Scott Bowers

Current

Consultant at Costa Rica Guy
Owner at Package Costa Rica, Ltd.

Past

Owner at Live Oak Capital Advisors, Inc.
Attorney at Private Practice of Law

Education

University of South Carolina - The Moore School of Business
Georgetown University Law Center
Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law

Coastal Carolina University

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Connections

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Industry

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Scott Bowers’s Summary

Scott is from the Carolinas and first came to Costa Rica in 2001 to broker a deal with one of the top for-profit private universities in Costa Rica and Panama. That “deal” took two years to complete and forever altered Scott’s life. In course of its completion Scott began to look for other business opportunities and came up with the idea for Package Costa Rica. The rest, as they say, is history. Scott resides full-time in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Before Package Costa Rica, Scott was a practicing attorney and also founded Live Oak Capital Advisors, a boutique transactional advisory firm in the United States. As a transactional advisor, Scott was responsible for brokering the deal in which Universidad Interamericana, one of the top private for-profit universities in Costa Rica and Panama, was sold to Sylvan International Universities (now Laureate Education, Inc.) in 2003. Scott also completed numerous other transactions during his time at Live Oak, including sell-side deals in technology, manufacturing and services.

Scott earned his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Campbell University. His education includes a Master of Laws in Taxation, with distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of South Carolina. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of South Carolina. Scott has earned the certifications of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certified Business Appraiser (CBA). Scott has also been admitted to the bars of North and South Carolina, and was formerly a licensed real estate broker in North and South Carolina, and NASD registered representative.

Scott Bowers’s Specialties:

I have been in the Central America region of the world since 2001 and have traveled extensively throughout Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. Combined with my previous law and transactional experience and success, I am uniquely positioned to help anyone interested in visiting, investing, relocating or retiring to this part of the world.

Scott Bowers’s Experience

Consultant

Costa Rica Guy

(Real Estate industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Real Estate transactional consulting services to individuals or firms interested in Costa Rica for commercial development, with emphasis on sustainable tourism-related development. I have been engaged in transactional consulting since 1998 and prior to that worked for seven years in private practice as a corporate transactional attorney. I reside full-time in San Jose, Costa Rica
Owner

Package Costa Rica, Ltd.

(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

April 2004 — Present (5 years 8 months)

Package Costa Rica is located in San Jose, Costa Rica. We create vacation packages to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. Our packages included accommodations, tours and transfers. We also offer real estate brokerage services, including real estate investigation tours for persons interested in purchasing, retiring or relocating in Costa Rica. Our toll free number (from the U.S. or Canada) is 1-866-424-6439.
Owner

Live Oak Capital Advisors, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Investment Banking industry)

January 1998 — December 2004 (7 years )

Live Oak Capital was a boutique mergers and acquisitions firm that specialized in small entrepreneurial companies.
Attorney

Private Practice of Law

(Law Practice industry)

June 1990 — December 1997 (7 years 7 months)

Attorney in the private practice of law for firms in North and South Carolina. Emphasis in corporate transactions.

Scott Bowers’s Education

University of South Carolina - The Moore School of Business

MBA , Finance , 1994 — 1997
Georgetown University Law Center

LL.M, with distinction , Taxation Law , 1992 — 1993
Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law

Juris Doctor, cum laude , 1987 — 1990

Activities and Societies:

Law Review
Coastal Carolina University

BA , Political Science , 1983 — 1987