Hernández & Cía is a popular choice for investment funds and financial institutions, which turn to the team for a range of transactional securities work, ECM and DCM transactions such as public tender offers and takeover bids, as well as advice on regulatory matters and listings on the Lima Stock Exchange. Recently, the firm advised the Republic of Peru on its first sustainable issuance. The reputed Juan Luis Hernández heads the department and has a track record in advising leading banks and investment funds on private capital placements and the creation of innovative security market structures. Corporate lawyer José Manuel Abastos advises on project financing, sovereign financing and various M&A deals. Senior associate Gloria Zubizarreta is noted for advising international clients with local portfolio listed companies on Peruvian capital markets transactions, while Erick Calla is well versed in regulatory issues related to the stock market. Andrea Limón and Verónica Balta are also key contacts at the senior associate level.
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‘Hernández is a first-class firm, and we are very happy with the service they have provided us.'
‘Their extensive knowledge, experience and client focus. They are always attentive to whether the answer they gave us satisfies our need, if we need any clarification or precision or if we need to delve deeper into some aspect of the topic.'
‘The team is very specialised and handles both knowledge and cases. A very well-led team and above all with a high standard of client orientation.'
‘Gloria Zubizarreta has high knowledge of stock market management and the development of the stock market authority.'
‘The team was always present at all the most critical moments of the consultancy, proposing valuable solutions. Likewise, they accompanied us in all the doubts and questions, no matter how minimal they might be, which gave us confidence and peace of mind that we were doing things correctly.'
‘Juan Luis Hernández is one of the lawyers with the greatest experience and professional recognition in Peru. His expertise allows him to provide specialised advice, as he has excellent technical knowledge of securities market regulation.'
'Gloria Zubizarreta is an excellent professional, with extensive experience that allows her to anticipate any contingency that may arise, as well as observation or questioning of the securities market regulatory entities.'
'Erick Calla is a very dedicated professional with extensive knowledge of securities market issues, which provides the client with security that the result will be favourable. Their advice was very valuable.'
Key clients
- Republic of Peru
- AB InBev Group/ Backus
- The Carlyle Group
- Andino Investment Holding
- Ernst & Young Peru
- Grupo Romero Investment Office
- BBVA Peru
- Interseguro Compañía de Seguros
- Falabella Group
- Telefonica Factoring
Work highlights
- Advised the Republic of Peru on the issuance of sovereign bonds in local currency for $2.5bn, to exchange certain series of sovereign bonds in dollars.
- Advised the Andino Group in the execution of its internationalisation and expansion to Europe.
- Advising The Carlyle Group on the entry of Copen Inversiones to the Peruvian capital market.
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Practice head
Juan Luis Hernandez