Mergers & Acquisitions

• Advised Credijusto regarding the acquisition of a portfolio of leases and loans originated by Crédito Real for MXN 1.474 billion.
• Advised Blue Torch Finance, as secured lender, regarding the sale of the Mexican businesses of Celadon Group to Jaguar Transportation.
• Advised Nestlé in the Mexican aspects of its USD 11.85 billion acquisition of Pfizer’s infant and children nutrition business from Pfizer and the subsequent sale of the Mexican portion of such business.
• Advised Bayer on the Mexican aspects of the carve-out of its Material Science business (comprising chemical products, polymers, plastics, based either on polycarbonates and/or polyurethane or any other kind of base, adhesives, coverings and sealers) valued in approximately USD 175 million.
• Advised Axis Asset Management (Axis) in the joint venture and subsequent dispute among the shareholders of Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro (Oro Negro), a company with more than USD 2 billion in assets. After three years of negotiations and judicial proceedings, Axis and a group of private investors performed a non-hostile buyout of Ares and Temasek’s stake in Oro Negro, therefore settling the shareholder conflict and obtaining a controlling interest in Oro Negro.
• Advised Vertex on the acquisition and subsequent sale of its 33.33% participation in the owner of the Four Seasons Hotel in Mexico City.
• Advised Axis on the structuring and implementation of a co-investment in Navigatis Radiance and its subsidiaries, which main business is the acquisition and exploitation of vessels servicing the oil and gas industry.

Banking and Finance

• Advised various Prudential entities in the acquisition of notes issued by several Mexican companies, including Sesajal, Xignux, Controladora Mabe, FIBRA Macquarie and Grupo Altex, through private placements.
• Advised HSBC México in connection with an asset-based loan granted to AB&C Leasing de México in the amount of MXN 1 billion.
• Advised Blue Torch Finance in the acquisition of Bank of America’s creditor rights against Celadon Group under an existing credit facility, including a comprehensive amendment and restatement of the existing credit agreement and the assignment of all existing Mexican collateral.
• Advised several Prudential entities in the acquisition of USD 75 million notes issued by Softtek Integration Systems, in a private placement secured by accounts receivable.
• Advised Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent of a syndicate of lenders, in the provision of a revolver financing to Element Financial Corp for the acquisition of terrestrial fleet owned by GE in several jurisdictions.

Capital Markets

• Advised the trustee of CKD Fund AXISCK 12 on the thirteenth capital call for an amount of MXN 20 million.
• Advised the trustee of CKD Fund – AXISCK 12 on the twelfth capital call.
• Advised Axis Asset Management in the public offering of structured notes (CKDs) in the Mexican market with an initial issuance of MXN 1.3 billion plus additional commitments, through a capital call mechanism, for a total committed amount of MXN 6.5 billion.
• Advised Navix in the structuring and issuance of CKDs placed in the Mexican Securities Exchange for a total offer amount of MXN 4.002 billion.

Private Equity & Venture Capital

• Advised Montagu Private Equity on the Mexican collateral package granted in favor of Glas Trust Corporation to secure the financing for the acquisition of Kodak’s flexographic division.
• Advised Axis on the structuring and implementation of a co-investment in Navigatis Radiance and its subsidiaries, whose principal business consists of the acquisition and operation of vessels servicing the oil and gas industry.

Real Estate

• Has advised the Inter-American Investment Corporation in connection with financings granted to various Mexican companies, including Equípate, Grupo KUA, Residencial Atlas and Consejo de Asistencia al Microemprendedor (CAMESA).