Banking & Finance
Latin America Guide 2025 : Guatemala
Band 2
About
Provided by Mayora & Mayora, S.C
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
Chambers Review
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.
Work Highlights
- Mayora & Mayora's banking and finance lawyers assisted Tarjetas CUSCATLAN on regulatory banking mandates related to the issuance of credit cards in Guatemala.
Strengths
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"Mayora & Mayora's strong presence throughout the region makes them a great and strategic firm."
"Mayora & Mayora's strong presence throughout the region makes them a great and strategic firm."
Notable Practitioners
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 is very creative in finding solutions to help his clients."
"Eduardo Mayora is highly experienced and has had a lengthy career in the field."
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 highly experienced in handling transactions."
Ranked Lawyers at
Mayora & Mayora, S.C
Guatemala
Members
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Carlos Roberto Ortega
Maria Fernanda Morales Pellecer
Head of Department
Clients
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Banco Agro Mercantil (BAM)
Banco Azteca
Banco Compartamos
Banco Industrial
Bank of New York Mellon
Bolsa de Valores Nacional de Guatemala
Capgemini
Citibank
Credit Suisse
Energuate
First Cash, Inc.
GBM de Guatemala (an IBM alliance company)
GE Capital Aircraft Finance
International Finance Corp.
International Swaps and Derivative Association
JPMorgan Chase Bank
Rabobank
Sanofi-Aventis
Santander Sugar Corp.
Scotiabank
Société Générale
Sucden Americas Corp.
Industries
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Financial Institutions
Financial Services
Pharmaceutical
Stock Exchanges
Technology
Transportation