Valentín Paniagua Jara
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 1 : Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
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About
Provided by Valentín Paniagua Jara
Practice Areas
- Agribusiness
- Corporate Reorganization
- Environmental
- Fishing
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mining
- Oil and Gas
- Project Finance
Career
Valentin Paniagua represents clients in mining and corporate transactions. He has extensive experience in project finance, acquisitions and sales of companies and assets. He advices clients on the different commercial, regulatory, corporate and litigation aspects related to the development of mining activities and natural resources.
Recognized for his mining expertise, Valentin has been ranked in several leading publications including Chambers Global, Chambers Latin America, IFRL 1000, Legal 500 and Latin Lawyer. He has also been recognized in Who’s Who of Mining Lawyers, for over ten consecutive years.
Valentin concentrates primarily on transactions in the mining industry and natural resources. He has worked on Project Finance, corporate structuring, acquisitions, divestments and other related matters for major local and international players in these sectors.
Valentin is also a lecturer on mining law at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru.
Professional Memberships
National Society for Mining, Petroleumand Energy - Legal Committee, 2002 – present
Publications
"State Property over abandon lands", published on the official gazette El Peruano, Lima, July 2003. "Legal Stability Regime for Private Investment in the Mining Sector"(Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, 2001).
"Legal Stability Regime for Private Investment in the Mining Sector" (Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, 2001).
Personal
Partner at Estudio Echecopar since 2004.
Associate at Estudio Echecopar, 1994 – 2003.
Board of Directors of Sudamerica de Seguros, 1997 – 2002.
Board of Directors of Banco Santander, 1995 – 1998.
General Legal Advisor for Minera Aurifera Retamas S.A. (MARSA), 1992 – 1994.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Leading partner Valentín Paniagua Jara is an esteemed lawyer who is praisedby interviewees for his experience in the Peruvian mining market advising on regulatory and transactional matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Valentín is a lawyer who likes to think outside the box, providing us with creative solutions."
"Valentín Paniagua Jara is vastly capable. He knows the market very well and I am hugely satisfied with his service."
"Valentín is a lawyer who likes to think outside the box, providing us with creative solutions."
"Valentín Paniagua Jara is vastly capable. He knows the market very well and I am hugely satisfied with his service."
Articles, highlights and press releases
6 items provided by Estudio Echecopar - Member Firm of Baker McKenzie International
Our firm is currently providing advice to IBT Health (the Borrower), Villa María del Triunfo Salud, Callao Salud and other entities of IBT Group in connection with a medium-term loan financing that will be supported by cash flows (RPO) paid to Villa María del Triunfo Salud and Callao Salud.
Ergon Perú (Tozzi Renewable Energy)
We are providing advice to Ergon Perú, a subsidiary of Tozzi Renewable Energy, in connection with the installation and maintenance of autonomous photovoltaic panels in areas not reached by the interconnected electricity network of Peru.
Olympic Peru Inc. Sucursal del Peru
Olympic retained our firm to provide corporate and regulatory advice on a regular basis regarding its interest in Block XIII (northern cost of Peru) and its operations therein.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
We have been retained by Anadarko to provide legal and tax advice on a regular basis in connection with its recent entrance into the Peruvian upstream (they were awarded this year with 3 off-shore northern blocks).
A family-owned privately held Peruvian company
We advised our client in connection with the granting of an option to acquire several mining concessions to Hudbay Peru (a subsidiary of Hudbay Minerals Inc.) near Hudbay’s Constancia Mine.
We advised Trevali Mining Corporation in obtaining a US$160 million senior secured term loan and a US$30million senior secured revolving working capital loan granted by The Bank of Nova Scotia and SG Americas Securities LLC
Our firm is currently providing advice to IBT Health (the Borrower), Villa María del Triunfo Salud, Callao Salud and other entities of IBT Group in connection with a medium-term loan financing that will be supported by cash flows (RPO) paid to Villa María del Triunfo Salud and Callao Salud.
Ergon Perú (Tozzi Renewable Energy)
We are providing advice to Ergon Perú, a subsidiary of Tozzi Renewable Energy, in connection with the installation and maintenance of autonomous photovoltaic panels in areas not reached by the interconnected electricity network of Peru.
Olympic Peru Inc. Sucursal del Peru
Olympic retained our firm to provide corporate and regulatory advice on a regular basis regarding its interest in Block XIII (northern cost of Peru) and its operations therein.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
We have been retained by Anadarko to provide legal and tax advice on a regular basis in connection with its recent entrance into the Peruvian upstream (they were awarded this year with 3 off-shore northern blocks).
A family-owned privately held Peruvian company
We advised our client in connection with the granting of an option to acquire several mining concessions to Hudbay Peru (a subsidiary of Hudbay Minerals Inc.) near Hudbay’s Constancia Mine.
We advised Trevali Mining Corporation in obtaining a US$160 million senior secured term loan and a US$30million senior secured revolving working capital loan granted by The Bank of Nova Scotia and SG Americas Securities LLC
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