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Natalia Escobar

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natalia.escobar@phrlegal.com

+57 6013257300

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Banking and Finance and Capital MarketsCorporate Sustainability

Natalia Escobar is a partner in Posse Herrera Ruiz since 2022, Financial Law & Capital Markets department. She has over 15 years of experience in local and international financial regulation matters, and in lending and capital market transactions.

Natalia advises local and foreign financial institutions and securities issuers in regulatory matters related to banking, asset management, pension, insurance, securities, and fintech. She also represents regulated and non-regulated entities on a broad range of matters before the Colombian Financial Superintendency and other authorities. Her practice includes advising innovative ventures and projects related to the financial system, with high social impact or focused on sustainability.

Before joining PHR, Natalia worked at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, Switzerland. At the BIS, she supported regulators and supervisors of Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDE) in implementing the insurance core principles as part of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors’ (IAIS) Secretariat. She also coordinated the launch of the IAIS’ global Fintech and Financial Inclusion Forums.

Natalia served in the Colombian Financial Superintendency as Legal Counsel to the Deputy Superintendent for Institutional Supervision and Deputy Superintendent for Insurance. Acting in the latter capacity, she directed the risk-based supervision of the Colombian insurance industry. She also oversaw the regulatory approvals for various new (re)insurers, new insurance products and business lines, and several mergers and acquisitions involving local and foreign (re)insurers and brokers. She also represented this entity in international fora such as the IAIS, ASSAL (Latin American Association of Insurance Supervisors), and the OECD.

Natalia began her career as an Associate in the Financial Law and Capital Markets department at PHR, where she worked for more than six years. Her practice focused on regulatory matters and advising financial institutions and corporations in connection with a variety of lending and capital markets transactions.

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– MBA (with an emphasis in Finance and Entrepreneurship), the University of Rochester. (2018). Newyork, USA.

– LL.M. in International Business Law from Tilburg University (2009), Netherlands.

– Degree in Capital Markets Law, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (2007), Bogotá, Colombia.

– J.D. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (2005), Bogotá, Colombia.

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  • August 13, 2024

BANCO FINANDINA S.A. BIC

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BANCO FINANDINA S.A. BIC Como Emisor De Un Bono Sostenible Y Una Suscripción Por 120.000 Millones De Pesos Colombianos A Ser Suscritos Por Idb Invest.
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Talanx Group in the acquisition of Liberty Mutual’s businesses

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  • September 22, 2023

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  • May 29, 2023

TALANX SIGNS EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LIBERTY MUTUAL IN LATIN AMERICA

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  • May 26, 2023

PHOENIX TOWER INTERNATIONAL ON THE REFINANCING OF SEVERAL CREDIT FACILITIES

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  • January 4, 2023

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2024
September

Posse Herrera Ruiz advised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., new york branch in the refinancing granted to Contugas S.A.C for USD 320 million ​

​​​Posse Herrera Ruiz acted as Colombian legal counsel to Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., New York Branch, in connection with its role as lead arranger in the structuring, negotiation and closing of a USD$320 million refinancing of a syndicated loan...
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BANCO FINANDINA S.A. BIC

PHR acted as counsel to Banco Finandina S.A. BIC regarding the issuance of sustainable bonds in the secondary market for up to 200 billion COP, of which IBD Invest will subscribe 120 billion.
2024
July
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2023
March

TALANX SIGNS EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LIBERTY MUTUAL IN LATIN AMERICA

PHR acted as Colombian local counsel to Talanx Group in the acquisition of Liberty Mutual’s businesses in Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador. With this acquisition, Talanx becomes the third-largest insurer in Latin America through its subsidiary HDI International. The acquisition...
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