Luis is an Of Counsel in our banking and finance practice in the Madrid office, specialized in cross-border banking & finance and capital market transactions. He is admitted to practice in New York (2016) and Argentina (2010).
Luis has more than 15 years of experience in financial markets and project financing and has represented investment funds, financial institutions, multilateral agencies, commercial and investment banks, tenderers, project companies, developers, issuers, underwriters and sponsors in financial transactions of all kinds, including project financing in energy, infrastructure and PPP projects, sophisticated project bond deals, multicurrency financings, corporate financings, M&A financings and high-yield debt. His expertise in capital markets transactions includes representing issuers, investors, investment funds and financial institutions acting as initial purchasers or placement agents in corporate Rule 144A, Regulation S, Section 4(a)(2) private placements and B Bond financings.
Luis won the 'Rising Star of the Year' award at the IFLR Americas Awards ceremony in 2020 and he has been ranked as 'Recommended Lawyer Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power' by Legal 500 USA in 2021.
Background
Luis obtained his LL.M from New York University Law School, where he was a Hauser Scholar. Prior to that, he obtained a master's degree in oil and gas law from the Law School of the University of Buenos Aires, where he also obtained his law degree. He is admitted to practice in New York (2016) and Argentina (2010).
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Banco de Bogotá, Fondo de Capital Privado Deuda Infraestructura Colombia, Fondo de Deuda Senior para Infraestructura en Colombia CAF-AM Ashmore I and Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional in connection with the approximately US$510 million multi-source and multi-currency refinancing of the Girardot – Puerto Salgar – Honda 4G toll road in Colombia. Latin America Transport Deal of the Year, Infrastructure Investor Awards 2020; Road Deal of the Year, Proximo Latin America Awards 2020; Latin American Transport Refinancing of the Year, IJGlobal Awards 2020 *
- Solarpack and the French private equity fund Ardian in connection with the approximately US$220 million refinancing of the Tacna, Panamericana and Moquegua solar parks in Peru. Portfolio deal of the Year, Proximo Latin America Awards 2020; Latin America Renewable Financing Deal of the Year, IJGlobal Awards 2020 *
- Interconexión Eléctrica and its subsidiary ISA Intervial Chile in connection with their acquisition of the Costera Cartagena Barranquilla 4G toll road in Colombia. Latin America Transport Deal of the Year, Infrastructure Investor Awards 2020 *
- a consortium led by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited, SP Ingenieros, Unidad de Infraestructura y Construcciones Asociadas and Termotécnica Coindustrial. in the approximately US$658 million multi-tranche, multi-currency, term loan financing for the Mar 2 toll road project in Colombia. Project Sponsor of the Year, Latin Finance Awards 2020 *
- Allianz Global Investors (acting on behalf of its clients) in connection with the fixed rate US$250 million 18-year 4(a)(2) private placement to refinance the Peruvian wind farms Parque Eólico Marcona and Parque Eólico Tres Hermanas *
*Experience prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills Spain
