The capital markets practice at Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados sits within the firm’s wider finance and M&A practice group and is led by Jean Paul Chabaneix, with Nydia Guevara and Jorge Trelles providing key support. The department acts for high-profile domestic financial institutions and large international commercial banks, and stands out for its focus on high-end, out-of-the-ordinary transactions. Guevara is a key practitioner, leading on many of the teams’ deals, focusing on domestic and international structured finance and equity transactions; other significant specialisms include project finance deals, securitisations, and private pension and investment fund investments. Trelles has established a name for Rule 144A / Reg S deals and has over 18 years’ experience in the capital markets arena.

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  • 'The Estudio Rodrigo team is very solid in this practice; they have a lot of expertise.'
  • 'They are lawyers with a lot of expertise and technical knowledge of the matters.'

Key clients

  • Centenario Renta Inmobiliaria
  • The Central American Bottling Corporation
  • CBC Peruana
  • Salaverry Terminal Internacional
  • JP Morgan Securities
  • Goldman Sachs
  • BofA Securities
  • Citigroup Global Markets
  • Natixis Securities Americas
  • Deutsche Bank Securities
  • Scotia Capital (USA)
  • Credicorp Capital Sociedad Administradora de Fondos
  • Credicorp Capital Servicios Financieros

Work highlights

  • Advised Centenario Renta Inmobiliaria, a real estate company, on setting up a $300m notes programme and on making its inaugural debt offer.
  • Advised The Central America Bottling Corporation and its Peruvian subsidiary on a $1.1bn sustainability-linked issuance and concurrent tender offer.
  • Advised Salaverry Terminal Internacional alongside White & Case's New York office on a $115m A/B bond in Peru.

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Practice head

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Jean Paul Chabaneix