Banking, Finance and Capital Markets area provides advice in financial transactions and in regulatory issues to financial entities, as well as to sponsors and borrowers, in each case, local and foreign.

In relation to its participation in financial transactions, the firm has broad experience in banking, capital markets and structured finance transactions. Among such transactions, we can mention the following, for which there are specialized lawyers in each of the jurisdictions where we operate:

       Asset financing, including aircraft financing;

       Debt and equity issuances in both local and international markets;

       Structuring Collateral;

       Financial due diligence in respect of both banking and non-banking entities;

       Structuring of mutual investment funds and private equity funds;

       Securitizations and creation of structured instruments;

       Derivative transactions.

As to regulatory issues, the Banking, Finance and Capital Markets area provides advice in a wide range of processes before the regulatory authorities, including, among others, the structuring of products, the incorporation of financial entities and the authorization for the acquisition, merger and/or division of such entities. It also represents local and foreign financial entities in all kind of administrative proceedings before the supervising authorities.


Chambers Review

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Capital Markets - Colombia
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Band 2
What the team is known for

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría is a notable full-service law firm that boasts a solid reputation in capital markets, and is particularly recognised for providing counsel to initial purchasers and underwriters on bond offerings in Colombia. The department offers noteworthy expertise dealing with private placements. Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría possesses further experience assisting its clientele with structuring high-value securitisation transactions.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Claudia Barrero
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Claudia Barrero
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Band 1

Distinguished partner Claudia Barrero boasts a premium capital markets practice in Colombia. She is particularly esteemed for her expertise in bond issuances and regulatory work in the field. Claudia Barrero is also known to provide expert advice to Latin American stock exchanges on integrating services and infrastructures.

"Claudia Barrero is a lawyer of enormous dedication who has a direct contact with the clients. She has an incredible understanding of the matter and a great ability to find solutions to complex situations."

"She is excellent and provides quality and attention."

Hernando Padilla
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Hernando Padilla
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Band 3

Capital markets partner Hernando Padilla assists clients with debt offerings, private placement financing, and the public issuance of notes in Colombia. He is admitted to practice in Colombia and New York.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Colombia

Capital Markets

Claudia Barrero
1
Claudia Barrero
1
Band 1
Hernando Padilla
3
Hernando Padilla
3
Band 3

Members

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Clara Robledo-Sánchez

Luz María Mercado

Paula Buriticá

Clients

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Alpha Capital, S.A.S.

Bank of America

BlackRock

Celsia S.A. E.S.P.

Cementos Argos S.A.

Citibank

Echelon Wealth Partners Inc.

Empresa de Energía de Pacífico S.A. E.S.P

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Grupo Argos S.A.

Grupo Energía Bogotá S.A. E.S.P.

HSBC

Inter-American Development Bank

JP Morgan

Scotiabank

Industries

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Banks

Energy