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While maintaining a focus on private equity and energy clients, the corporate and M&A team at Cuatrecasas has recently expanded its client portfolio and has handled transactions in the infrastructure, healthcare and agribusiness sectors, among others. Key strengths include joint ventures, distressed M&A deals, corporate restructuring, and asset and business transfers. Managing partner Oscar Trelles, who is experienced in leading complex international M&A transactions, oversees the practice alongside Diego Carrión, who is skilled in private equity and complex corporate advisory work. Kiomi Osorio is noted for her expertise in financial transactions, corporate law, capital markets and financial regulation. At associate level, seniors Guido Maeda and Mariano Peró - who arrived from Santiváñez Abogados and Miranda & Amado (in August 2023 and July 2024), respectively - are the names to note.
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Oscar Trelles specialises in M&A and private equity, and has extensive experience in project finance and financing. He has participated in some of the most sophisticated and important national and international transactions, including multi-jurisdictional transactions, in recent years.
Before joining Cuatrecasas, he worked for various international law firms in Lima and New York, including Curtis, Mallet - Prevost, Colt & Mosle and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
Mr Trelles has a law degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and holds an LLM from Harvard Law School. He is admitted to practice in New York and Peru.
In the academic world, Oscar lectures on M&A and project finance in the Master of Laws at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and in the International Financial Management Programme at the University of Piura.
He also contributes to publications and writes legal articles for different specialist journals and other written media.
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‘They provide support at all times to resolve queries in a timely manner and with a business perspective that allowed us to understand the needs and challenges of the organisation.'
‘One of its qualities is the openness and willingness to analyse various types of scenarios or queries, in addition to the knowledge to be able to handle these various situations.'
‘Cuatrecasas M&A Peru, led by Oscar Trelles, is one of the best M&A teams I have worked with. They are very commercial, they negotiate the important points, they make the deals progress and they are collaborative. I would say that they are the best M&A firm I have worked with in Peru.'
‘Oscar Trelles is an extraordinary M&A lawyer. He is very solid in legal matters, has great negotiating skills and a very good business sense.'
‘The team provides unparalleled coverage in Latin America.'
‘Oscar Trelles is very good and is noted for his dedication and professionalism.'
‘It is a good firm, provides good quality work within the agreed timelines, and make themselves available when needed.'
‘Oscar Trelles is responsive, solution oriented, provides comprehensive and good quality documentation. He is furthermore a decent negotiator.'
Key clients
- Stracon
- Ashmore Group
- Inversiones TDV / Textil del Valle
- Hudbay Peru
- Yinson Renewables
- Natura Cook
- Acciona Energia
- Administracion de Empresas
- Negocios Inmobiliarios La Quinta
- Cargill
- Prima AFP
- Grúas ETAC Perú
- Comunal de Grupo
- Pescados Capitales
- Edenred
- Airport Dimensions
- SINERSA
- CELEPSA
- Bain & Company
Work highlights
Advising Stracon on its acquisition of the entire share capital of 2147881 Ontario, the acquisition of a 51% stake in EGM Colombia, and the acquisition of the shares of Ameco Chile and Ameco Perú from Fluor Corporation.
Advising Grupo Verme on the acquisition of the equity stake of Quironsalud in the holding of Clinica Ricardo Palma.
Advising Luz del Sur on the acquisition of two solar energy plants from Sojitz Arcus Investment.