Doing business in Argentina
Argentina is the eighth-largest country worldwide, and the second largest in Latin America. Being the world’s 27th largest economy, and the second-largest economy in South America. Argentina boasts plenty of natural resources, a highly-educated population of over 40 million people, the inexistence of racial, religious or geopolitical conflicts, the highest English speaking proficiency in the region, a wide school offer with international curricula, and the main metropolitan areas with lower pollution levels than most of Latin America urban center. Argentina´s capital city, Buenos Aires, is itself the 13th largest economy among the world’s cities.
With a lot of untapped markets and fields, doing business in Argentina may be very promising and
Castro Sammartino & Pierini is specially prepared to assist all kind of foreign investors and businesspersons, wishing to do business in Argentina, whether they are big multinational companies or small ventures.
Our advice covers the whole stages of setting up a new business in Argentina. From choosing the best legal vehicle, registering a foreign company with the Public Registry to allow it to be a shareholder or partner of a domestic company, incorporating an affiliated or subsidiary company, registering a branch, helping to lease or buy the premises, applying for trademark protection, hiring personnel, entering into commercial contracts, etcetera, our services are broad and comprehend both the set up and the day-to-day company´s legal needs.
We also assist foreign companies and businesspersons with preliminary agreements (letter of intentions, memorandums of understanding, term– sheets), due diligence, and the negotiation, drafting, and closing of stock purchase agreements to take interest in an existing local company.
Castro Sammartino & Pierini with your company, to be better, always.
From our Legal Blog
Registration of foreign companies in Argentina: new facilities by the IGJ
By General Resolution No. 10/2024, the General Inspectorate of Justice facilitated several aspects of the registration of foreign companies in Argentina.
Increase in the minimum capital stock of corporations in Argentina
By Executive Decree No. 209/2024, published on March 1, 2024, in the Argentine Official Gazette, effective as from the same day of its publication (hereinafter, the Decree), Section 186 of the General Companies Law No. 19,550 was amended, setting the minimum capital stock of corporations in Argentina
Guarantee of representatives of foreign companies in Argentina: changes by the IGJ
The regime of the guarantee of representatives of foreign companies in Argentina has changed in the rules of the General Inspectorate of Justice.
The IGJ has issued its General Resolution N° 5/2024, published on February 23, 2024, in the National Official Gazette, effective as of the following day.