Banking and finance

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría’s banking and finance group scores highly with sources for its ‘great knowledge of the sector’ and also for its ability to ’propose innovative solutions’. Demonstrating strong skill sets in corporate finance, structured finance and project finance, the team is routinely engaged by domestic and international lenders and corporate borrowers to advise on local and cross-border transactions. Juan Fernando Gaviria is a key contact for banking and finance and also for projects work; in a recent showcase of his skills in both spheres, he teamed up with the projects group to advise a number of local and international senior and liquidity line lenders on the Bogotá-Girardot toll-road project financing, involving a long-term loan of approximately $578m. Hernando Padilla, who sits in the corporate and M&A group as well as the banking, finance and capital markets team, is highly regarded for funds-related issues; he recently advised Grupo Bancolombia on a joint venture with Patria Investments for the management and development of a platform of alternative assets. Other recommended names include Claudia Barrero, who maintains a broad corporate and finance practice. At associate level, former senior Daniela Mejía Mariño left the firm in September 2024, while associate Ana María Ramirez moved in house at IDB Invest earlier in the year.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘In the PPU banking team, lawyers demonstrate strong commitment. There is always support on their part and an excellent disposition towards the client.’
‘PPU attorneys understand the needs of both the client and the transaction and thus seek to provide appropriate legal solutions.’
‘The team’s availability to attend to the client's needs, and its lawyers' constant support, reflect its commitment to moving the client's transactions forward. All members have great knowledge of the sector and propose innovative solutions.’
‘The plus of PPU lawyers is that they are always available to help the client, and always have several solutions during sensitive points of negotiation. The team’s knowledge and dedication are incomparable.’

Key clients

Compartimento A del Fondo de Capital Privado FCP Deuda Infraestructura II Sura - Credicorp Capital
JPMorgan Chase Bank
Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional
Parque Solar Portón del Sol and Enerfin Sociedad de Energía SLU
Partners for Growth
Grupo Bancolombia
(i) Procaps; (ii) CI Procaps; (iii) Diabetrics Healthcare; and (iv) Funtrition
BNP Paribas
Intesa Sanpaolo (New York Branch)
MUFG Bank
Intecplast Inyección Técnica de Plásticos
(i) Blue Earth Impact Fund II; (ii) Blue Earth Botnar Mandate; (iii) Blue Earth Credit Strategies II; and (iv) Blue Earth Access Vehicle 2024 Credit SCSP
Goldman Sachs & Co
Transportadora de Energía de Centroamerica
Grupo Energía Bogotá

Work highlights

Acted as local counsel to the senior and liquidity line lenders on the Bogotá-Girardot toll-road project financing, involving a long-term loan of approximately $578m.
Advised Goldman Sachs & Co on the upsizing (from COP$118.6bn to COP$325bn) of a loan granted to Addi.
Acted for Parque Solar Portón del Sol, as borrower, and Enerfin Sociedad de Energía, as sponsor, on the financing of a photovoltaic energy project in Caldas, Colombia.