Vouga Abogados

Paraguay

IFLR1000 Reviews

Financial and corporate
 

Vouga Abogadoshas more than 30 years of experience in financial and corporate and project development and since then has grown to become one of Paraguay’s leading firms. The firm has two offices in Asunción and Ciudad del Este, in addition to having five foreign desks: Brazil, Germany, Spain, France and the US. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm excels across all practice areas. It represents strategic buyers, sellers and investors in acquisitions, restructurings, incorporations and other general corporate matters. It also represents borrowers and lenders in financings, some of which were project finance transactions. 

The project development team represents financial sponsors and developers in oil and gas and infrastructure related projects. Many of these projects have an acquisition component to them.  

 

Key clients 

Key clients include Copetrol, TMF Group, GLT Casa de Bolsa, Carestream Health, Rabobank, JP Morgan,Zavidoro Corporation Sucursal Paraguay and Pedidos Ya.  

 

Research period review: 33rd edition (2022/2023) 

During the research period the firm was active in financial and corporate and project development.  

The financial and corporate team worked on multiple acquisitions, project financings, restructuringsand loans. It mostly advised lenders, but also represented acquirers and sellers. 

The project development team worked on EPC contracts, PPAs, bidding processes and joint ventures in the reforestation, oil and gas, energy and technology industries.  

 

Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2022/2023) 

Paracel $4 billion project financing 

 

Client feedback: 33rd edition (2022/2023) 

Banking and finance 

They have industry knowledge and expertise in cross-border lending in Paraguay.  

High professionalism and subject knowledge. 

 

Financial services regulatory 

They are very professional and consistent on their advisory. They have great knowledge about the regulations, the market, etc. and they analyse in depth any case that we propose to them. 

 

M&A 

Efficiency, teamworking, professional skills, problem-solving, conflict management and quality. 

Technical and organised. Very accessible. 

 

Project development 

They were able to find the information we required to make a corporate decision.  

They have technical knowledge, an experienced and qualified leadership and team, and empathy and team spirit. 

 

Manuel Acevedo Scappini 

Responsive, knowledgeable, thorough and with integrity. 

He displays the spirit of teamwork and is easygoing, offering transparency, technical knowledge and emotional intelligence. 

 

Perla Alderete 

She displays knowledge, professional skills, problem-solving skills and efficiency. 

 

Luis Marcio Torales 

Very responsive, he has a broad skillset, good communicator and always pleasant to deal with. 

 

Cecilia Vera 

Organized and very accessible. 

 

Carlos Vouga 

He shows relationship management and industry expertise. 

He has efficiency and subject knowledge. 

He has great knowledge of the regulation on the market that is our interest. 

 

Rodolfo Guillermo VougaZuccolillo 

He runs the show day-to-day at Vouga. Very well liked and trusted by his clients. He has a deservedly high reputation in the market.