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Miguel Ángel is an attorney specialized in transactional, banking, and financial law, with experience in financing sectors, securities placements, and related corporate law matters, including joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity.

He has advised several Mexican and foreign clients, including financial institutions and private and public equity funds, on banking and financial transactions, as well as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and restructurings, including cross-border securities, commercial bankruptcies, and structured financings.

Miguel Ángel has been awarded the recognition as Rising Star of the Year by The Legal 500 in the high- level mergers and acquisitions practice, as Leading Lawyer of the Year by LexTalk World and has been consistently recognized by Best Lawyers.

He holds a law degree from the Universidad Panamericana (2009) and a specialization in Corporate Law (2010) from the same university with honors.

Miguel Ángel earned a master’s in financial law (LL.M.) from the Institute for Law and Finance at the Goethe University Frankfurt (2013) and a master’s in business administration and finance from the Tecnológico de Monterrey.

 

Work Highlights

 Banking and Finance

  • Provided counsel to several Prudential entities in the acquisition of notes issued by various Mexican companies, including Controladora Mabe issued by FIBRA Macquarie and the Altex group in private placements.
  • Advised the Inter-American Investment Corporation on loans granted to various Mexican companies, including Equípate, Procsa, Grupo KUA, Residencial Atlas, and the Council for Assistance to Microentrepreneurs (CAMESA).
  • Advised Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent of a syndicate of banks, in financing Element Financial Corp for the acquisition of GE’s entire fleet of terrestrial vehicles in multiple jurisdictions.
  • Has continuously advised Wells Fargo on multiple syndicated and cross-border transactions involving multiple jurisdictions, as well as the perfection of various collateral packages related to these transactions.
  • Advised various Mexican and foreign banks and institutions in factoring operations and supply chain financing.

 

Corporate

  • Advised Axis Asset Management (Axis) on the investment and partnership with minority partners in the entities of Grupo Corvi and Sahuayo, which are highly relevant competitors in the retail grocery market.
  • Advised Axis on the structuring and implementation of co-investments with Navigatis Radiance and ENAV and their respective subsidiaries, whose main activity is the acquisition and operation of vessels providing services to the oil and gas industry.
  • Advised the public fund manager Vertex on the sale of its stake in the Seasons Hotel in Mexico City.
  • Advised Grupo Herdez on the acquisition of the entire Mojo business and the renegotiation of various franchise agreements.
  • Advised Terraforma, a major private real estate fund, in the acquisition, co-investment, partnership, and development of various real estate projects across Mexico.
  • Advised the public fund manager DeltaCKD on the co-investment for a significant residential development in the Riviera Maya.