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— Legal debt collection in Colombia · executive process

Your debtor won’t pay even after you exhausted negotiation

Legal debt collection in Colombia for companies: when the amicable route runs out, we sue your debtor with asset seizure and an executive process. Zero upfront cost — we only charge on what’s recovered.

Legal debt collection in Colombia

30+

Years recovering receivables

95/100

COFACE rating

0%

Upfront cost

1,500+

Active clients across LATAM

— Three modalities of legal collection

The executive process changes depending on the document you hold.

Suing with a promissory note isn’t the same as with a mortgage or a contract without a negotiable instrument. Each path has different timelines, collateral and strategy.

Collection with title

You have a promissory note, trade invoice, court ruling or payment agreement. Fast track: singular executive process with precautionary measures from the first hearing.

Singular executive process · CGP art. 422
Seizure and impoundment of assets
Credit settlement before the court

Collection with real collateral

You have a mortgage, pledge or trust guarantee. Mortgage or pledge executive process over the asset backing the debt.

Mortgage or pledge executive process
Auction of the asset
Award of assets

Collection without a title

You don’t have an executive title but you do have supporting evidence. We pursue a monitory process or out-of-court evidence proceedings to establish the title and then enforce it. If you’re missing the document, we draft it first.

Monitory process · CGP art. 419
Out-of-court evidence proceedings to establish the title
Final title + executive collection

— Fee model

If we don’t recover, you don’t pay a cent.

We work on a success-fee basis. Variable fees on what actually lands in your account — agreed upon before we file the lawsuit.

No membership or onboarding fee
No monthly retainer or fixed fee
No bonds, annual fees or interest
% on receivables actually collected

— Process before the court

From defaulted title to decreed seizure, in four steps.

Actual timelines from our legal collection operations in Colombia. Final timing depends on the court and the debtor’s conduct.

01

DAY 0

Diagnosis and viability

We review your title and the evidence. We carry out asset investigations to determine seizure possibilities.

02

5–10 DAYS

Lawsuit + precautionary measures

We file the lawsuit and request seizure of accounts, movable and real property.

03

1–3 MONTHS

Notification and payment order

We notify the debtor of the payment order decreed by the court. Most cases close here: the debtor pays or negotiates.

04

PER COURT

Auction and award

If there’s no payment, seized assets are auctioned or awarded to the creditor. You see every move in the Trébol@net CRM.

— +1,500 clients

Proven results in the sectors that drive the economy.

Real recovery cases in construction, consumer goods, healthcare, mining, auto parts, and certification — Colombia and LATAM.

CONSTRUCTION

Full recovery

100% success rate in recovery through high-level out-of-court agreements with a leading multinational cement company.

CONSUMER GOODS

Protected reputation

End-to-end receivables management for a multinational food company, with a focus on protecting reputational risk.

HEALTHCARE

Prioritized payments

Recovery of complex hospital receivables for a healthcare distributor, achieving payment prioritization and short-term agreements.

MINING · ENERGY

International recovery

Recognition and payment of disputed invoices worth USD $500,000 in Honduras for a global mining equipment manufacturer.

MULTILATINA

Cross-border collections

Specialized cross-border collections for a certification entity across Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, and Mexico.

AUTO PARTS

Immediate liquidity

Recovery of 80% of the portfolio before reaching legal proceedings for a leading auto parts company — immediate liquidity.

— Frequently asked questions

What your CFO asks before signing.

If your question isn’t here, write to us — we reply in minutes.

  • In legal debt collection, timelines run from 6 months to 2 years depending on the court and the debtor’s resistance. Precautionary measures (seizure) pressure payment before the main trial.

— Get started today

Your negotiation failed. We file the lawsuit in 5 days.

Free assessment. If your title has executive merit, we file the lawsuit and request asset seizure from the first hearing — zero upfront cost.

(+57 604) 581 6777 · 318 448 8010
treboljuridico@treboljuridico.com
Bogotá · Medellín · LATAM coverage

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