Adriana’s practice is focused on commercial real estate, secured transactions and debt restructuring, representing banks, institutional lenders, private equity funds and other institutions on a wide range of transactions, such as asset-based and real estate-based lending, mezzanine financing, construction loans and complex out-of-court workouts and restructurings. She is also experienced in corporate matters, including corporate mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts and the formation of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and joint ventures.

Prior to joining Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC, Adriana worked for several years at a major firm in Puerto Rico, focusing her practice in various areas of corporate law and secured transactions. Adriana also served as General Counsel of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF), where she advised on matters relating to the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) and the $129 billion debt restructuring of the Government of Puerto Rico—the largest restructuring in the US capital markets’ history. Adriana also served as Special Advisor for the President of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico (GDB).

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Tufts University where she majored in Economics and International Relations. She obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico, and a Master of Business Administration from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. Adriana also passed Level I of the CFA Program in 2019 and is a Level II Candidate.

Education:

• Tufts University, Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Relations, 2008
• Universidad de Puerto Rico, Juris Doctor, 2011, Cum Laude
• IE University, Master of Business Administration, 2019

Bar Admissions:

• Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
• District of Columbia

Past Employment Experience:

• O’Neill & Borges, Associate, 2011-2016
• Autoridad de Asesoría Financiera y Agencia Fiscal (AAFAF), General Counsel, 2017-2018
• O’Neill & Borges, Counsel, 2020-2021

• Bank Finance
• Distressed M&A
• Workout, Restructurings, and Transfers
• Foreclosures, Collections & Transfer of Collateral
• Debt Finance
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Joint Ventures
• Private Credit
• Private Equity & Fund Formation
• Real Estate
• Government Affairs
• Tax Incentives

• “Adriana Capacete is always attentive to all our requirements, delivers effective and efficient communication, and is always looking for the most productive solutions for the business.”
  – Chambers & Partners, Latin America Guide, 2025