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EnfraGen buys Central American energy assets from Celsia

Paul Hastings LLP in New York and Palo Alto has helped a subsidiary of Latin American energy group EnfraGen acquire six renewable energy plants in Central America from Colombia’s Celsia.

19 May 2023

BLP promotes disputes lawyer to partner in Costa Rica

Elite firm BLP (Costa Rica) has strengthened its dispute resolution practice by promoting one of its lawyers to partner.

24 April 2023

Costa Rica makes US$1.5 billion sovereign issuance

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York and BLP (Costa Rica) have helped JP Morgan and Santander underwrite a US$1.5 billion issuance made by the Republic of Costa Rica.

19 April 2023

Davivienda gets structured IDB Invest loan in Costa Rica

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in Washington, DC and BLP (Costa Rica) have helped IDB Invest grant a US$145 million loan to the Costa Rican branch of Colombia’s Banco Davivienda.

22 March 2023

Chilean medical lab expands in Central America

BLP (Costa Rica) has helped Chilean pharmaceuticals group Saval enter the Costa Rican market by acquiring a production plant from San José-based counterpart Laboratorios Stein.

10 February 2023

Liberty gets landmark financing in Costa Rica

Ropes & Gray in London, BLP in San José and Maples Group in London have helped Costa Rican telecoms provider Liberty get US$450 million in new financing, which includes the largest ever sustainability-linked bond to raise funds for digital infrastructure in the country.

07 February 2023

BLP opens fourth Costa Rican office

BLP (Costa Rica) has inaugurated an office in Marina Flamingo, a town on the country’s northwestern coast, marking the Elite firm's fourth outpost in the Central American nation.

27 January 2023

Pro bono: Leading Lights

Latin Lawyer is pleased to present our Leading Lights for 2022, the law firms making a noteworthy contribution to strengthening Latin America’s pro bono culture.

16 January 2023

Several firms help Puerto Rican fintech land US$615 million loan

BLP in San José and Guatemala City and Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez SC in Mexico City have helped Puerto Rican payment processing company Evertec secure a US$615 million credit line.

13 January 2023

Pro bono: The road to progress

Engagement in pro bono work in Latin America grows every year and law firms across the region are consolidating their offerings by taking important steps to further institutionalise their practices, but our research suggests much more needs to be done to get lawyers involved.

12 January 2023