The most current iteration of full-service firm Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría, or PPU, was formed in 2015 from the merger between Chilean firms Philippi, Yrarrázaval, Pulido & Brunner, Colombian firm Prietocarrizosa and Peruvian firms Ferrero Abogados and Delmar Ugarte. The Ibero-American firm maintains offices in Chile, Colombia and Peru, with additional offices in Spain, Portugal, New York, London and Brussels thanks to its partnership with Spanish and Portuguese firm Uría Menéndez. The firm is also part of the SCG Legal and World Law Group networks. In Peru, the firm has one office located in Lima. The office is best known for its work in debt capital markets and project development and financing.   

Highlights 

The firm’s reputable capital markets practice was involved in outstanding matters, specifically advising Grupo BVL, Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago and Bolsa de Valores de Colombia on the integration of the three stock exchanges under one holding company. It also advised Grupo HAME on the capital markets aspects of its significant acquisition of Agrokasa Holding, and advised AgroKasa Holding on its privatization and the relevant compliances with the Peruvian Securities Market Regulator. The firm has great expertise on both sides of issuances as well as other public company matters.  

Key clients 

Coöperatieve Rabobank, Agrokasa Holdings, Empresa Azucarera El Ingenio, Grupo Hame, Komatsu, Consorcio Natividad de Chinchero and Visiva