BLP

Leveraging the bench strength of offices in Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Guatemala, BLP advises multinational corporations, financial institutions, insurers and international development banks on day-to-day corporate and financial matters and complex, high-value, multi-jurisdictional transactions. With a client base spanning such sectors as tobacco, shipping, agriculture, motor vehicles, sports, manufacturing, telecoms, aviation and apparel, the practice’s full offering covers M&A, corporate restructurings, distribution agreements, administrative matters, consumer rights issues, credit restructuring and retail banking transactions. The practice is led by Ernesto Rizo, who brings over 20 years’ experience to the practice space, and specialises in capital markets, loans and structured financing. Director Federico Barrios brings expertise to business cooperation agreements and the handling of the purchase and sale of shares and assets.