Beccar Varela is well-versed in domestic and cross-border financings involving complex underlying collateral structures and is also sought out for its expertise in project finance and asset finance deals. Other areas of strength include advising on liability management transactions, forex regulation, licensing and regulation in the fintech space, and sustainability-linked debt issuance. Forex and cross-border financing expert Pablo Torretta co-leads the practice alongside influential sustainable finance lawyer Luciana Denegri, fintech leader Daniel Levi, and compliance, refinancing and regulation partner Maximiliano D’Auro. Veteran banking and M&A lawyer Roberto Fortunati provides senior-level counsel to the leadership cohort, which is also supported by younger partners Felipe Videla, who handles refinancing and restructuring, and Lucía Degano, head of the regional office in the Uruguay free trade zone. At the associate level, María Victoria Pavani advises on capital markets, Gonzalo Ochoa handles banking and foreign exchange regulation, and Luciana Liefeldt is a key contact for banking and project finance.
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'Beccar Varela provides solutions in complex and unique circumstances, recommending effective and efficient action plans. They understand the circumstances, the risks and particular situations of their clients.'
‘Roberto Crouzel and Luciana Denegri understand situations and provide effective solutions. They can handle difficult situations.'
‘Very good team with extremely hands-on partners.’
‘Daniel Levi is an exceptional lawyer who builds a very close proximity to his clients and has a profound knowledge of relevant sectors.'
Key clients
- International Finance Corporation
- Itaú Unibanco
- Citibank
- Banco Galicia y Buenos Aires
- Tarjeta Naranja
- Apollo Management
- Wilobank
- DNB Bank
- BACS Banco de Crédito y Securitización
- BAF LatAm Credit Fund
Work highlights
- Advised IFC on a loan to the Santo Tomás educational group to finance physical and digital infrastructure projects in higher education focused on students, mostly, from vulnerable backgrounds.
- Advised Itau Banco on the M&A and regulatory aspects of its sale to Banco Macro.
- Advised the placement agents for Vista Energy's issuance of Series XXI Notes.
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Pablo Torretta, Luciana Denegri, Daniel Levi, Maximiliano D’Auro