Cuatrecasas

The banking and finance group at Cuatrecasas primarily stands out for its high-level expertise in project finance transactions, where it acts for both corporate borrowers and lenders on financings in the energy and infrastructure spheres. Other practice sweet spots include cross-border work (where it can utilise its international network of offices across 12 countries), and acquisition finance. Recommended practitioners include Manuel Quinche, who maintains a broad finance practice with a focus on project finance, corporate finance and capital markets-related issues. Quinche recently acted alongside up-and-coming structured and project finance specialist Natalia Arango to advise Concesionaria Ruta al Sur — and its sponsors — on a $672.5m project financing for the Santana–Mocoa–Neiva highway concession. The team additionally benefits from the growing experience of next-generation partners Juan Carlos Puentes, who acts for a mix of financial institutions, multilateral development banks, export credit agencies, sponsors and public sector entities on structured and project finance deals; and Ana María Sánchez, who is widely recognised for her experience in infrastructure project finance, including PPP projects. Since publication, Sánchez has moved in house - effective as of Janaury 2026.