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
Real estate in Argentina: how to acquire title to or lease urban property to do business in Argentina
Real estate in Argentina: how to acquire title to or lease urban property to do business in Argentina
To a greater o lesser extent, doing business in a country always encompasses the use of real estate. In this article, we will cover the basics of real property rights and leases over urban facilities for commercial purposes in Argentina.
International Franchising in Argentina: new contribution of Castro Sammartino & Pierini
Castro Sammartino & Pierini, Attorneys at Law, announce the publication of the first edition of International Franchising 2016: Legal and Business Considerations, a comprehensive reference guide for lawyers, business people and academics to use in navigating the...
Public Private Contracts in Argentina: a long-expected new regulation to boost infrastructure development
Law Number 27,328 regulating Public Private Contracts in Argentina (Ley de Contratos de Participación Público-Privada, hereinafter the PPPLaw) will become effective as from 9 December 2016.
The law is quite balanced and does not only bear the public interests in mind but also strives for protecting the private contractors and lenders through different provisions and mechanisms, limiting the power of the administration and granting rights to protect the investment.
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