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Ferrere‘s banking and finance team has been involved in significant capital market deals involving Paraguayan corporations and key bond programs registered in Paraguay. The team provides a wide range of financing services to local corporations, international banks and multilateral organisations, including regulatory compliance work and advice on private banking and wealth management activities. Carlos Codas leads the practice and provides legal advice on banking, insurance and financial law; he also works on the legal structuring of all types of financial products and transactions. Néstor Loizaga represents foreign banks and multilateral organisations in a wide range of banking and finance transactions, while Carlos Vasconsellos focuses on international corporate finance, acting for financial institutions on corporate and structured finance transactions. Codas will replace Loizaga as office manging partner from January 2024 onwards, in line with the firm's policies for the development of leadership capabilities. At associate level, Claudia Arietti, Pamela Lezcano and Maurizio De Oliveira are key members of the team.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Ferrere has a great team, with a great depth of knowledge in many areas of expertise. Its advice to us covers (among others) tax, labour, regulatory, corporate, and our companies use the firm for matters related to banking, brokerage, securities, and mutual funds.’

  • ‘I mainly work with Pamela Lezcano and Carlos Codas. They provide us with legal opinions and content in a very expedient manner. I have recommended their services to a number of local and foreign colleagues and expect to continue teaming up with them.’

Key clients

  • Puente Administradora de Fondos de Inversión
  • Consorcio del Sur
  • IDB Invest
  • IDB
  • FMO
  • Agence Française de Développement (Proparco)
  • CAF (Andean Development)
  • Itaú
  • Avalon Administradora de Fondos Patrimoniales de Inversión
  • Banco Santander Uruguay
  • Netel
  • Prexcard
  • Financiera Ueno
  • Solar Ahorro y Finanzas
  • Regional Administradora de Fondos Patrimoniales de Inversión
  • Punto Farma

Work highlights

  • Advising Rabobank, the major shareholder of Banco Regional, on the merger of Banco Regional with Banco Sudameris.
  • Retained by Nederlandse Financierings - Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden (FMO) on an unsecured financing facility to Bancop for an aggregate amount of up to $30m.
  • Advising Ueno on obtaining a license from the Central Bank of Paraguay to operate as a local bank.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Claudia Arietti
Senior Associate
Pamela Lezcano
Senior Associate
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Carlos Codas
Partner
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Verónica Franco
Partner.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Carlos Codas