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Category Archives: El Salvador
Banking & Finance, Blog, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, News
BLP advises BofA Securities and J.P. Morgan on Mobiliare’s US$500 million inaugural bond issuance
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Nov
Nov
BLP advised BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as initial purchasers in the issuance of US$500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.750% senior notes due 2032 by Mobiliare Latam, S.A. (“Mobiliare Holding”) and Mobiliare Latam México, S.A. de C.V., as co-issuers. The offering was conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S, and…
Blog, Business Law, El Salvador, Energy & Infrastructure, News
Law for the promotion of renewable energy use
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Nov
Nov
Strategic Opportunity for Clean Energy Investment in El Salvador On October 21, 2025, the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of El Salvador passed the Law for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Use (LFUER), a landmark initiative aimed at accelerating the country’s energy transition and positioning El Salvador as a competitive destination for sustainable investment. This…
Blog, Business Law, El Salvador, News, Tax
Special and transitory law granting facilities for the voluntary compliance of tax, customs, traffic, and other penalties
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Oct
Oct
On October 16, 2025, Legislative Decree No. 427 was published in the Official Gazette, enacting the Special and Transitory Law Granting Facilities for the Voluntary Compliance of Tax, Customs, Traffic, and Other Penalties (the “Tax Amnesty Law” or the “Law”). This regulation was approved by the Legislative Assembly to promote the voluntary regularization of debts…
Banking & Finance, Blog, El Salvador, Ethics & Anti-Corruption, News
New special law on money laundering and terrorism financing in El Salvador
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Oct
Oct
On October 9, Legislative Decree No. 426 was published in the Official Gazette, enacting the Special Law for the Prevention, Control, and Sanction of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing, and the Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (the “Law”). Its main purpose is to transform El Salvador’s anti-money laundering regime from a punitive…
At BLP, Blog, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Environment, Health & Safety, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
BLP Wins Two LatinFinance 2025 Awards for Infrastructure Leadership in Central America
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Oct
Oct
San José, October 2, 2025. Recognized for Legal Excellence and Transformative Project Structuring in the Region BLP has received two prestigious awards from the 2025 LatinFinance Project & Infrastructure Finance Awards: Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year – Central America Infrastructure Financing of the Year – Central America, for the San Cristóbal Green Academics and…
Banking & Finance, Blog, El Salvador, News
BLP advises BofA Securities, Inc. on the first international debt issuance by an autonomous institution in El Salvador
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Jul
Jul
BLP advised BofA Securities, Inc., as initial purchaser, in the international R144A bond issuance carried out by the Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa (CEL), which was backed by a sovereign guarantee from the Republic of El Salvador. This transaction marks a milestone in El Salvador’s financial market, as it represents the first international bond…
At BLP, Blog, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Environment, Health & Safety, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
BLP Named Central America Law Firm of the Year and Vivian Liberman Recognized as ESG Leader of the Year
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Jun
Jun
BLP has been named “Central America Law Firm of the Year,” and partner Vivian Liberman has been awarded “Latin America: ESG Leader of the Year” at the 2025 Women in Business Law Awards. San José, June 17, 2025. During the Women in Business Law Awards ceremony held in New York City, BLP received two of…
Blog, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ethics & Anti-Corruption, Guatemala, Honduras, News, Nicaragua, Regulatory Compliance, Prevention and Risk Management
Reorientation in the Enforcement of the FCPA: New Guidelines Establish Priorities for Latin America
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Jun
Jun
Reorientation in the Enforcement of the FCPA: New Guidelines Establish Priorities for Latin America After months of uncertainty following the temporary suspension of the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), the U.S. Department of Justice issued new guidelines that resume its implementation, this time with an approach that may lead to increased scrutiny…