DLA Piper LLP (US)

Finance; Restructuring; Insurance

Partner

Sergio co-leads the Latin America Banking & Finance Practice for DLA Piper and is head of the Banking and Finance group in Peru.

He represents commercial banks, investment banks, multilateral agencies, ECA´s, private equity funds, and corporations in connection with a wide range of domestic and cross-border financings, including bridge financings, mezzanine loans, syndicated loans, acquisition financings, asset-based loans, and restructurings. He also represents issuers, investors, and investment banks in various domestic and cross-border capital markets transactions and advises regularly concerning securities law matters.

During the last 20 years, Sergio has been counseling financial institutions, nonbank financial services firms, and financial technology companies on mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, and other corporate transactions, as well as on the full spectrum of legal and banking regulatory matters.

Sergio serves as a member of the board of several companies, specifically financial institutions supervised by the Peruvian banking authorities. He shares his practice with teaching Banking Law at Universidad de Lima and in other private institutions.

Spanish; English

Lima Bar Association; Georgetown Club Peru; Arbitrator registered in the Superintendence of the Securities Market; Arbitrator registered in the Chamber of Commerce of Lima; Arbitrator registered at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru

LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center; Corporate Finance Program, Universidad ESAN; J.D., Universidad de Lima; Bachiller en Derecho, Universidad de Lima