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Carlos Pelaez has experience on capital markets, finance and mergers and acquisitions transactions. He has represented issuers and underwriters in equity and debt transactions for corporate, financial institutions and sovereign clients in SEC registered and unregistered transactions.

Experience

  • Car manufacturer in connection with its US$7.1 billion bankruptcy exit financing.
  • Insurance company in a US$610 million Triple-X financing.
  • Car manufacturer in connection with its US$400 million financing for the construction of an assembly plant in Mexico.
  • Apparel retailer in connection with its US$60 million bankruptcy exit financing.
  • Multilateral infrastructure lender with $100 million OPIC financing to promote infrastructure development in Africa.
  • State-owned savings bank in $250 million credit facility with MIGA guarantee to support social housing.

Recognition

IFLR1000
"Rising Star" Capital Markets: Debt — USA (2019-2024)
"Rising Star" Capital Markets: Equity, M&A — USA (2019-2024)
The Legal 500 Latin America
"Next Generation Partners" Capital Markets (2022-2024)
Capital Markets (2017-2019, 2021-2023)
"Next Generation Lawyer" Capital Markets (2018-2019, 2021)
Latinvex
"Top 100 Lawyers" Capital Markets (2023)
Latin America's Rising Legal Stars (2018)
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Credentials

Education

  • J.D., University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, 2008
  • B.A., University of Chicago, 1998

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Languages

  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
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