Dr Juan Carlos Vélez > Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera Abogados > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile
Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera Abogados Offices
LAS BEGONIAS 475
PISO 6, SAN ISIDRO
LIMA 27, Peru
Peru
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Dr Juan Carlos Vélez
Work Department
Corporate and M&A
Position
Senior partner
Career
He was involved in the merger of Arca Continental and The Coca Cola Company’s beverage business; acquisition of Hoja Redonda by San Miguel; CPPIB and Goldman Sachs’ deal to recapitalize funds managed by Enfoca; sale of GMD and Stracon by Graña; acquisition of Intralot by Nexus; acquisition of C. Lindley and Vendomatica by Arca Continental; sale of HSBC Peru to Gillinsky Group; sale of Inkafarma to Interbank; sale of La Curacao to Tiendas EFE; among other transactions.
Languages
Spanish and English
Education
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Philadelphia, Master of Laws (LL.M.), Class of 2020; University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia, Wharton Business and Law Certificate, Class of 2020; Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, School of Law (2005); Master’s Degree in Finance and Corporate Law, Universidad ESAN (2013); Diploma in Corporate Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (2007)
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > Corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)Juan Carlos Vélez – Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera Abogados
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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- Dispute resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute resolution: Litigation
- Labour and employment
- Life sciences and healthcare
- TMT (Technology, media and telecoms)
- Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Compliance
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Tax
- Banking and finance
- Real estate