Federico Vieyra

Associate

About

Federico Vieyra focuses on capital markets and financial law. He advises on public securities offerings to public and private entities. He passed the Capital Markets Proficiency Test of the Argentine National Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores - CNV).

Areas of FocusCorporate Financial Services Finance

Bar admissionsArgentina

EXPERIENCE

Advised Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor S.A.), the largest electricity distributor in Argentina, in the successful international issuance under Regulation S and Rule 144A of its Class 7 Notes, with an annual nominal interest rate of 9.75% and maturity on October 24, 2024 (the “Notes”), as part of its global issuance program of up to US$750 million. The issuance of the Notes was structured through two concurrent offerings: on one hand, a cash integration offer in U.S. dollars; on the other hand, an exchange offer involving the in-kind integration of Edenor’s Class 1 notes, which also have a 9.75% nominal annual rate and mature on May 12, 2025. The total face value of the Notes amounts to approximately US$ 187 million.
Advised the Province of Río Negro on the issuance, on December 19, 2024, of Class 1 Treasury Bills for a total face value of approximately US$ 10 million.
Advised the Province of Chaco on the issuance of 33 series of Treasury Bills through 2024, for a total face value of approximately US$ 327 million.
Advised the Province of Santa Fe in the issuance, on November 25, 2024, of debt securities denominated “Road Infrastructure Bonds for Export Logistics in the Province of Santa Fe” due 2027, for a total face value of approximately US$ 50 million.
Advised the Province of Buenos Aires in the issuance, on November 5, 2024, of Public Debt Securities due 2026, for a total face value of approximately US$ 150 million.
Advised the Province of Mendoza in the issuance, on March 14, 2024, of Class 1 CER Bonds and Class 2 CER Bonds, for a total face value of approximately US$ 77 million.
• Advised Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor S.A.) in the local market issuance of 3 series of Notes through 2024, for a total face value of approximately US$ 221 million.
Advised Empresa Distribuidora de Electricidad de Mendoza S.A. (EDEMSA), a leading electricity distributor, in the local market issuance of 4 series of Notes through 2024, for a total face value of US$ 80 million.
Advised the Province of Buenos Aires on the issuance of floating rate bonds for a total face value of ARS16,423,783,860 in May 2022

Languages

Education

Law Degree, Universidad de Buenos Aires School of Law, 2021

with honors

Awards

Publications

"DLA Piper Argentina advises on the issuance of new Treasury Notes by the Province of Chubut" June, 2023
Author, "Force majeure and hardship in the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and in the UNIDROIT Principles on International Commercial Contracts," Lecciones y Ensayos, 2020

Media Mentions

Prior Experience

Before joining the firm, Federico worked as a paralegal and associate at two major law firms in Argentina. He additionally served as a teaching assistant for the University of Buenos Aires School of Law’s "Conflict of Laws," "Civil and Commercial Companies" and "Legal Theory" courses.