Fernando Sam
Biography
Fernando is a senior associate and has a wide experience on different matters of Business Law, acquired throughout his more than 6 years of professional experience developed in both in our Firm and as in house advisor for a multinational utility with operations in the energy business (oil, gas and electricity).
Specialized in tax planning, investment and divestment strategies in energy and infrastructure projects, Fernando has also developed a strong knowledge of Peruvian law and notions of English law with a financial and economic approach, which have been favored with a continued participation in the academic field.
He keeps a special focus in advisory tasks regarding Corporate, M&A and Banking and Finance Law, which complemented with his solid background in taxation; have enabled him to provide clients with thorough advice oriented towards the identification of creative solutions in transactions of diverse complexity within multi-disciplinary teams.
Representative Legal Matters
M&A and Private Equity
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Advice to a Fortune 500 company in the acquisition of 100% of a Peruvian oil wholesaler in a cross border transaction. (2018)
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Advice to Salkantay Partners through UCX Holding S.A.C. in the investment and initial offering process to a strategic partner to develop Universidad Privada Peruano Alemana S.A.C., a higher education project. (2018)
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Advice to Sensient Technologies Company, in the acquisition of 100% of the shares issued by GlobeNatural Colors S.A.C. spin off from Globe Natural International S.A. following a corporate reorganization spinning off its natural colors business. (2018)
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Advice to an important American chemical and construction products corporation tranche of the sale of their Darex Packaging Technologies business for US$ 1,065 million (globally) to Henkel AG & Co. KGaA. (2018)
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Advice to Salkantay Partners through UCX Holding S.A.C.in the acquisition of 100% of the shares issued representing the share capital of Universidad Privada Peruano Alemana S.A.C., a higher education project. (2017)
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Advice to an American multinational conglomerate company in the Peruvian tranche of the global reorganization with Baker Hughes. (2017)
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Advice to the shareholders of SERFI in the sale of 100% of their capital stock to Quimica Suiza Group, through QSI Internacional S.A. (2017)
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Advice to Inversiones Nacionales de Turismo S.A. - INTURSA in the acquisition of 99.97% of the outstanding shares of Inversiones La Rioja S.A., owner of assets of the Marriott International Inc. hotel chain in Peru, for an amount of US$ 218 million. (2017)
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Advice to Mitsui Group (through AnMit SpA) in the investment in the capital stock of Equilibra Peru S.A., to obtain a controlling stake. (2017)
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Acquisition by Parque Arauco S.A., of an equity package representing 100% of the capital stock of Fashion Center, owner of Larcomar shopping center. Our firm advised the purchaser. (2010)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Lima Bar Association
Admissions
- Peru (2015)
Education
- Bucerius Law School (Summer Program in Legal technology and Operations) (2018)
- University of Oxford (Oxford Fintech Program) (2017)
- University of Oxford (Master of Science in Law and Finance) (2016)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (Attorney, Summa Cum Laude) (2015)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (Bachelor of Law) (2012)
Languages
- English
- Spanish