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Banking and Finance Corporate and Commercial Energy International Trade, Foreign Investments and Free Zones Mergers and Acquisitions Technology, Media and Telecommunications Real Estate

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Ana Mercedes has participated in financing projects for the aviation, energy, business solutions providers, fast-food chain restaurants, among others. She advices them in the incorporation and acquisition of companies dedicated to different sectors within the energy industry. She has advised internationally renowned companies on the execution of local and international investments with special emphasis on the development of investments in the energy industry through the drafting and revision of Power Purchase Agreements (PPA), EPC agreements, O&M agreements and on obtaining all regulatory approvals in El Salvador.

She has also participated in cross-border financings and provides advice to local and international banks.

Her experience includes advising multinational companies on mergers and acquisitions, regulatory analysis related to concentrations, finance participation and legal corporate matters.

Also, Ana Mercedes is very active in pro-bono work.

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Member of the Board of Directors of the Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador. Member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador. International Bar Asociation (IBA).

Degree in Law from Universidad Dr. Jose Matí­as Delgado in El Salvador.

Authorized as a Practicing Attorney and Notary Public by the Supreme Court of El Salvador.

Masters Degree in Entrepreneurial Law from Universidad Navarra, Spain.

Certified in Family Education from the European Institute of Education.

Masters degree in Bioethics, by the Universidad del Istmo, Guatemala.