Jorge Arenales is a partner at BLP, with 25 years of experience. He specializes in Business Law, Banking & Finance, and Energy & Infrastructure. Leading teams on multi-jurisdictional transactions in regulated industries such as Oil, Gas, Energy, and Telecommunications. He advises on Mergers & Acquisitions, project financing, and public procurement, with notable results in landmark infrastructure and energy projects in Guatemala. Jorge is the Regional Representative for Europe for Invest in Guatemala, Guatemala Moving Forward Plan. He teaches courses on the Legal and Economic Impact of Business Decisions and M&A in the LLM Program at Universidad Francisco Marroquin. From 2020 to 2023, he served as Co-president of the Latin American Council of the New York State Bar Association.

Education
Law degree and Notary Public, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala, 1998.
LL.M with Honors, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, United States, 2009.
Business Administration Certificate, Instituto de Empresa (IE), Spain.
Program of Instruction for Lawyers Negotiation Workshops, Harvard Law School, 2003.

Significant Accomplishments
BLP successfully advised Transportes Centroamericanos del Futuro (Tcfcam) in the regional sale of its Central American operation to Ransa. This transaction encompassed the sale of Tcfcam’s Guatemalan entity. Additionally, BLP facilitated the drafting of essential local documents to secure guarantees from the Guatemalan company, crucial for Ransa’s financing from Banco Santander and Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior.
BLP advised EVERTEC, a leading full-service transaction processing business in Latin America on the refinancing of its Credit Facilities to acquire Sinqia, a leading player in the market of software for financial services in Brazil. and pay related fees and expenses.

Professional Associations

• New York State Bar Association: Co-Chair of the Latin American Council, 2022 – 2023
• Bar Association of Guatemala
• International Bar Association (IBA): Member