Quijano, Ana I.

Quijano, Ana I.

Senior Associate
Panama

T +507 205 7000
E aquijano@arifa.com

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SUMMARY

Ana Isabel Quijano joined the firm in 2016.

Ms. Quijano specializes in banking and finance, securities, and mergers and acquisitions across diverse industries including financial services, hospitality, energy, and infrastructure, among others.

Her capital markets practice encompasses debt offerings and restructurings pursuant to local securities regulation and Rule 144A offerings, tender offers, and exchange offers.

As a member of the M&A, and Banking and Capital Markets practice groups, Ms. Quijano has advised numerous cross-border acquisitions, including the sale and acquisition of two general license banks, a major telecom provider and one of the largest supermarket chains.

Ms. Quijano’s Banking and Capital Markets practice stands out for her transactional skills advising creditors and borrowers, including private and public corporate clients, and financial institutions, as well as multilateral lenders in negotiating, documenting, and executing a wide range of cross-border secured and unsecured financing transactions ranging from private loan structures to public debt offerings.

Her M&A practice focuses on local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, cross-border financing, and banking and finance transactions. She also advises clients on various aspects of complex merger structures, including public tender offers. Her work underscores her versatility and proficiency in navigating diverse deal structures and regulatory compliance.

With over four years working at Panama’s largest private bank, Ms. Quijano brings extensive experience to her legal practice.

EDUCATION

Master of Laws in International Banking and Financial Law, Boston University School of Law (2016) (concentration in the Business of Banking and in Lending and Credit Transactions)

Bachelor of Laws (Licenciatura en Derecho y Ciencias Políticas), cum laude, Santa Maria la Antigua University (2015)

Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs and in Latin American Studies, University of Virginia (2011)

BAR ADMISSION

  • Panama

LANGUAGE

  • Spanish
  • English

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