Rafael Marquínez

Partner

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Rafael Marquínez

Panama, Panama

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Rafael Marquínez is a partner at Alcogal with a practice focused on capital markets, banking, corporate, and real estate law. He advises clients on complex financial transactions and regulatory matters, with particular expertise in securities offerings and structured financing.

Rafael Marquínez is a partner at Alcogal with a practice centered on capital markets, banking, corporate law, and real estate. Since joining the firm in 2009, he has advised local and international clients in high-profile transactions, including securities offerings, syndicated financings, mergers and acquisitions, and the structuring of trusts and real estate investment vehicles.

He has extensive experience in the regulatory framework applicable to issuers, broker-dealers, banks, and fiduciary entities, and regularly advises clients on securities registration processes, regulatory compliance, and authorizations before the Superintendency of the Securities Market and the Superintendency of Banks of Panama.

Rafael’s practice includes the design of complex structures for public offerings and private placements, as well as advising on credit transactions and project financing. He has also contributed with specialized publications on financial and regulatory matters, reinforcing his position as a leading practitioner in the Panamanian legal market.

He has been recognized by leading international legal publications such as Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, Latin Lawyer 250, and IFLR1000 for his experience in banking and finance, capital markets, real estate, and M&A.

Among the most notable transactions in which he has acted as lead counsel are advising BofA Securities, Inc. and Banco General in connection with a USD 400 million bond issuance by ENA Master Trust under Rule 144A/Regulation S; advising Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) on the sale of its Panamanian banking subsidiary to Grupo Aval; advising AES Panama Generation Holdings on a bond issuance of up to USD 1.4 billion and a loan of up to USD 105 million; advising Grupo Aval in a corporate reorganization involving BAC Holding International Corp.; and advising initial purchasers in a USD 1.85 billion bond offering by Tocumen International Airport.

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Focus Areas

  • Capital Markets and Securities
  • Banking and Financial Transactions
  • Corporate and Real Estate Law

Practice Areas

Practice Areas
BankingCapital MarketsCorporate and M&AFinanceReal Estate
Partner at Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee (2022-present)
Senior Associate at Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee(2019-2022)
Associate at Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee(2009-2019)
Masters in Taxation and Fiscal ManagementUniversidad Especializada del Contador Público Autorizado, Panama city, Panama(2012)
Master of Laws (LL.M.) Duke University, Durham, North Carolina(2009)
Bachelor of Law and Political Sciences,Universidad Santa Maria la Antigua, Panama City, Panama(Magna Cum Laude, 2008)
  • Spanish
  • English
  • French
  • 2008, Panama

Representative Transactions

Corporate and M&AStrengthening the mass consumer market in Latin America and the Caribbean

Alcogal actuó como asesor local panameño de Alicorp en la adquisición del negocio de Untables de Flora Food Group, como parte de una transacción multijurisdiccional en América Latina y el...

BankingAlcogal advises Grupo Cibest on the sale of Banistmo

Alcogal acted as legal advisor to Grupo Cibest S.A. in connection with the execution of a promise to purchase and sell agreement for the sale of 100% of the shares...

Capital MarketsAlcogal advises BofA Securities and J.P. Morgan in Mobiliare LatAm’s landmark USD 500 million international issuance

Alcogal advised BofA Securities and J.P. Morgan in Mobiliare LatAm's inaugural USD 500 million senior bond issuance due 2032, issued under Rule 144A/Reg S — the largest issuance by a...

BankingAlcogal acted as legal advisor in the corporate securities issuance of Banco Ficohsa (Panama), S.A., and participated in the bell-ringing ceremony at Latinex.

Alcogal advised Banco Ficohsa (Panama), S.A. on the registration of its Corporate Securities Revolving Program for up to US$30,000,000.00, structured by Global Bank Corporation. The transaction involved our partner Rafael...

BankingAlcogal acted as Panamanian legal advisor to Bank of America Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Jefferies in Bladex’s first international AT1 bond issuance for USD 200 million.

We acted as Panamanian legal advisors in Bladex’s first international AT1 bond issuance, which reached an amount of USD 200 million and received strong interest from international investors. The transaction...

BankingAlcogal participates in historic financial transaction consolidating BAC as a regional benchmark

Alcogal provided comprehensive advisory to BAC International Bank, Inc. in the closing of a USD 500 million international syndicated loan — the most significant of its kind in the history...