The powerhouse team at regional firm Arias remains a market leader, bringing strength to advising major financial institutions and multinational corporations on day-to-operations and complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions. The group’s comprehensive service covers matters ranging from M&A, joint ventures and project finance to antitrust, compliance, concessions and credit agreements. The firm’s broad client base spans such sectors as food and beverages, education, agri-business, telecoms, retail, and oil and gas. The practice is headed by managing partner and foreign investment authority Ana Teresa Rizo; Bertha Argüello, an expert in financial regulatory compliance; Gustavo-Adolfo Vargas, a specialist in advising multilateral institutions on the granting of credits, including the structuring and negotiation of agreements; and Rodrigo Ibarra, who handles matters involving hydrocarbons, telecoms and banking. Key support is provided at the associate level by Maryeling Guevara, who conducts complex due diligence for acquisitions, and Uriel Balladares, who manages horizontal property regimes and real estate regulatory matters.

The corporate and finance team at Consortium Legal remains a leader in the marketplace, harnessing the expertise of its offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua to advise financial institutions, government agencies, and national and multinational corporations and financial institutions on a comprehensive range of matters. With a client base spanning such sectors as mining, retail, fintech, life sciences and manufacturing, the firm’s full offering covers matters from cross-border M&A, company incorporations, project finance and market strategy to joint ventures, subordinated agreements, guaranteed and unsecured credit lines, and related tax and regulatory compliance issues. ​​The practice is headed by Olga Barreto, an expert in multi-level reorganisation processes and syndicated financing​, and foreign investment authority Rodrigo Taboada​. Carlos Taboada manages high-value transactions in the real estate sector. Other key names include senior associates Meyling Sampson, a free trade zone specialist, and Mónica Brenes, who brings strength to fintech matters.

Drawing on the bench strength of eight offices throughout the region, the transactional lawyers at García & Bodán continue to be a force in the marketplace, advising regional and multinational corporations and financial institutions on day-to-day corporate and finance matters and high-value, cross-border transactions. The firm’s active client base includes household names United Airlines and Payless ShoeSource, and spans such sectors as energy, food and beverages, aviation, retail, education, tobacco and telecoms. The firm’s comprehensive service extends from M&A, concessions contracts, consumer rights issues, due diligence and licensing to regulatory compliance, bond issuances, company incorporations and shareholders’ agreements. The practice is led by regional managing partner Terencio García, who was also appointed Nicaraguan office head in May 2024, and Federico Gurdián, the regional director of the corporate and transactional practice, who brings expertise to multi-jurisdictional M&A. Other key figures include tax practice head Melvin Estrada, who was appointed office deputy director in May 2024, and senior associate Dania Navarrete, who handles complex registry issues before public entities. Carlos Téllez was appointed managing partner of the Guatemala City office in May 2024, dividing his time between Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Headed by the respected Gloria María de Alvarado, the experienced corporate and finance team at Alvarado y Asociados brings expertise to advising insurers, financial institutions, and national and multinational corporations (including Cemex and Delta Airlines) on day-to-day matters and high-value, cross-border transactions. With an active client base spanning such industries as building materials, food, aviation, engineering and tech, the firm’s comprehensive service covers joint ventures, M&A, financial restructurings, concession contracts, competition law matters, regulatory compliance, due diligence and franchise agreements. Other key figures include senior associate Claraliz Oviedo, who provides support with due diligence processes and restructurings, and associates Jazmin Garcia, a specialist in real estate and notarial and registration law, and Norma Jaen, who manages regulatory compliance matters.

Leveraging the bench strength of offices in Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Guatemala, BLP advises multinational corporations, financial institutions, insurers and international development banks on day-to-day corporate and financial matters and complex, high-value, multi-jurisdictional transactions. With a client base spanning such sectors as tobacco, shipping, agriculture, motor vehicles, sports, manufacturing, telecoms, aviation and apparel, the practice’s full offering covers M&A, corporate restructurings, distribution agreements, administrative matters, consumer rights issues, credit restructuring and retail banking transactions. The practice is led by Ernesto Rizo, who brings over 20 years’ experience to the practice space, and specialises in capital markets, loans and structured financing. Director Federico Barrios brings expertise to business cooperation agreements and the handling of the purchase and sale of shares and assets.

The corporate and finance group at Aguilar Castillo Love harnesses the bench strength of 11 offices in nine countries in Latin America to advise well-known international corporations and financial institutions across such sectors as motor vehicles, telecoms, tech, food and textiles on day-to-day matters and high-value, cross-border transactions. The practice’s full offering extends to franchising and distribution matters, project finance, assistance to business start-ups and capital markets transactions, in addition to due diligence, regulatory compliance and related labour, tax, antitrust and consumer law issues. The practice is led by managing partner Thelma Carrión, an expert in M&A and private equity transactions, and banking and finance law specialist Violeta Núñez. Key support is provided by associate and experienced litigator Claudia Guevara.