Partner
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Corporate / M&A
Hernando Padilla is regularly sought out to assist with acquisition of minority and majority stakes in companies. He has experience advising national and international clients hailing from a wide range of industries including the finance, infrastructure and pharmaceutical sectors. “Hernando Padilla knows the business, the importance and complexity of our transactions and the need for value proposition solutions”. Corporate / M&A, Chambers and Partners, Latin America.
Partner at PPU whose practice focuses on M&A, Private Equity and Corporate transactions. He has recently advised local and foreign clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and other corporate matters in both Colombia and the United States, including, among many others, Entoria Capital, Mercantil Colpatria, SCLEA, Acción, Platinum Equity Partners, Tecnoglass, Grupo Energía de Bogotá and General Atlantic, among others. Most recently, he represented Bancolombia in the development of its alternative investment platform together with Patria. Mr. Padilla has also participated in capital raising operations for start-ups, representing Softbank, GIC, Celeritas, Grupo Team among others. Mr. Padilla is admitted to practice in Colombia and in the state of New York.
Cristina es abogada de la Universidad de Los Andes (1998). Cuenta con un LLM de Columbia University (2002), un Curso en Corporate Compliance de la Universidad de Los Andes (2020) y un Diplomado en Gestión de Riesgos de la Universidad de La Sabana (2020). Después de una larga práctica en fusiones y adquisiciones y derecho financiero, Cristina fue nombrada Secretaria General y Controller de PPU en enero de 2019, apoyando a PPU en un amplio rango de asuntos regulatorios y contractuales y a cargo del proceso de conflictos de interés. Es la Oficial de Cumplimiento de PPU en Colombia y un miembro de su Comité de Deontología y Cumplimiento. Está a cargo del proceso global de manejo de conflictos de PPU, los estándares profesionales y éticos, reclamaciones, acuerdos de seguros y el manejo de riesgos.