Arias counsels on refinancing of Ransa’s merger with TCF
Arias Law acted as local counsel to lenders Banco Santander and Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex) in the financing and refinancing arising from the merger of Ransa with Transportes Centroamericanos del Futuro (TCF).
Through the transaction, Ransa merged its activities with those of TCF, a leading freight forwarder, effectively integrating its operations in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
This transaction facilitated the financing and merger of Ransa and TCF, consolidating the Ransa Group’s position in the Latin American logistics industry.
Arias’ team was coordinated by the banking and finance team in the Costa Rica office. The lawyers involved in this transaction were partner Ana Mercedes Lopez (pictured top left) and senior associate Rafael Burgos in El Salvador; partner Luis Pedro del Valle (pictured top centre), director Cindy Arrivillaga, associate Andrés Marroquín Manrique, and paralegal Martín Montenegro Lou in Guatemala; partner Mario Agüero (pictured top right), and senior associate Rodolfo Salgado in Honduras; partner Ana Teresa Rizo (pictured bottom left), and associate Kevin Castro in Nicaragua; partner Diego Gallegos (pictured bottom centre), senior associate Arianne Silva, and paralegal Mariana García in Costa Rica; and partner María Cristina Fábrega (pictured bottom right), and associate Paula Vives in Panama.
