Carlos Arata > Rubio Leguía Normand > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile
Rubio Leguía Normand Offices
AVENIDA DOS DE MAYO 1321
SAN ISIDRO
LIMA 27
Peru
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Carlos Arata
Work Department
Position
Carlos is a Partner of the Financial and Corporate Practice Area, specializing in project financing, corporate financing, mergers and acquisitions, as well as other corporate operations.
Career
He has significant experience on project finance, issues in the capital market, corporate financing and mergers and acquisitions, especially covering the retail, energy, hydrocarbon, mining and infrastructure sectors, both in the local and international market.
Before joining Rubio Leguía Normand, Carlos worked as an international associate in the following firms in New York: Sidley Austin LLP, DLA Piper LLP and Clifford Chance LLP where he had the opportunity to participate in the most important infrastructure projects in the country. Previously, he was senior associate in Estudio Grau (now CMS Grau) where he had the opportunity to participate in financing operations in various economic sectors, as well as acquisition operations of large companies.
In the academic field, Carlos has worked as professor of different undergraduate and postgraduate courses related to corporate and financial transactions, in Universidad de Lima, Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas – UPC, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and Universidad Esan.
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
Education
- Master in law, corporate law, New York University – School of Law, 2013
- Master in Finance and corporate law, ESAN Universidad, 2010
- Attorney at Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2002
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > Capital markets
Rubio Leguía Normand fields a three-partner capital markets team under the leadership of Andrés Kuan-Veng; it was bolstered by the arrival of Gerardo Guzmán from BBGS ABOGADOS in February 2023 and also includes Carlos Arata. 2023 saw the firm take on several new capital markets clients, and it continues to handle an array of high-profile, cross-border ECM and DCM deals. Kuan-Veng is a key player in the market and brings 25 years of experience to both finance and capital markets transactions; he acts for investment and commercial banks, as well as blue-chip corporations. Arata is a key contact for corporate and finance transactions, including project finance and acquisition finance, and also handles the issuance of securities in capital market deals. At the associate level, Germán Gómez and Sheerley Cardenas are both recommended for corporate and financing work. Principal associate Janett Burga left the practice in April 2022.
Peru > Banking and finance
Rubio Leguía Normand acts for national and international clients in a range of transactional matters, including asset-backed financings and acquisition, corporate and project financings, and also handles regulatory matters. Practice head Andrés Kuan-Veng advises both borrowers and lenders, including investment banks, commercial banks and blue-chip corporations on loans and financing transactions, capital markets deals and regulatory issues. Carlos Arata is another name to note for financing, as well as M&A, while at the associate level, Wilfredo Cáceres, Germán Gómez and Sheerley Cardenas are noted. The team recently underwent a number of personnel changes, including the arrivals of Gerardo Guzmán from BBGS ABOGADOS and dual-qualified (New York/Peru) of counsel Eliana Peláez, from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Berlin office), in February and September 2023; along with the earlier addition of senior associate Carlos Cerpa from Lazo Abogados in August 2022. Principal associate Janett Burga departed in May of the same year.
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- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity
- Environment
- Labour and employment
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute resolution: Litigation
- Public law and regulation
- Real estate
- Projects and infrastructure
- Tax