Mrs Geraldine Ifrán > Ferrere > Montevideo, Uruguay > Lawyer Profile

Ferrere‘s banking and finance practice is well established in the Uruguayan market, offering top-quality counsel on complex structured finance deals, capital markets transactions, bank M&A deals and regulatory matters. The team cooperates seamlessly with its counterparts in other practice areas, including capital markets and projects, enabling it to provide comprehensive guidance to international banks and investment funds, which are mainstays on its client roster. ‘Outstanding, proactive and precise’ sole practice head Diego Rodríguez handles securities issuances, syndicated loans, securitisations, bank M&A and regulatory matters. Geraldine Ifrán is a Central Bank regulation expert, and is active on M&A transactions in the banking and insurance sectors; Gonzalo Secco and Sebastián Ramos have notable experience in project finance. Senior associate Federico Lemos is noted for his contributions on fintech, banking and capital markets transactions, while associates Lucía Rosso and Cecilia Trujillo engage in corporate finance and regulatory work, respectively. Since publication, Lemos has been raised to the partnership and will head up the office’s fintech practice – effective January 2024

The large corporate and M&A practice at Ferrere is composed of ten partners, three counsels and 59 associates, whose wide range of specialisations allows ‘a comprehensive approach to each case’. The team is lauded for its ‘high degree of expertise’ in major M&A transactions. It counsels both buyers and sellers in acquisitions and offers corporate guidance to multinationals in the tech, construction and finance sectors. Martín Cerruti heads the team and assists foreign multinationals with major M&A deals. Geraldine Ifrán is ‘highly respected in the market’ and focuses her practice on insurance matters – she is singled out by clients for her ‘solid knowledge and attention to detail’. Santiago Fontana is noted for his experience in agribusiness matters and foreign investment projects, while at associate level, environmental practice leader Cristina Vignone provides corporate guidance. Associate Carolina Piacenza has specific expertise in complex company law and corporate governance and restructuring, and senior associate Clara Porro is signalled for her ‘knowledge and customer service’. Former senior associate Alejandra García left the firm, effective September 2022.