Do you think Costa Rica is about volcanoes, beaches, and tropical forests?

Then explore why our clients are strategically leveraging Costa Rica to fast track innovation

We serve everyone from top investment & corporate banks, asset management firms and Fortune 100 companies

5 Reasons Costa Rica Is Ideal

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Risk Free and Stable

  • Risk free and most stable destination to do business in Latin America
  • Infrastructure is excellent (airports, roads, telecom, renewable energy)
  • There are regular flights from the US to Costa Rica enabling you to meet the team when required

Operates within Same Workday

  • Costa Rica follows Central Standard Time zone (CST), allowing Americas-based clients to collaborate with their Acuity Knowledge Partners teams during the same workday

Access to Top Talent

  • One-third have a Master’s/MBA degree or Higher
  • One-third have a background in Finance
  • One-sixth are pursuing or have completed CFA accreditation

Cultural Affinity and Innovation

  • More than 200 employees from over 12 countries culminate in a diverse and rich cultural workforce
  • Costa Rica is the second-most innovative economy in Latin America and ranks 54th in the world, according to the Global Innovation Index

Language Capabilities

  • English is a second language; however, most of our staff are bilingual or trilingual
  • We provide support in the following languages: English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, and Portuguese

Fast-track Innovation and Transformation

Explore how Costa Rica can be a strategic differentiator and add value on your innovation and transformation journey
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Overview of OUR Costa Rica business center

Innovation and knowledge driven ecosystem

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Innovation and knowledge driven ecosystem

  • Organizational culture that rewards employee driven innovation

  • Critical thinking amongst a diverse talent pool of technologists, statisticians, mathematicians, data scientists and data engineers instills innovation culture

Strategic partnership with top tier clients

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Strategic partnership with top tier clients

  • We support 5 of the top 10 investment banks and a significant number of buy-side clients

  • 20% of our global client base is serviced out of Costa Rica

  • We focus on value addition, client satisfaction, and flexibility in meeting clients’ objectives

Access to top talent with international experience

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Access to top talent with international experience

  • We hire from top domestic and international universities

  • About 50% of our managers have an MBA from INCAE, the #1 business school in Latin America

  • Employees have a strong background in financial services and are imparted training regularly

  • Featured on 'Great Place to Work' for 8 years in a row

Best offshore partner in the Americas

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Best offshore partner in the Americas

  • Twelve years as the leading provider of reasearch, analytics and business intelligence services in the Latin American market

  • More than 200 highly qualified employees supporting about 30+ clients

  • Client base: top-tier investment banks, commercial banks, asset managers, and consultants

Costa Rica Center Business Line Coverage

Investment Banks

Global Sell-side Research Firms

PE and Hedge Funds

Strategy and Consulting Firms

Commercial Banks

What we have done

Support for the Asset Based Lending Team
What we are proud of

<1.5%

error rate of spread and underwriting

100%

compliance to regulatory requirements

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Business Research Support for US Based Consulting Firm
What we are proud of

1,000+

requests research

20+

researchers and consultants

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US Investment Research Support for a US Based Investment Bank
What we are proud of

4.4/5.0

average client satisfaction score

35+ teams

real-time support provided

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Research Management Support for a US Based Investment Bank
What we are proud of

4.4/5.0

client satisfaction score

20-25%

time savings with automation

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