Rafael Alvarado Riedel

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Rafael is a partner in Consortium Legal – Guatemala. He has more than 20 years of experience in Foreign Investment, Project Finance, International Commercial Contracts, Telecommunications, Tax Law and International Trade. He is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA); American Bar Association (ABA) and the Guatemalan Bar Association.

WORK HIGHLIGHTS

• Advised AIG Seguros in the acquisition of Assa Seguros.
• Advised Rentokil Initial Americas, LTD in the asset acquisition of the pest control division of the Guatemalan company Dimegsa, S.A. for $1.4mll.
• Advised OPIC and Banco de América Central in the cancellation process of more than 200 sub-mortgages that were granted on behalf of a loan agreement signed on April 28, 2009 by and in between BAC, OPIC and Citibank, N.A. for the amount of US$38,300,000
• Helped Southern Cross Group in the Merger and Acquisition process of a software company called Intellego Caricam for the Guatemalan companies involved in the process.

EDUCATION

• Master in Commercial Law and Business Administration (cum laude), Facultad de Derecho, Universidad Francisco Marroquín; Guatemala, (2003).
• Lawyer and Notary, Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Universidad Rafael Landívar; Guatemala, (2000).

LANGUAGES

Spanish

English

German

ASSOCIATIONS

Association of Lawyers and Notaries of Guatemala

American Bar Association (ABA)

International Bar Association (IBA)