Miranda & Amado’s banking and finance team remains active and well regarded in the market; it regularly advises on large cross-border transactions for high-profile domestic and international banks and financial institutions, as well as corporate clients. On the transactional side, the practice handles structured finance, loans and project finance and banking-sector M&A, and on the regulatory side, it offers considerable experience in the licensing of local banks. The practice is led by Gabriela Dañino, who brings expertise in cross-border finance and capital markets deals, and also heads the firm’s fintech practice. Juan Luis Avendaño offers strong support in acquisition finance and banking license issues, while Rafael Corzo is a key name for regulatory matters, bankruptcy issues and disputes. José Miguel Puiggros acts for borrowers in corporate and project financing; Enrique Felices handles project financing and capital markets matters; and Alvaro Del Valle advises on syndicated loans and acquisition financing. At the more junior end of the team, Lisbeth Benavides is a key associate, who focuses on corporate and bankruptcy law.
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Key clients
- JP Morgan
- Citibank
- Santander Bank
- BBVA, Bank BBVA Peru
- Credit Group
- Credit Bank
- Credicorp Capital
- Scotiabank
- Rabobank
- IFC
- IBD
- Intercorp
- Interbank
- DB Capital
- Deutsche Bank
- natixis
- Goldman Sachs
- Engie Energy Peru
- Beta Agroindustrial Complex
- Aceros Arequipa Corporation
- Fisheries Exalmar
- Aqua Energy
Work highlights
- Advised Citibank, as arranger and lender, on a syndicated loan facility under New York law granted to Viettel Perú, a subsidiary of the Viettel Group, for an aggregate amount of $200m.
- Advised Engie Energía Perú in a loan granted by IDB of up to $300m for the development of the Punta Lomitas wind farm, with a capacity of approximately 300MW.
- Advised a syndicate of banks (Bank of Nova Scotia, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs), as lenders, on a loan of up to $120m granted to Andean Telecom Partners.
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Gabriela Dañino