Well versed in the full range of corporate and M&A matters, the sizeable team at Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera Abogados advises local companies and multinational corporations on corporate financing, M&A deals, business integrations and joint ventures. Particularly active in the energy, retail and aviation industries, the firm also undertakes corporate reorganisations and venture capital work. Industry veteran Mauricio Olaya heads the group and has a strong track record leading high-profile M&A transactions. Juan Carlos Vélez advises on a wide range of financial transactions, often in the construction and agriculture sectors; while Carlos Enrique Arata works on local and cross-border deals and project finance. Ricardo De la Piedra is noted for his impressive transactional experience, and Raúl Vizcarra’s practice includes credit facilities and capital markets transactions. At the senior associate level, Diego Muñiz has particular expertise in acquisition finance.

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Testimonials

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‘Juan Carlos Vélez has knowledge and a predisposition and treatment towards clients that I have rarely seen, especially in young partners.'
‘Complete set of professional services with solid expertise in the market.’
‘Mauricio Olaya is a top professional whose expertise provides unique, clear and pragmatic approach to different issues: legal and commercial. His team is solid, experienced and very receptive to work.’
‘The Muñiz team stands out for its experience in corporate law, its negotiation skills, deep understanding of business, ability to identify legal risks and effective communication skills to work as a team and raise client issues.'
‘What makes Estudio Muñiz's Corporate and M&A practice stand out is its partner, Mauricio Olaya. He has extensive experience in complex transactions, solid and exceptional negotiation skills and an extraordinary command and knowledge of law and business.'
‘The team is very professional and provides excellent services. We asked them for their support in an M&A transaction with very little notice and they quickly adapted and made themselves available to us. Great analytical capacity and speed, two necessary virtues for this type of operations.'
'Carlos Arata is very professional, practical and agile to work with.'
‘The team is very sophisticated when handling complex corporate and transactional matters. The lawyers are very competent and easy to work with, providing simple and pragmatic solutions to complex matters.’

Key clients

Albanesi Group
Arca Continental
Avianca
Celima
China Three Gorges Corporation
Complejo Agroindustrial Beta
ContourGlobal
Delosi
Danper Trujillo
DSV Air & Sea
Eli Lilly and Company
Etex Group
Ferreycorp
Grupo Energía Bogotá
Grupo HNG
Grupo Protexa
Holcim
Inmobiliaria Cantabria
Invenergy Group
Kuehne + Nagel
Maersk Group
Machu Picchu Foods
Moly-cop
Oben Holding Group
Open Mineral
Pesquera Diamante
Pesquera Exalmar
Pfizer
Redondos
Ripley
San Jorge
San Miguel Investments
Sky Airline
Sociedad Agricola Drokasa
Solum Partners
Stitch Lab Peru
Swissport
Tasa
Tata Consultancy Services
Trigono Inversiones
Veolia
Zero Waste Co.

Work highlights

Advised Sociedad Agricola Drokasa on the direct sale of 100% of Agrokasa Holdings, and the indirect sale of 100% of Sociedad Agricola Drokasa and its wholly owned subsidiares, to LAT 918.
Acted as legal counsel to Oben Holding Group in the acquisition of Krista Films.
Advised Agricola Atlas on the acquisition of a 54% stake in Danper Trujillo and a 25% interest in Agropecuaria La Mocherita from Grupo Berg.

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