BANKING & FINANCE

The firm advises foreign and local banks and financial institutions on a wide range of extensions of credit, such as secured and unsecured credit facilities and syndicated and non-syndicated facilities.  We have successfully represented lenders in important infrastructure and other development ventures such as airports, power projects, hotels, pharmaceutical companies and steel companies. 

We have unparalleled experience in advising lending institutions in financing domestic and cross-border investments.  Additionally, we also counsel banks in the financing of real estate developments and in issues related to their operations.

Practice Highlights

• Documentation of the financing for major tourism developments in Costa Rica (Marriot Hotel, Papagayo-Four Seasons, Marriot Los Sueños).
• Local documentation of the financing for the main airport in Costa Rica.
• Documentation of a multimillion-dollar loan for the development of 3 mega outlets of a major U.S. store chain, and of 6 similar outlets in Central America and the Caribbean.
• Secondary capital loans for two local banks.
• Documentation of a multimillion-dollar loan for a new industrial plant in the field of precision tools.
• Documentation of a multimillion-dollar loan for a Cable TV operation in Costa Rica.
• Documentation of a multimillion-dollar loan for a fine boat manufacturer that exports worldwide.
• Documentation of a multimillion-dollar loan for a medical equipment manufacturing plant.
• Documentation of a multimillion-dollar loan for a private energy generation project.
• Advising an international aircraft finance organization in the financing of several aircrafts leased to local and international companies with operations in Costa Rica.