Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
More informationPérez Bustamante & Ponce maintains its standing as a leader in the banking and finance space, characterised by considerable knowledge of complex loans, regulated sectors, innovative products, multilateral lending, sophisticated structures and a variety of market-defining transactions. The practice, which is led by Bruno Pineda, a renowned name in the market for complex operations with capital markets, insurance, fiduciary and regulatory components, has an impressive client portfolio featuring the likes of Inter-American Development Bank, LATAM Airlines and Banco Pichincha. The firm’s cutting-edge offering is most recently evidenced by the team’s representation of International Finance Corporation and Inter-American Development Bank in their purchase of gender bonds issued by Banco Pichincha. At the senior associate level, Juan Francisco Simone stands out for his ability to navigate the fintech and insurtech sectors, noted for regulatory matters, while Adriana Orellana's practice focuses on dispute resolution in particular. Pablo Ortiz is another well-known practitioner, having formerly acted as Ecuador’s ambassador in Belgium and the European Union; he is sought by clients in the finance, aviation and media sectors to tackle corporate, commercial and regulatory issues.
Testimonials
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- 'In my opinion they have the most complete team in the country. Experts in all possible areas, which means that any requirement is fulfilled in the most efficient way.'
- 'Juan Francisco Simone has extensive experience before the central bank of Ecuador. His past experience in these institutions makes Juan a great support. He has a much higher knowledge of state financial control structures than other lawyers.'
Key clients
- International Finance Corporation
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Inter-American Investment Bank
- OeEB
- Corporación Andina de Fomento
- FMO
- CEXIM
- LATAM Airlines
- International Finance Corporation
- Banco Pichincha
Work highlights
- Retained by International Finance Corporation and Inter-American Investment Bank to advise on the purchase of gender bonds issued by Banco Pichincha in the Ecuadorian Stock Market Senior.
- Advised Inter-American Investment Bank on the financing of a mortgage portfolio securitisation by CTH in the Ecuadorian Stock Market.
- Advised Banco Pichincha on the launch of its second Diversified Payment Rights' Future Flow DPR Programme, under a total amount of $300m.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bruno Pineda