Francisco Muñoz Paredes | People

Biography

Francisco is a lawyer graduated from Universidad Externado de Colombia, experienced in Financial and Securities Law, currently is a senior associate of Banking & Finance practice at Baker McKenzie’s Bogota office.

With twelve years of experience in the financial sector and capital markets, performing different roles in securities market infrastructure entities, law firms, and multinational financial institutions, in areas related to financial regulation, capital markets transactions, mutual investment funds, and private equity funds, as well as regulatory authorization and licensing processes before financial and securities regulator.

Prior to joining the Firm, Francisco held the position of Legal Manager at a prominent international financial group.

Practice Focus

The main areas of practice of Francisco are focused in advisory related to financial regulation applicable to banks, brokerage houses, trust companies among other financial institutions and capital markets companies; securities issuances; formation, management and distribution of mutual investment funds and private capital funds; promotion of financial products and services and foreign securities market in Colombia, among other related matters.

Representative Legal Matters

Participated, advised and lead, legal structuring for subordinated bonds issuances under Basel III standards, one of the first ones performed in the country.
Advised regulatory processes to obtain the licenses and authorizations to modify various representation schemes and correspondent agreement with the financial regulator for different foreign financial and capital markets entities.
Advised and lead from a legal standpoint, the formation and modification of mutual investment funds with local and foreign investment portfolios, as well as private equity funds, This included leading authorization processes before the financial regulator.
Advised and supported the structuring and regulatory authorization processes for the issuance, and acquisition of equity from local financial institution.
Advised on the implementation of an electronic order routing systems for a brokerage house.
Participated in two amends of the securities (bonds) issuance and placement program of a financial entity acting as a securities issuer, including the incorporation of new types of securities, amounts, and terms
Participated in the process to obtain regulatory approval to trade equity of financial institutions’ in four different jurisdictions abroad.

Admissions

Colombia (2013)

Education

Universidad Externado de Colombia (Post Graduate Degree Financial and Securities laws) (2017)
Universidad Externado de Colombia (J.D.) (2013)

Languages

English
Spanish