Full service Central American firm Consortium Legal has offices in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The Honduran branch has two offices, in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula. In the financial and corporate practice area, the firm advises local and international clients across all industries on M&A matters. It also regularly works on capital markets transactions including capital increases, bond issuances and investment fund matters. In the project development practice area, it represents developers and sponsors in a wide array of industries, especially construction.  

Highlights  

The firm’s M&A practice was especially active, advising on complex transactions like the cross-border sale of a subsidiary of Ontex, a public company listed on Euronext Brussels. The subsidiary is in Mexico, and the firm provided counsel on the unique antitrust compliance matters related to the acquisition. The firm provided similar antitrust related counsel to its client Cargill.  

The firm’s corporate work is also exemplary. It is currently advising Millicom regarding its structural reorganization that also requires regulatory approvals.  

Key clients  

Millicom, Cargill and ONTEX are a few of the firm’s key clients.  

Testimonials 

“The professionalism, the explanations given, the quality of the document. Overall an outstanding service, especially from José Ramón Paz Morales.” (Financial services regulatory client)