About

Provided by Aguilar Castillo Love

The key to success in corporate and M&A matters is the efficiency with which a deal can be executed so the client can return to their day-to-day business operations and decisions. This is our priority at Aguilar Castillo Love. We pride ourselves on our client care and putting our legal advice in a commercial context of our clients. We provide advice on what is really important; we’re business people that know the law.

Corporate is the firm’s core practice, from and to which most of the other practices derive and relate. Most corporate and M&A matters involve several areas of legal skill including, antitrust & regulatory, compliance, finance, labor and employment and tax, among others. We have experienced lawyers across these practice areas, who approach matters with a corporate lens and help clients navigate all issues that can arise in a corporate or M&A context.

Many of the regional transactions handled at the firm are led from the Costa Rica office, often taking the coordinating role on a deal.

We advise clients of all sectors in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-offs or any kind of business combination, arrangement or restructuring. Our experience covers the entire life of a deal, local ‘one-country’ transactions, to regional and cross-border deals.

We have extensive experience in assisting start-ups and advising on general foreign direct investment and greenfield projects, as well as giving general business law support.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Costa Rica

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What the Team is Known For

Aguilar Castillo Love is a renowned regional law firm that comes highly recommended by clients for its expertise in advising on both the buyer and seller sides of mergers and acquisitions. The law firm's experienced team deals with corporate incorporations, restructuring and the revision and amendments of commercial contracts in Costa Rica. Aguilar Castillo Love is frequently sought out by clients in the pharmaceutical industry, and remains a strong choice for foreign counsel.

Work Highlights

  • The team at Aguilar Castillo Love advised 3M Corporation on local law aspects of its reorganisation of the health care business worldwide and subsequent spin-off of the healthcare group into a standalone publicly traded company.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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John Aguilar Quesada
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John Aguilar Quesada
Head of Corporate/M&A
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Outstanding department head John Aguilar Quesada continues to be hailed by commentators for his market-leading position within the corporate market in Costa Rica.

John Aguilar Quesada is an extraordinary lawyer, visionary and with an extraordinary ability to turn the complex into simple.

John Aguilar Quesada is a national benchmark for M&A with a network of international contacts of the highest level. His vision and leadership have been exceptional.

Esteban Agüero Guier
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Esteban Agüero Guier
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Partner Esteban Agüero Guier handles acquisitions and spin-offs for well-known international corporations.

Esteban Agüero Guier has visionary, efficient and expert approach with a comprehensive perspective. He is very agile in providing timely responses.

Marco Solano
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Marco Solano
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Partner Marco Solano regularly handles cross-border transactions, including corporate reorganisations and spin-offs. He acts for a variety of clientele, ranging from industrial companies and life sciences clients to private equity firms.

Marcos Solano is very knowledgeable, quick and agile.

Ranked Lawyers at
Aguilar Castillo Love

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Costa Rica

Corporate/M&A

John Aguilar Quesada
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John Aguilar Quesada
Head of Corporate/M&A
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Esteban Agüero Guier
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Esteban Agüero Guier
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Band 4
Marco Solano
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Marco Solano
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Band 4

Members

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Andrea Sáenz

Carolina Kierszenson

Fabián Solís

John Aguilar Quesada

John Aguilar Quesada

Head of Department

Mary Ann Drake

Tatiana Rojas

Clients

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AstraZeneca

Barclays

Boeing

DXC Technology

DowDupont

General Electric

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson Controls

Seiko Epson

Industries

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Consumer

Energy

Financial Services

Health Care

Industrials

Media

Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

Real Estate

Retail

Technology, Media and Telecommunications

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