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Provided by Diego Gallegos
Government Affairs and International Relations
Banking, Finance and Insurance
Compliance, Anti-money Laundering and Anti-corruption
Project and Infrastructure Finance
FinTech
Public Infrastructure and Public Private Partnerships
Bar Admissions: New York (2016) and Costa Rica (2013)
International Bar Association (IBA)
Law degree from Universidad of Costa Rica.
LL.M, Columbia Law School.
Diego Gallegos heads the Baking and Finance practice in Arias Costa Rica. For over a decade, Diego has excelled as an asset and corporate finance specialist. He has a proven ability to guide businesses and their lenders towards their financial goals across diverse sectors. This comprehensive background positions him to navigate the intricacies of large-scale financing for a wide range of clients. Diego´s department consistently works in project finance, restructuring and insolvency, fintech, regulatory work, capital markets, and corporate law transactions.
Diego's experience spans complex, cross-border finance transactions. He has represented prestigious institutions like Bank of America, IDB Invest, FMO, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Proparco and Deutsche Bank, among many others.
Valued for his deep financial knowledge and client-centric approach, Diego Gallegos tailors solutions to achieve specific needs, making him a trusted advisor for international clients and institutions.
He rejoined Arias in 2017 after pursuing his LL.M degree at Columbia University and holding positions in the Washington D.C. offices of Chadbourne & Parke LLP (now Norton Rose Fulbright) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). There, Diego specialized in project finance transactions, infrastructure projects and advisory work on political risk mitigation and FDI attraction.
Provided by Chambers
Up-and-coming partner Diego Gallegos of Arias garners significant praise from interviewees and peers alike, and is active in credit agreements from the borrower and lender side.
Provided by Chambers
Diego Gallegos is great to work with. He understands our requirements and works hard to complete our transactions quickly and efficiently.
Diego Gallegos is great to work with. He understands our requirements and works hard to complete our transactions quickly and efficiently.
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ARIAS PARTICIPATED IN MAJOR RESTRUCTURING OF PROCAPS' CREDIT FACILITIES
ARIAS acted as Central American counsel to the local subsidiaries of PROCAPS S.A. in connection with the execution of key amendments and restatements to the company's financing arrangements, as part of a broader regional debt restructuring strategy.
ARIAS ADVISES ON $200M SYNDICATED LOAN FOR CREDIQ IN CENTRAL AMERICA
ARIAS advised lenders in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala on CrediQ’s $200M syndicated loan, led by BLADEX and Grupo Bancolombia. Our teams ensured compliance and stakeholder alignment, reinforcing our commitment to excellence in complex financial transactions across the region.
LEGAL COUNSEL TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION IN A $150 MILLION FINANCING FOR GRUPO RANSA
ARIAS SERVED AS LEGAL COUNSEL TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION IN A SIGNIFICANT $150 MILLION FINANCING FOR GRUPO RANSA
ARIAS ACTED AS LOCAL COUNSEL IN THE FINANCING RESULTING FROM THE MERGER OF RANSA WITH TCF
ARIAS is pleased to recount the role played as local counsel in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama to Banco Santander and Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex) in the financing and refinancing resulting from the merger of Ransa with TCF
ARIAS PARTICIPATED IN MAJOR RESTRUCTURING OF PROCAPS' CREDIT FACILITIES
ARIAS acted as Central American counsel to the local subsidiaries of PROCAPS S.A. in connection with the execution of key amendments and restatements to the company's financing arrangements, as part of a broader regional debt restructuring strategy.
ARIAS ADVISES ON $200M SYNDICATED LOAN FOR CREDIQ IN CENTRAL AMERICA
ARIAS advised lenders in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala on CrediQ’s $200M syndicated loan, led by BLADEX and Grupo Bancolombia. Our teams ensured compliance and stakeholder alignment, reinforcing our commitment to excellence in complex financial transactions across the region.
LEGAL COUNSEL TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION IN A $150 MILLION FINANCING FOR GRUPO RANSA
ARIAS SERVED AS LEGAL COUNSEL TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION IN A SIGNIFICANT $150 MILLION FINANCING FOR GRUPO RANSA
ARIAS ACTED AS LOCAL COUNSEL IN THE FINANCING RESULTING FROM THE MERGER OF RANSA WITH TCF
ARIAS is pleased to recount the role played as local counsel in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama to Banco Santander and Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex) in the financing and refinancing resulting from the merger of Ransa with TCF