"Jorge Bojalil Ojeda excels at defusing conflicts and navigating recurring frictions, making him invaluable in helping us achieve successful and viable restructurings." Chambers & Partners (2027)

Jorge is a Partner at Nader Hayaux Goebel. His practice focuses on representing clients in highly complex transactions, advising them in sophisticated negotiations and transactions. Jorge has represented investors and companies in restructuring and insolvency matters involving asset acquisitions and debt acquisitions, as well as debtors and creditors in both judicial and out-of-court debt restructuring proceedings.

He also specializes in designing legal strategies for contentious matters, including shareholder disputes involving both publicly traded and family-owned companies. He also represents clients before government authorities and participates in the development of negotiation and dispute resolution strategies aimed at resolving conflicts efficiently and achieving comprehensive settlements.

In addition, Jorge advises clients on financing transactions and debt issuances, as well as on mergers and acquisitions and the structuring of investment vehicles for multinational companies.

Jorge gained international experience in New York, where he was a member of the Global Financial Markets team focused on Latin America at Clifford Chance US LLP. In that role, he participated in debt restructuring processes, international securities offerings, capital markets transactions, and cross-border mergers and acquisitions involving multinational companies.

He earned his law degree, cum laude, from Escuela Libre de Derecho and an LL.M. from Columbia Law School in New York, where he was recognized as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar for academic excellence.

 

Work Highlights

Workouts and Insolvency

  • Advised the holders of GHOCB14 and SIPYTCB13 CEBURES in connection with the restructuring of debt issued by issuer trusts involving transportation companies that form part of the IAMSA Group.
  • Advised the holders of CEBURES issued by Operadora de Servicios Mega, in connection with the restructuring of the issuer’s indebtedness.
  • Advised Argentem Creek Partners in negotiations with Alonso Ancira Elizondo regarding the exit of him and his family from the management and shareholding structure of Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA), and participated in the negotiation of the restructuring of the debt of AHMSA and its subsidiary Minera del Norte, within their respective insolvency proceedings, enabling the implementation of debtor-in-possession financing and the injection of capital by a new investor group.
  • Advised ZKC in the restructuring of its indebtedness with creditors from the Mexican financial system.
  • Advised the holders of Grupo Radio Centro’s CEBURES in connection with the restructuring of the issuer’s indebtedness.

 

Banking and Finance

  • Advised Grupo Financiero Banorte in connection with a credit facility granted to a structured investment vehicle managed by PGIM Real Estate.
  • Advised Grupo Financiero Banorte in connection with a credit facility granted to a CKD managed by Riverstone.
  • Advised Grupo Financiero Banorte in connection with a credit facility granted to a CERPI managed by BlackRock.
  • Advised Banco Azteca, on the issuance and early repayment of subordinated notes.
  • Advised HSBC México, Grupo Financiero HSBC, on the issuance of subordinated notes.

 

Corporate|Mergers & acqusitions| Shareholder Disputes

  • Advised the shareholders of a petrochemical company in the negotiations for the investment by a minority shareholder in a 49% equity interest in the company.
  • Advised one of the shareholders of one of the largest textile businesses in Mexico in preventing a hostile takeover by another shareholder and retaining control of the company. Supervised and coordinated the commercial litigation and criminal law teams involved in the defense of the controlling shareholder. Negotiated the sale of the controlling shareholder’s equity interest in the company.
  • Advised Pantaleón in connection with various investments in Mexico, as well as in the negotiation of contractual disputes.
  • Advised Transportes Aeromar in the negotiations for Avianca’s acquisition of a 49% equity interest in the company and in the negotiations for the termination of such transaction.

 

Capital Markets

  • Advised Grupo Elektra in connection with the cancellation of its registration with the Mexican National Securities Registry (Registro Nacional de Valores).
  • Advised TV Azteca in connection with the cancellation of its registration with the Mexican National Securities Registry (Registro Nacional de Valores).
  • Advised Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on the issuance of USD 218.5 million in 15-year bonds to refinance the “Routes 2 and 7” highway project in Paraguay. The transaction was the first Rule 4(a)(2) private placement by a multilateral institution in Latin America to finance a project with ongoing construction risk.
  • Advised BofA Securities and HSBC Securities (USA), as initial purchasers and placement agents, in connection with Interconexión Eléctrica’s inaugural issuance of USD 330 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes.
  • Advised BBVA, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Scotiabank, as joint bookrunners and initial purchasers, in connection with Telefónica Móviles Chile’s issuance of USD 500 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes.
  • Advised Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), Costa Rica’s state-owned electricity and telecommunications provider, in connection with its issuance of USD 300 million aggregate principal amount of sustainability-linked senior notes.