Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar
The key strengths of the banking and finance practice at Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar lie in structured and asset-backed financing, project finance and real estate financing. The nine partner-strong team has additional expertise in representing Mexico’s development banks. Four partners head up the practice group: Guillermo Garay specialises in public and private biddings, cross-border financings and securitisations; Rodrigo López Márquez contributes expertise in financings, financial regulation and fintech; Alejandro Sobarzo Hadad is skilled at the issuance and placement of equity and debt instruments for companies through the Mexican stock exchange; and Álvaro Sarmiento Lapiedra focuses on structured financing. Bernardo Luna Gutiérrez and founding partner Daniel Kuri Breña, along with key associates Silvia Roldán and Alfonso Alfaro Rincón Gallardo, are additional names to note. Since publication, Sarmiento has left the firm (effective as of January 2024).
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Key clients
- Arrendamiento y Soluciones en Activos (Arrendamás)
- Sistema de Crédito Automotriz
- FGI Worldwide
- Banco Itaú Uruguay
- Banco Mercantil del Norte (Banorte) and Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos (Banobras)
- Vitro
- Tangerine Pomelo Group
- Banco Nacional de México, integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex, División Fiduciaria
- Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior (Bancomext)
- Scotiabank Inverlat
- BMO Harris Bank
- Huf
Work highlights
- Advised FGI on the due diligence, negotiation, and execution of a sale of accounts and security agreement to a value of $15m.
- Advised FGI on the due diligence, negotiation, and execution of a revolving credit, receivable purchase and security agreement.
- Advised Tangerine Pomelo Group on the structuring and negotiation of two credit agreements for the amounts of MXN$3bn and $300m.
Lawyers
Rising stars
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Guillermo Garay Espinosa, Rodrigo López Márquez, Jorge Alejandro Sobarzo Hadad