Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría’s capital markets practice straddles both its banking and finance, and its corporate and M&A offerings. Contributing experience in debt and equity issuances, regulatory and compliance work, and structured finance matters, the group posted strong recent showings in tender offers and share exchange transactions. High-profile corporate and capital markets expert Claudia Barrero ‘gets personally involved in all matters and takes charge of the work’. Barrero led the Colombian corporate and finance aspects of the firm’s cross-office advice to the Colombian Stock Exchange, the Santiago Stock Exchange and Grupo BVL (the Lima Stock Exchange) on the integration of the three entities. Rounding out the partner-level team are Hernando Padilla, who is noted for equity capital markets work; and Juan Fernando Gaviria, who specialises in corporate and project financing. The team additionally includes associate co-ordinator Daniela Mejía, who ’stands out for her knowledge of the capital markets in Colombia’; and junior associate Daniel Vargas. Senior associate Ana María Ramirez joined IDB Invest in March 2024.
Testimonials
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‘PPU has a very complete team with extensive knowledge of the capital markets in Colombia, regulation and the management of regulators. In particular, it stands out for its expertise and its client management. It is flexible and knows how to handle very complex situations to carry out transactions.’
‘Claudia Barrero stands out for her deep knowledge of the capital markets in Colombia, including the relevant regulations and precedents and how to work with regulators to solve complex problems. Hernando Padilla stands out for his knowledge, his client management, and his negotiation skills.’
‘Daniela Mejía stands out for her knowledge of the capital markets in Colombia, including regulatory matters, and for her transactional execution capacity. Daniel Vargas stands out for his execution capacity and regulatory analysis.’
‘The PPU team provides good service, leveraging extensive experience as well as strong market relationships to carry out transactions.’
‘Juan Fernando Gaviria is an excellent lawyer with a strong track record and good experience in the Colombian capital markets.’
‘PPU is a unique firm for capital market issues. The experience of its leading partner in this practice (Claudia Barrero), with her knowledge of legislation, regulators, and previous transactions, makes the team highly competent to handle these matters with the greatest professionalism, speed and certainty.’
‘I would like to highlight the way Claudia Barrero gets personally involved in all matters and takes charge of the work. In addition, the team knows how authorities interpret the rules, which allows the client to structure transactions appropriately.’
Key clients
- (i) Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (ii) Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago (iii) Grupo BVL
- Grupo Argos
- Calleja
- Tecnoglass
- Farallon Capital Management
- Lumina Capital Management
- CPPIB Credit Investments
- Cementos Argos
Work highlights
- Advised Grupo Argos on a three-stage share-exchange transaction involving Grupo Sura, Gilinski Group and Grupo Nutresa.
- A cross-office team advised the Colombian Stock Exchange, the Santiago Stock Exchange and Grupo BVL (the Lima Stock Exchange) on the integration of the three entities.
- Advised Grupo Calleja on tender offers in Colombia and New York for the acquisition of 86.5% of the outstanding ordinary shares of dual-listed Almacenes Éxito.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Claudia Barrero, Juan Fernando Gaviria, Hernando Padilla