Author Archives: BLP

Giselle Reuben is elected to the new Executive Committee of ASIPI for the period 2021-2023

At the ASIPI General Assembly held on December 1 in Punta Cana during the XXI Congress of the Association, the new Executive Committee that will lead the Association until December 2023 was elected. The incoming Executive Committee consists of Enrique Díaz (Mexico) as President, Luis Henriquez (Venezuela) as Vice President 1, Jorge Chávarro (Colombia) as…

Can the container crisis be mitigated?

By Shermine Elizondo BLP Associate, specialist in Customs Law [email protected] The scarcity of space available in maritime transport to move goods, the exorbitant cost increases of this means of transport, closures of ports and factories, as well as saturation and delays of operations in ports, are key factors that influence the current container/supply chain crisis….

¿Qué es la crisis de contenedores y cómo afecta al comercio internacional?

Por Shermine ElizondoAsociada BLP especialista en [email protected] Últimamente escuchamos hablar mucho sobre la actual crisis de contenedores, pero ¿qué significa esto realmente y cómo afecta al comercio global y en, última instancia al consumidor final? Con la pandemia del COVID-19 se ha dado una serie de impactos negativos en el ámbito económico mundial, debido a…

BLP has advised PROPARCO on a $30 million loan aimed at SMEs run by women in El Salvador

BLP has assisted PROPARCO in making an unsecured $30 million loan facility available to Banco Cuscatlan, S.A. The proceeds of the loan will be used by Banco Cuscatlán to make sub-loans to eligible sub-borrowers, including women-led/owned small and medium-sized enterprises in El Salvador. This transaction is intended to provide support to small and medium-sized companies…

BLP advised The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Cigna as lenders in a $115 million senior note private offering

BLP advised The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Cigna as lenders in a senior note private offering of an aggregate amount of $115 million. The private placement was purchased by one or more investment funds or managed accounts by Prudential Private Capital, Inc., and Cigna Investment Inc. Procaps´ subsidiaries, including Salvadoran subsidiaries Procaps S.A….

Costa Rica approves the Law of Attraction of Film Investments

The Legislative Assembly approved in a second debate the law that seeks to encourage film investments in the country. This Law declares as public interest the attraction of investments by the international film industry in Costa Rican territory, its promotion, and the generation of productive chains. The importance of this Law relies on the positioning…