Banking & Finance
Latin America Guide 2025 : Guatemala
Band 2
Email address
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+(502) 22401600About
Provided by Arias
Arias has over 82 years of experience providing accurate and timely solutions with a great team of professionals, award-winning client service and unparalleled innovation to the region’s legal market.
Arias is a full-service law firm able to provide advice in over 35 practice areas; with a legal team of 39 Partners and around 130 lawyers through their 7 offices across Central America.
Our clients, some of the world's and the region's largest private financial and insurance companies including local and international banks, financial institutions, insurance and reinsurance companies-rely on us for sophisticated counsel in transactions such as:
- Structuring and closing debt financing and loan security packages
- Debt restructuring
- Equity investment
- Issuance of negotiable instruments
- Project finance
- Asset securitization
- Structuring and implementation of investment funds and trusts
- Chartering of and ongoing legal advice to banks, financial institutions, and insurance companies
- Advice on financial and insurance regulatory matters
- Establishment of insurance Companies
- Counsel to the organization, management and everyday operations of the business
- The application process with local regulator
Chambers Review
Dynamic regional firm Arias possesses an active banking and finance department in Guatemala with a strong lender-side practice. The team offers key expertise in advising development banks on credit facilities aimed at SME companies and sustainable initiatives. The firm also possesses additional know-how in capital markets, and advises on debt instruments.
Work Highlights
- Arias acted as Guatemalan counsel to Natixis, Standard Chartered, Banco Santander, ING, and other creditors, on a USD711.6 million syndicated loan in favour of Impala Terminals Group for the acquisition of infrastructure owned by Puma Energy.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The lawyers at Arias were very efficient, language proficient, and demonstrated great knowledge when working with local and international clients."
"The lawyers at Arias were very efficient, language proficient, and demonstrated great knowledge when working with local and international clients."
Notable Practitioners
Head of department Luis Pedro Del Valle acts for both lenders and borrowers in acquisition and transactional financing. He is also well placed to assist with regulatory matters and credit facilities.
"Luis Pedro del Valle has very good local expertise and is very proactive, making him a highly appreciated legal advisor."