Speaker Profile

Luis Fernando (LF) Perdigon Head of Infrastructure, Americas – Private Markets SMBC Mr. Perdigon co‑headed SMBC’s Specialized Finance Department between 2020 and 2025, overseeing a cross‑functional organization of more than 200 professionals responsible for Project Finance in North America and Latin America, Export Credit Agency finance, non‑recourse real estate, and M&A, among other activities. In this role, he also had regional oversight of the firm’s businesses across Latin America, including Corporate and Project Finance, managing teams based in New York, Mexico City, Bogotá, Lima, Santiago, and São Paulo. He is co‑responsible for building SMBC’s Asset Management platform in the Americas and leads the Infrastructure and Energy strategy for the platform. Mr. Perdigon joined SMBC in 2007. In addition to his current and prior roles, he spent five years in Colombia as Country Head, with responsibility for overseeing the firm’s business in Peru and Panama. With 30 years of experience in financial services, Mr. Perdigon brings deep expertise in project finance, structured finance, asset management and investment banking. He has led several strategic growth initiatives, including the upgrade of SMBC’s CIB platform in Latin America, the creation of the firm’s first global infrastructure debt fund, the opening of multiple offices across the Americas and more recently, the built out of SMBC Asset Management platform for the Americas, which is part of a global initiative. In addition to his current role at SMBC, Mr. Perdigon has served since 2015 on the Board of Directors of Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional (FDN), Colombia’s national infrastructure development bank. Prior to joining SMBC, Mr. Perdigon spent nine years at Standard Chartered Bank in corporate banking and project finance roles in Colombia, Dubai, and New York. Mr. Perdigon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) and a diploma in Corporate Finance from CESA. He is a FINRA‑registered securities representative, having completed the Series 79, 63, and 24 examinations. He is bilingual in English and Spanish and has advanced proficiency in Portuguese.