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Mr Alejandro Gordano

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+1 212 848 5350 alejandro.gordano@shearman.com

Work Department

Capital Markets

Position

Partner

Career

Alejandro Gordano is a partner in the Capital Markets practice.

Alejandro advises corporations, governments and investment banks on corporate finance transactions, including SEC-registered and exempt debt and equity offerings, credit facilities, restructurings, liability management and structured finance transactions, including diversified payment right securitizations. He also provides SEC-disclosure and corporate governance advice, and has knowledge of the banking, transportation, TMT, biotech, retail and energy sectors.

Alejandro has been at the forefront of ESG capital market deals across Latin America, leading a number of ESG “firsts”, including the first emerging-market sustainability-linked bond, the first sustainability-linked bond by a sovereign worldwide, the first international sustainability-linked bond out of Peru, and the first exchange offer in Argentina replacing standard bonds with green bonds.

Alejandro is ranked in Chambers & Partners Latin America 2024 with one client noting his “hands-on approach,” reporting him to be “always on call,” and providing “excellent client service.”

Languages

English; Spanish; Italian

Memberships

Admissions:

New York

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.B.A., Sloan School of Management

Manchester Metropolitan University; M.S.

New York University School of Law; LL.M.

University of Buenas Aires; J.D.

Lawyer Rankings

Latin America: International firms > Capital markets

(Next Generation Partners)

Alejandro Gordano – Shearman & Sterling LLP

Shearman & Sterling LLP has a tremendous history in Latin America capital markets transactions, though its senior echelon has been depleted in recent years with the retirement of Stuart Fleischmann in January 2022 and the departure of key partner Grissel Mercado and counsel Maria Larsen in 2023. Former department head Antonia Stolper remains an active member of the department as of counsel, with New York’s Manuel Orillac and Sao Paulo-based Roberta Cherman now leading the Latin America capital markets group. This has allowed the firm to continue to land big engagements such as advising the Brazilian state-owned BNDES Participações as selling shareholder in the $6.9bn offering of shares issued by Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras (Eletrobras). The practice has also continued to impress in ESG and sustainability-linked offerings, such as Globo Comunicação e Participações’ offering of $400m sustainability-linked notes. Sao Paulo counsel Jonathan Lewis is another key member of the team. Since the conclusion of research, the team has been notably strengthened with the August 2023 hire of former Linklaters LLP counsel, Alejandro Gordano, as a partner; having led much of the work at his former firm, Gordano is particulary experienced in ESG-segment capital markets mandates.

 

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