A US company runs a raise boring project at an operating gold mine. With no Nicaraguan entity of its own, it operated through a local company, with bank accounts and hiring in a third party's name.
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Investment / market entry
Raise boring project at a gold mine
Legal structure for a US contractor at a gold mine
We organized the Nicaraguan operation of a US mining-drilling company: payment controls, employment contracts and an agreement that protects it while it forms its own local entity.
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Context
What was at stake before intervention.
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Approach
How the legal response was structured.
• Agreement between the investor and the local company running the project, with assignment of the contract and transfer of balances to the entity the investor forms in Nicaragua. • Internal controls on every cash outflow: petty cash, expense reporting, per diems, commissions and unreceipted expenses. • Employment contracts for the project's Nicaraguan and foreign staff.
03 / Impact
Raise boring project at a gold mine
Outcome / impact
The value lies in making the solution executable.
A contractual and control framework that protects the investor on every payment and sets a clear path to operate through its own entity, without halting work at the mine.
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