General How common is project finance in your jurisdiction? In what sectors is project financing most common? Project finance is becoming increasingly common in our jurisdiction. Borrowers have realised that, in addition to the funds, the proper development of a project sometimes requires the expertise and supervision of a strategic ally that

  What are the most common types of private equity transactions in your jurisdiction? Currently, the most common types of private equity transactions in the Dominican Republic consist of the acquisition of interests in local companies as controlling and in some cases, minority investments. Although less common, some of the most important transactions during

  Read the PDF Getting the Deal Through- Banking Regulation 2015 - Dominican Republic   Dominican Republic Mariangela Pellerano Pellerano & Herrera   Regulatory framework   1 What are the principal governmental and regulatory policies that govern the banking sector? The principal laws that govern the Dominican monetary and financial system are the Constitution of the Dominican Republic (specifically section

  Read the PDF Expected Changes to Dominican Republic’s Labor Law Likely to Rebalance Employer-Employee Relationship   The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel®   National Edition www.metrocorpcounsel.com   Volume 22, No. 9 © 2014 The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Inc. September 2014 Luis R. Pellerano, a partner in the Dominican Republic law firm of Pellerano & Herrera (www.phlaw.com), leads the firm’s foreign

  Read the PDF Business Opportunities Abound Under Dominican-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement   The Metropolitan  Corporate Counsel   National Edition www.metrocorpcounsel.com   Volume 22, No. 7 © 2014 The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Inc. July/August 2014 Business Opportunities Abound Under DominicanCentral America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement   Almost exactly a decade ago, on August 5, 2004, the United States signed the Dominican Republic-Central America-United

General 1 How common is project finance in your jurisdiction? In what sectors is project financing most common? Project finance is becoming increasingly common in our jurisdiction. Borrowers have realised that, in addition to the funds, the proper development of a project sometimes requires the expertise and supervision of a strategic ally that

Country-level Regulatory and Policy overview Child & Youth Finance International 1. Does your country have a specific policy or law regulating the access to financial products for children and youth? No.There is no specific policy or law, as pursuant to the provisions of Article 389 of the Civil Code the father is responsible

Introduction Foreign investment in the Dominican Republic is continuing to expand and the number of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, is steadily increasing. Business combinations in which one entity gains control of, or a controlling interest in, another occur frequently. The preferred option for managing a business combination is through a merger or

Over the past decade or so, the Dominican Republic, a member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) and one of the countries that subscribes to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) Principles of Corporate Governance, has taken numerous steps to modernize its banking and financial systems, from updating