José Berrueta Ochoa
Sánchez DevannyComposed of lawyers at the firm’s Mexico City, Querétaro, and Monterrey offices, Sánchez Devanny’s banking and finance practice group assists banks, borrowers and investors alike, with cross border loans, securities matters, asset based and real estate financing, and structured financing. An experienced trio shares leadership of the practice, comprising Mexico City-based José Berrueta Ochoa, who handles the structuring and restructuring of credit facilities; Monterrey-based Ernesto Silvas-Medina (securities matters, M&A, projects); and Querétaro-based Diego Gómez-Haro Katznelson, who has focused his practice on real estate finance. Capital markets, M&A and banking all-rounder Carlos Matsui is the key senior associate contact following the April 2023 departure of Jaime Israel Moreno-Treviño from the Monterrey office.
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‘There is always good availability of the team and their collaboration is excellent.'
‘They are always available and ready to deal with any type of problem and have great training in legal, financial and commercial issues, in particular José Berrueta and Carlos Matsui.'
Key clients
- Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior (Bancomext)
- The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank)
- Triple M Metal LP
- Colektia México
- Macquarie
- Frisa
- TMF
- Barclays Bank
- JPMorgan Chase Bank
- GrainChain
Work highlights
- Assisted Bancomext, as lender, with a $40 million credit facility to Cobra Servicios Industriales.
- Assisted The Bank of Nova Scotia with a financing granted to the Imeco Cables conglomerate.
- Assisted Triple M Metal with the refinancing of its debt with the Royal Bank of Canada and other banks.
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Jose Berrueta Ochoa, Ernesto Silvas Medina, Diego Gómez Haro Katznelson