Department profile
Mayora & Mayora, S.C

Banking & Finance

Global Guide 2026 : Guatemala


Mayora & Mayora, S.C

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Banking and finance are integral for the business world to march forward. At Mayora & Mayora, we boast a team of professionals that are on the cutting edge of regulations and insights in the industry.

Our integrated offices bring together a breadth of experience assisting both sides of the table—those providing the financing and those receiving it—so that you have experts by your side throughout the entire process. Before working at the firm, our attorneys in this practice group have worked in some of the largest financial institutions in the world, as well as in the government bodies regulating banking and finance, instilling in them an intimate knowledge of the laws and regulations that affect the industry.

We help notable banks open up operations in the region, represent large businesses in obtaining financing for their next big project, and assist individuals in investing capital in the region. For this and much more, Mayora & Mayora is a prime choice for legal assistance in the banking and finance area. 

Our focus in this practice area revolves around the following matters:

Foreign Direct Investment

Lending

Securitization

Banking and Finance Regulation

Project Finance

Private Equity

Trusts

Derivatives

Insurance and Reinsurance

Guaranties

Bank formation and Registration

Clients (21)

  • Banco Agro Mercantil (BAM)
  • Banco Azteca
  • Banco Compartamos
  • Banco Industrial
  • Bolsa de Valores Nacional de Guatemala
  • Citibank
  • Energuate
  • GBM de Guatemala (an IBM alliance company)
  • GE Capital Aircraft Finance
  • International Finance Corp.
  • Santander Sugar Corp.
  • Sucden Americas Corp.
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank
  • Bank of New York Mellon
  • Capgemini
  • Credit Suisse
  • First Cash, Inc.
  • International Swaps and Derivative Association
  • Sanofi-Aventis
  • Société Générale
  • Rabobank

Industries (6)

  • Financial Institutions
  • Stock Exchanges
  • Financial Services
  • Technology
  • Transportation
  • Pharmaceutical

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Guatemala

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Mayora & Mayora possesses an experienced banking and finance department that maintains a strong reputation in Guatemala and offers strong expertise in project finance. The legal team is known to negotiate and renegotiate syndicated loans on behalf of banking clients. The firm also enjoys well-regarded capital markets capabilities, with particular strength in debt issuances.

Strengths

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  • The firm is distinguished by the expertise of its lawyers and the attention they give to clients in order to solve their concerns and provide the best possible service.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeopleEduardo A. Mayora
    Senior StatespeopleEduardo A. Mayora

    Eduardo A. Mayora

    Experienced partner Eduardo Mayora has a longstanding and much respected presence within the Guatemalan banking and finance sphere. He assists clients with the granting of security interests and guarantees and complex issuances of notes.

    • Eduardo Mayora has advised us on issues of greater complexity by providing alternatives and appropriate solutions.

      Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
  • Band 3Claudia Pereira
    Band 3Claudia Pereira

    Claudia Pereira

    Claudia Pereira is highly active in the Guatemalan banking and finance space. Her expertise is especially strong in the areas of secured transactions and note issuances.

    • Claudia Pereira is open and demonstrates her knowledge of financial matters.

      Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

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Guatemala

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