Carlos J. Porragas L.

Carlos is an associate at Nader, Hayaux & Goebel, where he focuses his practice primarily on mergers and acquisitions. He advises private equity funds, multinational corporations, and strategic investors on complex and cross-border transactions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, and divestitures across various sectors. He has also been involved in the structuring and financing of infrastructure and energy projects, as well as public-private partnerships and real estate developments. His practice encompasses a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, investment funds, international commercial transactions, and strategic alliances. He has significant experience leading the coordination of legal due diligence processes in multiple jurisdictions, drafting and negotiating purchase agreements and shareholder agreements, and handling corporate governance, foreign investment, and regulatory compliance matters.

He has represented financial institutions, government entities, and national and international companies in diverse sectors such as industrial manufacturing, food and beverage, logistics, education, infrastructure, energy, and real estate. He has also participated in complex real estate transactions, including the purchase, financing, refinancing, management, and marketing of properties in the construction, housing, and logistics sectors.

Carlos received his law degree from Universidad Iberoamericana (IBERO) in 2014. He also obtained his master’s degree in business law at Universidad Anahuac and several postgraduate diplomas in finance and business negotiations at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa (IPADE), respectively. Before joining the firm, Carlos worked at the law firm Romo Paillés, S.C., focused on M&A and corporate law.

Relevant Experience

• We advised Platinum Equity on Project Dominion, its $1.6 billion acquisition of Owens & Minor’s Global Products business, including all Mexican subsidiaries involved in the transaction.
• We advised Solenis LLC on its acquisition of Grupo NCH, analyzing regulatory, corporate, and anti-money laundering aspects in Mexico, as well as coordinating with U.S. attorneys on post-closing compliance matters.
• We advised Oriental Yuhong Group on Project Polaris, regarding its potential $100 million acquisition of Protexa, a Mexican subsidiary dedicated to the manufacture and sale of construction and waterproofing products.
• We advised Oriental Yuhong Group on Project Texa, related to its acquisition of Texa Laguna, a Mexican company dedicated to the production and sale of waterproofing and insulating materials.
• We advised DF Rainbow on Project Rainbow, related to the acquisition of Greda’s production line to supply waterproofing and construction products to Home Depot Mexico, including the negotiation of the purchase agreement and long-term supply contracts.
• We advised Apex Logistics International, a Hong Kong-based logistics and supply chain management company, on its USD 35 million investment in Awesome Cargo, a rapidly growing Mexican cargo airline, covering the negotiation and execution of all related documents.
  We advised a syndicate of 13 financial institutions on a USD 2.5 billion financing for Energía Mayakan, a subsidiary of the ENGIE group, to expand, construct, and operate a new extension of the Mayakan pipeline system for natural gas transportation, primarily for CFE, which includes a new pipeline approximately 694 kilometers long, running parallel to the existing one.
• We advised a multinational company on the acquisition of Exile Podcast LLC and Exile Music LLC, as well as their Mexican subsidiaries.
• We advised Banorte on financing Royal Caribbean for the development of the Hilton Mar Caribe hotel in Cancún, Quintana Roo.
• We advised a private equity fund on the acquisition of Kohler Co. and its Mexican subsidiaries.
  We advised an impact fund on the strategic provision of guaranteed financing to Goldberg-Zovic, for up to MXN$60 million.
  We advised an impact fund on the provision of guaranteed financing to DEVF Labs, for up to MXN$30 million.
• We advised an impact fund on the granting of guaranteed financing to Salud Facil, for up to MXN$30 million.
• We advised an impact fund on the granting of guaranteed financing to Tamoa, for up to MXN$30 million.
• We advised an impact fund on the granting of guaranteed financing to Carbonwave, for up to MXN$30 million.
• We advised Bancomext as lender in the negotiation and structuring of a guaranteed loan for the construction of the new tennis stadium in Acapulco.
• We advised an international private equity fund on the acquisition of Kids & Us Mexico.
• We advised on several acquisitions of entities in the education sector by an international fund.
• We advised on various fiduciary transactions.
• We advised on the structuring of capital funds for one of the country’s leading social developers.
• We advised on the corporate restructuring and modernization of one of the leading companies in the brewing industry. We advised Linzor Capital Partners on the acquisition of Grupo Devlyn, one of the leading optical chains in Mexico, in a strategic operation that included a merger with Ópticas del AH to create the largest network of optical stores in Latin America.