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Corporate and Business Law/M&A

Driving Business Growth Through Legal Strategy

LOVILL advises local, regional, and multinational companies on complex and strategically significant corporate transactions. Our Corporate and M&A practice is recognized for its sophisticated approach, comprehensive vision, and deep understanding of Panama’s regulatory landscape and the broader Latin American business environment.

We support our clients through mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, and corporate restructurings, as well as in their day-to-day operations. Our team serves as a trusted liaison in sensitive negotiations with regulatory entities and government authorities, delivering legal solutions with precision and strategic foresight.
LOVILL consistently ranks among the leading corporate law firms in Panama, driven by a multidisciplinary team that combines legal excellence, commercial insight, and sector-specific expertise across industries such as infrastructure, real estate, logistics, banking, consumer goods, telecommunications, and retail.

Our services include:

  • Comprehensive legal advisory in company acquisitions and divestitures
  • Legal due diligence
  • Transaction structuring
  • Drafting and negotiation of contracts
  • Mergers and spin-offs
  • Corporate restructurings
  • Incorporation of corporate vehicles
  • Corporate governance
  • Regulatory compliance

Client and Global Rankings Testimonials

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"It is the most responsive team in Panama. We work with more than five firms in this area and Lovill is characterized by its good service and its speed in handling matters, always taking care of the details. The team has a broad mastery of corporate law, offering support on matters ranging from the incorporation of companies to the maintenance of companies and review of corporate documents for transactions. They truly provide a multidisciplinary service."

Client Testimonial via Chambers and Partner.
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“Elizabeth Heurtematte always makes herself available for us. She articulates complex legal issues in a way that allows us to make sound business decisions.”

Client Testimonial via Chambers and Partners.
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“Alejandro Fung always delivers exceptional service and legal counsel. He shows a great ability to deal with complexities, reach correct answers and explain the reasoning behind his advice.”

Client Testimonial via Chambers and Partners 2025.

Some of Our Representative Cases

1

LOVILL represented seller, the largest logistics, security and mailing services company in Central America with headquarters in Guatemala in the sale of two business units dedicated to the secure transportation of valuables in Central America to a Spanish company which expanded its presence to 20 countries and increased its workforce to approximately 60,000 employees after the acquisition.
2

We act as sole legal counsel in Panama to a U.S. Fortune 500 Company dedicated to the manufacturing, import, export of consumer goods. Particularly, we assisted the company with the negotiation of their current most important provider in Panama, which included the settlement of an outstanding debt for 13 million dollars and the negotiation of a new distribution contract. LOVILL’s representation has been key to protect our client’s rights, as well as securing a new contract that allows client to achieve its business objectives.
3

Lovill advised an international investment and insurance fund established in Asia in the acquisition of a major South African insurance company with presence in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. The transaction involved the sale of a
pension fund, a trust and a life insurance company. Lovill gave the client multi-tier advice regarding all tax, regulatory, competition and corporate aspects of the sale.
4

LOVILL advised a multinational company in the purchase of a logistics holding group. The sale involved the negotiation of several bonds to guarantee the obligations of the seller, in the event of non-compliance of its obligations, and a trust to secure payment for the shares. The client obtained comprehensive advice involving every step of the transaction, from the negotiation of the agreement to the payment of the corporate taxes to finalize the transaction.
5

Lovill advised a subsidiary of a global telecommunications operator and IT services company in the closing of its business operations in Panama, which included cancellation of their licenses, dissolution and liquidation process, settlement of debts, tax returns and distribution to partners resulting from the liquidation.
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We provided legal advice to a regional law firm in the purchase of a Panamanian corporation that acts as a holding of several operative corporations in the pharmaceutical industry. We focused in structuring the deal between the parties, carrying out a due diligence of the corporation and reviewing and drafting several agreements, such as the purchase of shares agreement, a promissory purchase or buy back shares agreement that would solely apply in the event of non-compliance of the buyer’s obligations and a trust to secure payment for the shares.

As a result of the services we provided to this regional firm, their client was able to successfully close the transaction in the expected timeframe and in convenient terms and conditions, as well as managing from both Panama and his country of residence all necessary closing documents for such purpose.