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PERU García Sayán Abogados
2012 Firm Overview Most active disciplines
Disputes: Financial and corporate, Public, White-collar crime Financial and corporate: Banking, M&A, Private equity, Project finance Public: Competition, Employment, Projects, Regulatory Tax: Corporate tax, Indirect tax, Transfer pricing
Key energy sectors Mining and metals, Oil and gas, Renewables
Key infrastructure sectors Healthcare
Key partners Alberto Varillas, Jose Miguel Morales
García Sayán Abogados is a relatively small Peruvian firm that illustrates the principle of quality over quantity. Its attorneys are skilled at corpo- rate M&A as well as areas of public and administrative law involving assignments of interest. In December 2012, García Sayán Abogados helped Pacific Rubiales
Energy Corp. carry out the acquisition of 49% of Block Z1 from BPZ Exploración y Producción. The acquisition totaled $335 million. In October 2012, Alberto Varillas, Luis Gastañeta, and Alfonso Tola
provided counsel to Offshore Foreign Group and Consolidated Group del Peru regarding the sale of Risk Control for an undisclosed amount. In November 2012, Varillas advised Burlington Resources on an as- signment of interest in favor of Petrovietnam.
Hernández & Cía Abogados
2012 Firm Overview Most active disciplines
Disputes: Financial and corporate, Public, Tax Financial and corporate: Banking, Commodities trading and energy derivatives, M&A, Private equity, Project finance Public: Competition, Construction, Employment, Environmental, Land, Projects, Regulatory Tax: Corporate tax, Indirect tax, Transfer pricing
Key energy sectors
LNG, Mining and metals, Oil and gas, Power networks and distribution, Renewables, Traditional power
Key infrastructure sectors Airports and aviation, Defence, Education, Healthcare, Ports and shipping, Rail, Roads, Water and sewage
Key partners Juan Luis Hernández Gazzo, Jose Manuel Abastos, Alfredo Filomeno
While better known for its expertise in tax, corporate, and banking is- sues, Hernández & Cía Abogados has since expanded its focus on en- ergy and infrastructure. The firm has hired a full-time partner to take on its energy and infrastructure matters. Goldman Sachs has used the firm to help in the structuring and granting of $51 million to refinance existing debt and to develop new projects in Peru and abroad within the energy sector. In June 2012, Hernández & Cía advised CAF on the financing of a part of the Las Pizarras hydroelectric project. The firm’s work included an evaluation of the regulatory regime facing the power generation sector in Peru and the licenses and permits for the project. In January 2012, the firm advised a development bank, which is based in Washington and has a focus on infrastructure, on the granting of a
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confidential sum of money to finance and develop the Penta Tanks Ter- minals’ activities. The team at Hernández & Cía had to evaluate the risks of the maritime transportation of ethanol and help procure all li- censes and permits involved.
Muñiz Ramírez Pérez-Taiman & Olaya Abogados
2012 Firm Overview Most active disciplines
Disputes: Financial and corporate Public, Tax, White-collar crime, Financial and corporate: Banking, Commodities trading and energy derivatives, Investment funds, Equipment/asset finance, M&A, Private equity, Project finance Public: Construction, Environmental, Land, Projects, Regulatory Tax: Corporate tax, Indirect tax
Key energy sectors
LNG, Mining and metals, Oil and gas, Power networks and distribution, Renewables, Traditional power
Key infrastructure sectors Airports and aviation, Education, Ports and shipping, Roads, Water and sewage
Key partners Augusto Astorga, Jorge Perez Taiman, Ricardo Silva
With over 30 years of experience, Muñiz Ramírez Pérez-Taiman & Olaya Abogados has developed its profile as a dynamic player in Peru’s oil and gas sector. In July 2012, Muñiz counseled Veraz Petroleum on the transfer of
its subsidiary Veraz Petroleum Peru to Petrominerales, a transaction valued at $5 million. The firm has also advised Baker Hughes on the merging of its local branches and subsidiaries with those of BJ Services Company. This transaction was part of the process of the global im- plementation of Baker’s acquisition of BJ Services Company.
Payet Rey Cauvi Abogados
2012 Firm Overview Most active disciplines
Disputes: Financial and corporate, Public Financial and corporate: Banking, Equipment/asset finance, M&A, Investment funds, Private equity, Project finance Public: Competition, Construction, Projects, Regulatory Tax: Corporate tax
Key energy sectors
LNG, Mining and metals, Oil and gas, Power networks and distribution, Renewables, Traditional power
Key infrastructure sectors Airports and aviation, Healthcare, Ports and shipping, Roads, Rail, Water and sewage
Key partners
Jose Antonio Payet, Alonso Rey, Juan José Cauvi, Aldo Reggiardo, Gerardo Soto, Carlos Patron, Italo Carrano
Payet Rey Cauvi’s energy and infrastructure practices operate under the firm’s Public Law, Competition, Project & Regulation Practice Group. The firm has worked with Scotiabank Perú to structure a program
to issue $128 million in corporate bonds to finance the Olmos Irriga- tion project, which involves the irrigation of 43,500 hectares of agri- cultural land. In September 2012, Payet Rey Cauvi helped natural gas distributor Contugas with the development and financing of its $215 million gas pipeline project located in Peru’s south. The firm has ad-
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