Monterrey-based firm Canales offers clients capabilities in general corporate work and governance, as well as assistance with M&A, joint ventures and leasing transactions. The practice group, which is regularly instructed by companies in the financial services, logistics, retail and real estate segments, is co-directed by Ana de la Paz Parga and Bernardo Canales. De la Paz focuses on advisory and transactional corporate matters, corporate restructuring and real estate work; while Canales, for his part, majors on corporate, project finance and aviation law. Additional contacts of note are capital markets, private equity, real estate and corporate partner Mauricio Montes Sepúlveda; and Emilio Sáenz, who handles energy matters, M&A, and corporate restructuring. Senior associate Javier Rodríguez provides the partners with across-the-board support.

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Key clients

  • Zimmer
  • Thermion
  • Grupo de Diagnóstico Aries
  • Gentor
  • DeAcero
  • Polímeros Adhesivos y Derivados
  • Numaris Capital
  • Bafar
  • Grupo Transportes Monterrey
  • Transportes Lar-Mex
  • Comercializadora Gonac
  • ENVA Capital
  • GM Capital
  • Aries Capital
  • Empresas Aries
  • Grupo Industrial Trebol
  • Interlogis
  • OCSI
  • IMAV
  • Bancomext

Work highlights

  • Assisted DELTACK with a $50m joint venture.
  • Assisted Instituto Mexicano Americano de Veracruz with the sale of the business to KEDU, a division of Discovery Americas Fund.
  • Advised DeAcero on its joint venture formation with Sumitomo and Suzutoyo.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ana C. de la Paz Parga, Bernardo Canales