Ricardo Escobar
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Managing Partner
Ricardo Escobar is the Managing Partner and co-head of the Banking and Finance practice area at DLA Piper Peru. He advises local and international clients on financing transactions, projects, and other corporate finance matters. Ricardo has represented lenders, funds, and sponsors in several infrastructure projects. His experience covers sectors such as energy, financial services, agribusiness, mining, gas, infrastructure, telecoms, and education. He also represents international and local companies implementing their businesses and projects in Peru.
In recent years, Ricardo has advised the concessionaire of the biggest infrastructure project in Peru, a gas pipeline to be built in the southern part of the country. Additionally, he has constantly advised several key development finance institutions with a leading presence in the LatAm region and participated in several merger and acquisition transactions in the oil, energy, mining, and retail industries.
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Memberships
- Lima Bar Association
Education
- M.A., Finance Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración, Caracas, Venezuela | 1995
- L.L.M., Banking and Finance, Boston University | 1992
- L.L.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1991
- J.D., Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela | 1989
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú | 2001