EX-8.1 3 d847137dex81.htm EX-8.1 EX-8.1

Exhibit 8.1

 

  

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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

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September 30, 2020

Auna S.A.A.

Avenida República de Panamá 3461

San Isidro, Lima, Perú

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as United States counsel to Auna S.A.A., an openly held corporation (sociedad anonima abierta) organized under the laws of Peru, in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

We, as your counsel, have examined originals or copies of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.

We hereby confirm that our opinion as to the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders of an investment in the Company’s ADSs or class A shares is set forth in full under the caption “United States Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the Registration Statement.

We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and the foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States.

We hereby consent to the use of our name under the captions “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement and to the filing, as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, of this letter. In giving this consent we do not admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the United States Securities Act of 1933.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP