We provide legal solutions for your business in Central America.

We are the only law firm with specialized lawyers dedicated exclusively to their practice areas in the five countries of the Central American region, guaranteeing the highest standard of technical quality for our clients. We have the largest team in the Central American region with +200 lawyers located in 9 offices in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica; which gives us the ability to offer personalized attention in high volume regional matters through a single point of contact for your regional needs, providing you with an agile and efficient coordination that results in a standardized and effective final product.

• Banking and finance
• Investment funds
• Restructuring
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Equity
• Competition
• Covered bonds
• Financial restructuring
• Financial services regulatory
• Investment funds
• &A
• Private equity
• Project bonds
• Project development
• Project finance
• Securitisation

Banking and Finance
Oscar Samour
osamour@consortiumlegal.com
 
Recent transactional highlights:

• DNB Sweden AB granted a loan to TIGO - US$100,000,000.00 - DNB Sweden AB granted a loan to Telemovil, S.A. de C.V., (“TIGO”) as borrower and Millicom International as guarantor for US$100,000,000.00 TIGO is the largest telecommunications company in El Salvador and one of the largest in the Central American region. The proceeds of the loan will be used by Tigo for the refinancing of their corporate debt in El Salvador.
• The Bank of Nova Scotia granted a loan to Exell Business INC for US$ 160,000,000.00 - The Bank of Nova Scotia granted a loan to Exell Business INC, holding entity for one of the largest vehicle dealerships in Central America with operations throughout the region and the Caribbean, for the amount of US$ 160,000,000.00. Consortium oversaw the review of the loan agreement from a Salvadoran law perspective, the bond issued by the local entities as part of Exell Group, and other ancillary documents under Salvadoran law.

Corporate
Recent transactional highlights:

• Grupo PDC adquires Dizac, S.A. de C.V. - Consortium Legal advised Grupo PDC in the acquisition and execution of the assets purchases agreements for all inventories, assets and intellectual property of Dizac, S.A. de C.V., one of the most relevant consumer goods distributors and manufacturer of the “Australian” Milk brand in El Salvador and Guatemala. The transaction was structured in order to acquire the entire operations of DIZAC in El Salvador and Guatemala In addition, Consortium provided legal advice to Grupo PDC with all regulatory filings before all necessary governmental authorities in El Salvador.
• Consortium advised General International Telecom Limited and Jaguar Fund No. 1, L.P. in the acquisition process of 99.3% and 100% of the shares, respectively, of two local companies in the telecom sector: Telefónica Móviles El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. and Telefónica Multiservicios, S.A. de C.V. (the “Target Companies”). In such process, Consortium provided legal advice in the due diligence process, the stock purchase agreement and the closing of the transaction from a local perspective which included advice in areas such as corporate, data privacy, tax, intellectual property, regulatory matters in the telecom and antitrust sector, labor, real estate, insurance, among others.

• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Financial services
• Food and beverage
• Industrials
• Oil and gas
• Pharm and life sciences

Guatemala
Diagonal 6 10-01 zona 10. Centro Gerencial Las Margaritas Torre II, Oficina 1402
Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
T: +502 2279 3939
E: guatemala@consortiumlegal.com
 
Honduras
Primera Calle # 304 – Torre Consortium I.
Colonia La Estancia, Final del Bulevar Morazán
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
T: +504 2221 1002
E: honduras@consortiumlegal.com

Edificio Banco de Occidente, Local #5
Frente a la Plaza Pedregal Bulevar hacía Banco del País, Sector Noroeste.
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
T: +504 2566 0840
E: honduras@consortiumlegal.com

Nicaragua
Del antiguo Hospital Militar, 1 cuadra al Norte.
Edificio Consortium Legal.
Managua, Nicaragua
T: +505 2254 5454
E: nicaragua@consortiumlegal.com

Costa Rica
150mts oeste de la entrada principal de Oficentro El Cedral, Escazú.
Edificio Banco General 6º piso
Escazú, Costa Rica
T: +506 2289 0750
E: costarica@consortiumlegal.com

Liberia, Centro Comercial Plaza Futura, Local #35
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
T: +506 8345 4548 / 8346 9465
E: costarica@consortiumlegal.com