Aguilar Castillo Love
More informationCorporate powerhouse Aguilar Castillo Love leverages the firm’s extensive network (with offices throughout Central America as well as in Bolivia, Ecuador, Panama and Paraguay) and close links with international firms to advise on a wide array of multi-jurisdictional M&A, including regional deals. The team acts for a growing roster of multinational clients, as well as major local companies, demonstrating particular strength in the energy, technology (including fintech) and pharmaceutical industries. In addition, the broad practice covers corporate restructurings, the establishment of operations in Honduras, and related commercial and antitrust issues. The firm fields a sizeable four-partner team, headed by office managing partner Enrique Rodríguez Burchard, who has considerable experience in M&A, and Juan José Alcerro Milla, the leader of the firm’s antitrust and fintech and start-up groups. Carolina Aguirre Larios and Victor Alejandro Martínez, who has complementary tax expertise, are other names to note, alongside a deep bench of associates, including Ondina María Santos and Leonel Contreras. The firm also has an active D&I initiative, Proyectos ACL Mujeres, which promotes the participation of women in business, including through its pro bono work.
Key clients
- Grupo Don Julio
- Total Eren
- Mondelez International Holdings
- INHESA
- Softys
- Coats Group
- Amazon
- Fundación Nasser para el Desarrollo Educativo de Centroamérica
- Grupo Deli
Work highlights
- Acted as lead counsel for Grupo Don Julio on the sale of its business to Peruvian retail group Corporación Castillo.
- Advising Mondelēz International Holdings on the acquisition of shares in the Mexican entities of Ricolino, a subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo.
- Advising Total Eren on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in an SPV and certain assets of a second SPV set up to hold the rights to a 112.5MW wind farm project located in San Marcos de Colón, owned by Nordex.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Enrique Rodríguez Burchard, Juan José Alcerro Milla