Gabriel Matarasso

Gabriel Matarasso joined Marval O’Farrell Mairal in 1994 and has been a partner since 1996. His areas of specialization include corporate, commercial, regulatory, project finance, trade finance and lending in general, both local and international.

During the 90s, Gabriel worked on the reorganization of Argentina’s public debt under the “Brady Plan”; then on the debt-for-equity exchange during Argentina’s privatization process and on the regulatory framework for Market Makers. He also worked on leading IPOs such as YPF, TGS and Citicorp Equity Investments.

He has also advised on many M&A transactions, representing investment banks, financial institutions, strategic partners and private equity funds in international transactions. He has advised foreign investors on public bids and joint ventures, as well as on different types of public sector-related transactions, including energy contracts and project finance.

Gabriel has also advised on many debt restructurings (Alto Paraná, Alpargatas, Coto and Pecom, among others). He has participated in numerous M&A transactions and financings, including project finance deals such as Renova and Genneia’s Rawson Wind Farm, advising investment banks, financial institutions, multilateral lending agencies, strategic partners and private equity funds in international transactions.

Chambers & Partners remarks that “He has a good profile for this kind of work as he facilitates a deal. He is a very experienced lawyer, solid, critical and practical.” Legal 500 states that “The ‘absolutely first-rate’ Gabriel Matarasso is also a respected senior figure and paired up with the ‘technically very strong. IFLR 1000 rates him as “Highly regarded”.

He graduated with a law degree from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1987; in 1990 he completed a postgraduate degree in Business Law at the same university, and in 1992 he obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Houston.

He has spoken at courses and seminars and has published works on matters related to his areas of specialization.

He is a member of the Buenos Aires Bar Association and the International Bar Association. He has served as secretary of the Buenos Aires Banking Lawyers Committee.

Education

• Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1987; in 1990 he completed a postgraduate degree in Corporate Legal Advisory at the same university, and in 1992 he obtained an LL.M. from the University of Houston.