BLP
More informationThe powerhouse team at BLP remains a market leader, employing the full bench strength of offices in San José, Puntarenas and Guanacaste (with a new fourth location in Marina Flamingo which opened in January 2023), in addition to branches across Latin America and Europe, to provide day-to-day advice and assistance with complex, high-value, cross-border M&A to national and global corporates across sectors ranging from building materials, life sciences, software and aviation to pharmaceuticals, fintech, telecoms and hospitality. The practice is headed by David Gutiérrez, who divides his time between the San José and Madrid offices, and who brings expertise to corporate structuring and infrastructure financing. Other key figures include Eduardo Calderón and Adriana Castro, both of whom are specialist in telecoms and media industry matters; Adelina Villalobos, who advises on free trade zone matters; and directors Adriana Acuña, who manages files involving corporate governance, and Elia Naranjo, who brings experience to contractual negotiations. José María Pacheco, a newly appointed special counsel experienced in cross-border M&A, joined the team from Sfera Legal in August 2022.
Testimonials
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- 'Excellent service. A broad team.'
- 'Adriana Castro is an excellent lawyer.'
- 'Excellent use of technology, very creative and innovative. Very good relationships and market intelligence for the benefit of their clients.'
- 'Teamwork and different specialties.'
- 'The BLP team is very efficient in all the areas in which we have worked with them. Specifically for the corporate and M&A area, they are by far the best in Costa Rica and Central America.'
- 'The M&A team stands out for Eduardo Calderón and David Gutiérrez. They are excellent lawyers. We would work with them again without hesitation.'
Key clients
- PaySafe
- Agrosuper/Empresas Aquachile
- Cementos Progreso
- Joby Aviation
- Aptean
- Barentz International
- Laboratorios Saval
- Teledolar
- Quarzo Tecnología
- Orbit
Work highlights
- Advised Paysafe on the acquisition of SafetyPay, a payments platform in Latin America that offers open banking and eCash solutions.
- Advised Cementos Progreso Holdings on the $335m acquisition of Cemex's assets in Costa Rica and El Salvador.
- Advised Agrosuper and its subsidiary Empresas Aquachile on the sale of Grupo ACI, a Costa Rican company in the tilapia aquaculture industry, to Industrias Martec.