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Agribusiness and Food

About the Sector

Agribusiness is one of Central America’s key productive sectors: coffee, sugar, bananas, African palm, dairy products, meat, fruits, and processed foods generate employment, foreign exchange, and economic growth throughout the region. It is also a sector facing specific legal challenges, many of which are family-owned, operate in multiple countries, and require advisory services that combine an understanding of the agro-export business with the ability to coordinate regulatory, contractual, and corporate operations on a regional scale.

Our firm has a natural connection to the region’s agri-export economy: we work with family-owned business groups operating across several countries, vertically integrated producers, and multinationals with agricultural or food-processing operations in Central America. We combine legal expertise with an understanding of the agroindustrial business with strategic, non-transactional support tailored to the sector’s planning horizons. For groups with operations in multiple countries, we offer integrated coordination that harmonizes regulatory practices, optimizes corporate structures, and addresses the increasingly complex demands of international markets.

Most in-demand services at the regional level

    • Legal and corporate structuring of agro-industrial operations
    • Land tenure, acquisition, and use
    • Sanitary, phytosanitary, and food safety regulations
    • International trade, market access, and export certifications
    • Environmental regulations, water use, and natural resource management
    • Agricultural, supply, distribution, and marketing contracts
    • Labor and immigration advisory services for large-scale operations
    • ESG compliance, traceability, and standards for international markets
    • M&A transactions involving agribusiness assets
    • Corporate governance and structuring of family-owned business groups
    • Agribusiness and working capital financing
    • Dispute resolution regarding supply, quality, and marketing

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