Consortium Legal
More informationThe corporate and finance team at Consortium Legal remains a leader in the marketplace, marshalling deep bench strength and the expertise of its offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua to advise household-name national and multinational corporates and financial institutions on a comprehensive range of matters. The group’s extensive client roster spans the construction, banking and finance, insurance, tech, retail, energy, food and beverages, life sciences and manufacturing sectors. Core areas of expertise include high-value and complex M&A, company incorporations, due diligence and market strategy, project finance, joint ventures, subordinated agreements, and guaranteed and unsecured credit lines, as well as related tax and regulatory compliance issues. Foreign investment authority Rodrigo Taboada and Olga Barreto, a financial and corporate restructuring expert, lead the team. Other senior figures include former General Secretary of the Ministry of Justice of Nicaragua Martha Lorena Icaza, who brings over four decades’ experience to handling M&A. The key names at junior level are senior associates Meyling Sampson (a free trade zone specialist) and Carlos Castrillo (who assists with major transactions and general bidding processes).
Testimonials
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‘Consortium Legal has a team of legal experts in different practice areas, which makes it very efficient when providing its services. The introduction of technologies such as the use of shared folders in the cloud makes collaboration with the team efficient.’
'An excellent team.'
'It gives us great peace of mind to know that we are being advised by Rodrigo Taboada and his team.'
'A team with a lot of experience and knowledge, with a high degree of commitment to the client.'
'In addition to their knowledge, they are very willing to attend to any concern or problem, looking for a quick and effective solution.'
Key clients
- Pro Mujer
- Productive Business Solutions
- Uno
- Caterpillar
- Citibank
- Banco de la Producción (Banpro)
- Canadian Bank Note
- Amerra Capital
- Grupo San Jose
- DEG
Work highlights
- Advised COFIDES and ICO on financing a fishing company in Nicaragua, which in turn is affiliated with fishing companies in Spain.
- Advised Banpro, Banco Promerica Costa Rica, St. Georges Bank & Company and BAC on syndicated loans consisting of credit and lines of credit granted to wind generators Casur and Egersa.
- Advised the Central America Bottling Corporation (CBC) on the issuance and sale of an additional principal amount of 5.25% senior guaranteed sustainability-linked notes due 2029 for an amount of $1.1bn.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Olga Barreto, Rodrigo Taboada