The team at Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera Abogados is ‘multidisciplinary and highly specialised, with a strong international component’, and stands out for its ability to a handle high volume of M&A transactions in the Peruvian market. Under veteran practitioner Mauricio Olaya’s leadership, the practice’s broad expertise encompasses corporate financing, joint ventures, reorganisations, venture capital deals, M&A and corporate governance. Juan Carlos Vélez is a high-profile dealmaker who is well versed in M&A, as is Ricardo De la Piedra, who offers transactional experience in a wide range of sectors. At the senior associate level, Diego Muñiz acts for foreign and domestic companies and financial institutions in cross-border transactions, and Rolando Wilson is also noted. Raúl Vizcarra joined from Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uria in August 2022 and brings additional corporate, financial and capital markets expertise to the team. Since publication, the practice has been further strengthened with the hire of experienced partner Carlos Enrique Arata from Rubio Leguía Normand - effective as of November 2023.

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'Multidisciplinary and highly specialised with a strong international component.'
'The depth of the team and expertise is great.'
'The lawyers not only understand legal aspects, but are very knowledgeable of the business considerations to be taken into account in corporate transactions.'
'Our primary contact is Ricardo de la Piedra, and we really enjoy working with him. He has a solid legal and commercial approach, making him an important asset for all our operations and transactions in Peru, the US and Spain.'
'Ricardo de la Piedra is very skilled in leading international corporate and transactional engagements and is always available.'
'Diego Muñiz is very clear and concise when providing opinions and drafting legal documents.'
'The team is made up of highly qualified professionals. It compares favourably with the teams of other firms.'
'It is a practice with a lot of innovation and it also has the capacity to work on many assignments at the same time.'

Key clients

Albanesi Group
Aquatec
Arca Continental
Backus
Celima
ContourGlobal
Delosi
DSV Air & Sea
Dynamicall
Eli Lilly and Company
Etex Group
Ferreyros
Grupo Albanesi
Grupo Andino de Inversiones
Grupo HNG
Ian Taylor
Invenergy Group
Kuehne + Nagel
Maersk Group
Machu Picchu Foods
Moly-cop
Oben Holding Group
Open Mineral
Pharmaris
Pesquera Exalmar
Redondos
San Miguel Investments
Solum Partners
Stitch Lab Peru
Swissport
Tata Consultancy Services
Tasa
Veolia
Zest Capital Perú

Work highlights

Advised San Miguel Uruguay and San Miguel Investments on the sale of 100% of the shares of San Miguel Fruits Perú and San Miguel South Africa to Citri&Co Global for an aggregate amount of approximately $100m.
Advised Dynamicall’s minority shareholders on the transfer of the remaining 25% stake of Dynamicall to transnational key player and controlling shareholder Webhelp for $40m.
Advised the shareholders of Grupo Andino de Inversiones (Grand Invest) on the sale of 100% shares to Solenis Colombia, a subsidiary of Solenis International.

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