Vouga Abogados is active in key deals in the Paraguayan market, including first-in-kind project financing transactions and significant acquisitions. The team advises a stellar clientele on multilateral and syndicated loans, securities structuring and regulatory matters within the sector. It fields a strong cross-border offering, advising on the structure and implementation of loan schemes. The firm boasts a venture capital department, dedicated to handling the collateral of financing transactions. Cynthia Fatecha is an established figure in the stock markets space, specialising in trusts, securities markets and mutual funds, and heads the team alongside Carlos Vouga, who advises leading financial institutions, such as Banco Santander, Itau BBA and JP Morgan Securities. Rodolfo Vouga advises on export finance, facility agreements, and secured and unsecured loans and Rodolfo Guillermo Vouga boasts a diverse clientele of borrowers, lenders, sponsors, issuers and underwriters, focusing on project and infrastructure financings. Senior associate Andrés Vera strengthens the practice’s tax capabilities, while Cecilia Vera plays a key role in the group’s financing and debt structuring work. Belén Rodriguez is an active associate in the team, with experience in stock market and fintech matters. Georg Birbaumer left the firm for an in-house position in October 2023.
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‘The Vouga team has lawyers who have experience in numerous areas of expertise, which makes their scope of attention broad and the service comprehensive.'
‘Experience in different areas.’
‘It is a very efficient team compared to firms in the region. They are always available to offer solutions in a timely and good manner.’
‘It is an honest and transparent team, which helps to have realistic expectations about the jobs. They always do the job thoroughly and are very friendly.’
Key clients
- Banco De Desarrollo De America Latina
- Banco Santander
- TMF Group
- Bolsa De Valores Y Productos De Asunción (Asunción Stock Exchange)
- BTG Pactual
- WorldBusiness Capital
- Multibank
- Tape Pora
- Banco Aliado
- Itau BBA
- ACWM Casa de Bolsal
- Clariden Leu Bank (Credit Suisse Group)
- DEG - Deutsche Investitions Und Entwicklungsgesellschaft
- BID – Bid Invest
- Banco Itau Paraguay
- LAAD – Latin American Agribusiness Development Corporation
- John Deere Financial Chile
- Incofin Investment Management / Rural Impulse Fund
- Towerbank International
- Copetrol
- Banco Río
- Visión Banco
- Santander Investment Securities
- JP Morgan Securities
- Paracel
- Rabobank
- Cargo Line Paraguay
Work highlights
- Advised Paracel Forestal in connection with a loan granted by a local bank syndicate, advising on a financing structure to secure around $200m, using future carbon credits from forestation.
- Assisted and advised CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de America Latina on the granting of several loan facilities to public sector institution Agencia Financiera de Desarrollo (AFD) for $50m, and Banco Continental for $30m.
- Advised on the structuring and implementation of a cross-border loan scheme between Oikocredit and a local bank.
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Cynthia Fatecha, Carlos Vouga