Randall Barquero León

Randall is a partner in the Banking Department in Costa Rica. His experience includes representing local and international banks and entities in domestic and cross border lending and project finance transactions. He has participated in several mergers and acquisitions in the banking industry, in Costa Rica and Central America. He regularly provides advice to financial entities in corporate matters, contracts, credit structuring, financial regulation and compliance. He also coordinates Consortium’s regional Fintech practice.

• Advised BofA Securities, Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. as to Costa Rican Law, on a US$300 million Rule 144A issuance and purchase of sustainability-linked international notes by Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
• Advised BAC Credomatic in the regulatory and corporate matters of a merger among several corporate entities in the Costa Rica financial group, prevailing Banco BAC San José S.A., the largest private bank in Costa Rica
• Advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. as to Costa Rican Law, on a US$1,5 billion Rule 144A issuance and purchase of international notes by the Government of Costa Rica
• Advised a group of lenders from Costa Rica, Panama and the United States on a syndicated credit facility for US$125,000,000.00 granted to a local cable and telecommunications company, part of a global company.
• Advised the Interamerican Investment Corporation (BID Invest), part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) group, as to Costa Rican Law, on a financing for the building and development of a hotel in Alajuela, Costa Rica, licensed by the Marriott hotel group.

• Asset finance
• Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Financial services regulatory
• M&A

• Banking
• Financial services
• Real estate

• Specialization in Commercial Law (with honors), Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica (2001)
• Law Degree and Notary Public, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica (1998)
• Bachelor of Business Administration, Universidad Interamericana, Costa Rica (1996)
• He has two certificates in Fintech from New York University (NYU – Stern School of Business) and Hong Kong University.