With over 20 years in the market, the Monterrey-based Canales 's legal offering ranges primarily across corporate matters, wealth management and real estate, with the team also housing expertise in energy, mining and infrastructure; banking regulatory matters; and aviation. On the corporate front, the firm fields an 11-strong team co-led by key partners Ana de la Paz Parga and Bernardo Canales. Canales' practice is centred on corporate law, M&A, and corporate and project finance; along with banking and finance, administrative law and a niche specialisation in aviation matters. De la Paz, in turn, focuses on commercial transactions, including M&A, corporate finance, private investment, co-investments and corporate restructuring - along with operations in the real estate sector. Banking and finance specialist Sergio Dávila and energy specialist Emilio Sáenz are also active in the M&A sector. Key associate support is provided by Javier Rodríguez, especially as regards transactional and due diligence matters.
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
- Ongoing advice to Grupo de Diagnóstico Aries with regard to various matters including asset acquisitions, trustee rights acquisitions (with liquidation of existing liabilities), and real estate purchases, among other matters.
- Retained by the sellers of a major education services provider in Veracruz in regard to the sale of the business to KEDU (a division of Discovery Americas Fund).
- Advised ProximityParks on the acquisition of a 7,400 sq m logistics property in the center-south of Mexico City, for the development of a last-mile logistics facility.