Arias has offices throughout Central America: in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. The Costa Rican branch of the firm was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San José.  
   
Focusses / specialisms  
The firm has established a distinct presence in corporate and M&A matters, as well as in project development. The banking and finance team largely represents lenders in credit and loan guarantees towards refinancing, development financing, trade finance and other types of financing.   
   
Key clients  
Key clients include Natural Partners and Refeel, Telefónica, HSBC, Citibank, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and the Sardinal Water Trust.  
   
Research period review: 33rd edition (2022/2023)  
Over the research period, the banking team represented borrowers and lenders equally in financing arrangements.  
The M&A team acted for buyers and targets across numerous industries in company and asset acquisitions.  
The project development team supported bidders and project developers in concessions and other project matters in the real estate, technology, healthcare and energy industries. 
   
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2022/2023) 
Project development 
“Arias took hands-on and arranged to resolve the issue in two weeks, smartly managed.” 

Carlos Ubico 
“Welcoming every time and that provides such confidence and trust that we as customers can freely express our needs, their easy communication and constant updates make a big difference from others, we are always aware of what is going on (good or bad) with no gray areas.”