Regional firm Aguilar Castillo Love houses a comprehensive banking and finance practice, encompassing syndicated loans, acquisition finance, project finance and financial regulatory issues. In particular, the team is commended for its strength on the lender side of complex, cross-border transactions, advising an array of international banks and financial institutions. Drawing on firm-wide expertise in the fintech space, the team also has a strong suit in advising payment services platforms, particularly in relation to their expansion in Central America. Honduras managing partner Enrique Rodríguez Burchard  and Juan José Alcerro Milla lead the practice, with extensive experience across the full range of transactional and regulatory financial matters. Other key names include Carolina Aguirre Larios and Victor Alejandro Martínez, both of whom have notable expertise in the energy and infrastructure sectors, and associates Ondina María Santos and Leonel Contreras.

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Key clients

  • Capital Square Partners
  • Astra Honduras

Work highlights

  • Assisting Capital Square Partners (via DLA Piper) with the amendment to the facility agreement between the client and DBS Bank and ING Bank (Singapore Branch).
  • Advised Astra Honduras on the projected expansion within the Central American region of its payments system and e-wallet service Tengo.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Enrique Rodríguez Burchard, Juan José Alcerro Milla