Alejandro Cofiño
Alta QIL+4 Abogados
More informationA well-established powerhouse in the Guatemalan banking and finance space, Alta QIL+4 Abogados, which formed a regional outfit in May 2021, can now leverage its presence across Central America to handle a greater volume of cross-border transactions. The ‘extremely knowledgeable’ team is also well versed in international financial deals governed by New York law, with several members who are dual qualified. Its enviably broad practice spans syndicated and bilateral loans, debt refinancing, the financing of infrastructure and energy projects, and capital markets transactions. Leading the five-partner team are managing partner Marcos Ibargüen, Alejandro Cofiño (a high-profile name for international bond offerings and energy project finance), José Quiñones (who brings extensive tax expertise in financial transactions) and the ‘fantastic’ Andrés Lowenthal (an expert in international deals). The deep bench also includes recently promoted partner Melissa Echeverría and senior associates Santiago Granados and Ignacio Grazioso, who are noted for their expertise in aeronautical matters and public services projects, respectively.
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‘The Alta QIL+4 team are extremely knowledgeable in their field and are very proactive in attending to the client's needs.’
‘Andrés Lowenthal is a fantastic lawyer, very empathetic. His expertise is unmatched in Guatemala.’
'A very professional and efficient team. Available to meet our needs and respond to queries in a short period of time. Great knowledge of the laws of Guatemala and how they affect foreign institutions doing business in that country. The team is led by excellent professionals and they maintain a new generation of lawyers supporting the management of the main lawyers.'
'Marcos Ibargüen, Melissa Echeverría and Santiago Granados are agile and respond on time, have a high level of knowledge of local laws, and make valuable contributions to the documents being reviewed to ensure that our interests are well protected.'
Key clients
- Citibank
- JP Morgan Chase
- The Royal Bank of Nova Scotia
- Banco General
- Cifi
- Macquarie Bank
- HIG Capital
- Banco Panamá
- Banco de América Central (BAC)
- Global Bank
- Banco G&T Continental
Work highlights
- Acted as Guatemalan counsel for Telus International and its Guatemalan and Salvadoran subsidiaries in a $2bn refinancing by the Bank of Nova Scotia to refinance its current debt and acquire WillowTree.
- Advised Citigroup Global Markets, JP Morgan Securities and Scotia Capital, as purchasers, on a Rule 144A/Regulation S international capital markets debt issuance by the Central America Bottling Corporation.
- Advised Banco General on a cross-border deal consisting of a $50m fixed-interest short-to-medium-term loan to Banco Industrial for general corporate and operational purposes.
Lawyers
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Leading associates
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Santiago Granados
Ignacio Grazioso
Leading partners
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Marcos Ibargüen
Andrés Lowenthal
José E. Quiñones
Practice head
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Alejandro Cofiño, Marcos Ibargüen, José Quiñones, Andrés Lowenthal