Latin America - Mexico

Cuatrecasas

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Cuatrecasas advises on the full spectrum of financial transactions, with particular strength with regards to corporate finance, structured transactions, and project and infrastructure finance, and counts major banks and insurance companies among its clients. The firm fortified its position in the Mexican market with its January 2023 integration of the former Rico, Robles, Libenson, S.Cl firm, which has increased its capacity to deal with domestic transactional and regulatory matters, combining this expertise with its existing strength in cross-border matters. The firm’s recent standout work has included advising Hotel Excellence Riviera Cancún and the Riviera Nayarita One&Only Mandarina Hotel on the refinancing of their debts. Spain-qualified León López has over two decade's experience in banking matters and is well versed in the full range of financing transactions, he leads the team with Gustavo Robles -one of the group that joined the practice in January 2023- an additional name of note. Since research concluded the firm has further built out its capabilities with the hire of former Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. associate, Gizeh Polo Ballinas, as a partner; tasked with developing the office’s capital markets capability, he arrived in October 2023. Since publication, the practice has been further strengthened with the February 2024 hire of Mariana Campos; with extensive in-house experience including Barclays Bank (Mexico), BIVA and JP Morgan, Campos is a 20-year veteran of  the banking and finance sector, also handling capital markets, financial regulatory matters and banking transactions.

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Key clients

  • Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
  • CaixaBank
  • BBVA Bancomer
  • Bank Syndicate (BTG Pactual, Banco de Bogotá, Banco de Occidente, Banco Santander)

Work highlights

  • Advised Liberty Mutual Insurance Company on the issuance of surety bonds and related indemnity agreements for the construction of the Purple Line light electric train in Maryland, USA, a $2.3bn project.  
  • Advised BBVA México on debt refinancing through a $75m loan for the One&Only Mandarina Hotel on the Riviera Nayarit.
  • Advised CaixaBank on refinancing the debt of the Hotel Excellence Riviera Cancún by granting a $60m loan to Inversiones Palma.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

León López