Carlos Fradique-Méndez
Managing Partner
Brigard Urrutia
More informationBrigard Urrutia’s status as a destination practice for capital markets work was reinforced during 2022 through its advice to the underwriters on the Republic of Colombia’s $1.6bn bond issuance. The group, which routinely acts for both issuers and underwriters, also has a strong record in equity offerings. Senior partner Carlos Fradique-Méndez is sought after for his extensive expertise in capital markets and banking transactions and co-heads the department alongside Luis Gabriel Morcillo, who specialises in securities, private equity and corporate issues; together they co-led the capital markets advice to the underwriters on Colombia’s high-profile bond offering. The team was additionally boosted by the arrival of two new senior associates: in June 2022, Viviana Araújo joined from Scotiabank, while Nicolás Arocha Roldán, who was formerly at Esguerra JHR, arrived in September 2022. Senior associate Luis Alejandro León departed the firm in September 2022.
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‘Brigard Urrutia is a highly professional firm, which provides a close and accurate service to its clients. It is one of the best firms in Colombia, which is clear when dealing with its lawyers.’
‘The main qualities of Brigard are its closeness and professionalism; it provides a service committed to the objectives of the clients.’
Key clients
- Bancolombia
- Ecopetrol
- Asociación Colombiana de Fondos de Capital Privado (ColCapital)
- Blackrock Institutional Trust Company
- LATAM Airlines
- Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina
- Credit Suisse Securities
- Citibank
- Ashmore Management Colombia
- Scotiabank Colpatria
- Asociación Bancaria y de Entidades Financieras de Colombia (Asobancaria)
- Patrimonio Autónomo Estrategias Inmobiliarias
- Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF)
- Fábrica Nacional de Autopartes (Fanalca)
- Advent International Colombia
- BTG Pactual
- Grupo Argos
- Grupo Coltel
- Banco Santander
- Sura Asset Management
- Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC)
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- Latam Logistic Properties
- Davivienda
- LarraínVial Colombia
- Goldman Sachs
- República de Colombia
- Ocensa
- AI Candelaria
- Mercado Libre Colombia
- Atento Luxco
- Julius Baer
- JP Morgan
- Bank of America
- UBS
- Península Investment Group
Work highlights
- Advised the underwriters (HSBC Securities USA, Santander Investment Securities, and Scotia Capital USA) on a $1.6bn bond offering by the Republic of Colombia.
- Advised LATAM Airlines on its emergence from Chapter 11 in a complex transaction that included the issuance of convertible bonds, among other aspects.
- Advised Enel Colombia on a COP$9bn follow-on bond offering.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Luis Gabriel Morcillo
Partner
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Carlos Fradique-Méndez, Luis Gabriel Morcillo