Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados has a strong track record in the Peruvian market going back 50 years. Its banking department covers structured finance, trade finance, microfinance, acquisition finance, sovereign debt and derivatives, and it is well versed in cross-border deals. The team, which is led by Jean Paul Chabaneix and fields a number of practitioners who have experience working at top firms in New York, is able to draw on additional strength from the firm's tax practice for support on deals. Chabaneix is a veteran practitioner with experience in project finance, corporate finance, capital markets and regulatory matters, while Fernando Molina offers expertise in financing and venture capital deals and is dual qualified in New York and Peru. Luis Enrique Palacios acts for financial institutions and sponsors on financing matters pertaining to the energy, infrastructure, telecoms and mining industries, while Juan Diego De Vinatea is a name to note for direct and syndicated financing operations. Nicolás Cornejo advises on domestic and international project and corporate financing, as well as regulatory and stock market issues.

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'Experience, anticipation, commitment to the objective, agile and permanent communication, understanding with the problems of the project.'
'Juan Diego De Vinatea is responsive and knowledgeable on all aspects of secured financing.'

Key clients

Grupo Salud Auna México
Auna
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Raura Mining Company
LATAM Airlines
Itau
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Cerro Verde Mining Society
Credit Bank of Peru
Santander Bank
Las Bambas Mining
Matheson Tri Gas

Work highlights

Acted as counsel to Banco de Crédito del Perú in financing for Linea de Metro 2, the concessionary of Lima’s metro system, on a corporate financing to be used to finance VAT.
Acted as Peruvian counsel to International Finance Corporation in the $40m financing granted to Peruvian bank BanBif.

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