Benites, Vargas & Ugaz kickstarted its capital markets offering in March 2022 with the hire of Jeanette Aliaga from Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera Abogados. Key areas of focus for the practice include incorporations, corporate reorganisations, M&A and regulatory matters. Aliaga has over 20 years of experience in corporate and capital markets deals and acts for foreign and domestic banks and corporations in corporate, syndicated, structured and project finance, as well as initial and secondary securities offerings. The team was further strengthened in June 2022 with the arrival of senior associate Luis Hoyos from Petra Legal; he brings considerable experience in regulatory and compliance matters to the team.
Testimonials
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- 'The strength of the team is in the partner who is in charge, Jeanette Aliaga; she is a professional who doesn't necessarily tell you what you want to hear. She advises by analysing the risks to which the decision adopted may be exposed.'
- ‘Jeanette Aliaga has vast technical knowledge on the subject and, above all, I value her honesty and courage in saying what is appropriate.'
Key clients
- Apoyo Clasificadora de Riesgos
- Core Capital SAFI
Work highlights
- Advising Edpyme Mi Casita (junior trustee) on the structuring, review and modification of an administration trust and flow trust for the development of a real estate project developed by Inmobiliaria COHABITAT (trustor).
- Advising Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito San Francisco Nº 289 (Cooperative of Savings and Credits) on the drafting, negotiation and closing of a credit transfer agreement (as seller) within the framework of a real estate trust for a project valued at more than $11m.