Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen handles a variety of capital markets, banking, finance and debt restructuring work, with project finance, securities, export and trade finance and infrastructure finance among the areas covered. Other active lines of work for the practice include sovereign and sub-sovereign work, shipping and aircraft finance, consumer credit, forex regulation and and securities regulatory matters. The practice is particularly strong in ESG and sustainability-linked debt and green bond issuance. Consummate corporate finance and capital markets lawyer Diego Redonnet co-leads the practice with experienced peers Alan Arntsen, who handles secured finance, project finance, structured finance, and infrastructure finance; Mariano Grondona, a key name for transactions and litigation; and María Gabriela Grigioni, who advises on capital markets, banking & finance and compliance matters. Alejo Muñoz de Toro has been made counsel and provides second-line support, covering a mix of securities, restructuring, forex, project finance and syndicated loans work.
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‘ A professional, dedicated and meticulous team that is always attentive to legislative, jurisprudential and doctrinal developments.’
‘The professionalism and training stand out.'
Key clients
- PBB Polisur
- Genneia
- Cencosud
- Banco Santander
- BBVA Banco Francés
- Banco de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
- Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires
- Bank of America Merril Lynch
- Banco BICE
- Morgan Stanley
- JP Morgan
- Banco Macro
- International Finance Corporation
- Metrogas
- San Antonio Internacional
- MFG Holding
- HSBC Bank Argentina
Work highlights
- Advised Cencosud under the trust securities programme “Mas Cuotas II”, worth $250 million.
- Advised Fértil Finanzas under the trust securities programme “Fértil Finanzas", worth $10 million.
- Acted as adviser to the placement agents in the issuance of Series XLI and XLII of notes of Cresud Sociedad Anónima Comercial, Inmobiliaria, and Financiera y Agropecuaria, under the Global Notes Programme.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mariano Grondona, Alan Arntsen, Diego Serrano Redonnet, María Gabriela Grigioni