Latin America - Mexico

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C.

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Fielding a team over 30 lawyers' strong - including no less than 13 partner - the powerhouse practice at Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C. remains a market leader and is highlighted for its ‘incredible service’ advising major multinational corporates, banks, private equity firms and investors involved in high-value, cross-border M&A. With a robust client base spanning such sectors as aviation, real estate, manufacturing, financial services, life sciences and energy, the firm’s comprehensive offering covers matters ranging from stock acquisitions, asset sales and competitive processes, to non-solicited offers and mezzanine investments. The deep partner bench house an array of talent and experience, including: Ricardo Maldonado, who brings over 25 years' experience to M&A, joint ventures and strategic alliance-related matters; capital markets specialist and corproate finance all-rounder Patricio Trad , who has particularly notable M&A experience in the energy sector; real estate expert Lorenza Langarica, who handles structured financing, corporate matters and M&A, particularly with regard to the real estate and energy sectors; corporate finance and M&A specialist Patrick Meshoulam; and Francisco Glennie, who provides expertise in IPOs, follow-ons and debt issuances, all of whom have been very active over the last year. The group can also call on additional exepertise and firepower in the form of founding partners Pablo Mijares (M&A, private equity and private bidding processes) and Francisco Fuentes (M&A, antitrust and telecoms); along with Manuel Echave (banking and corporate finance), Francisco Ibáñez (banking and finance, capital markets, M&A and general corporate practice), Martín Sánchez (capital markets, M&A and corporate finance) and Eugenio Macouzet (domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures and strategic partnerships). Key associate support is provided by seniors Anacandy Perusquía, who utilises a multi-disciplinary skillset across both M&A and corporate tax matters; and Isabel Gamboa, who handles M&A, joint ventures and general corporate matters, and also has a niche specialism advising non-bank financial institutions on regulatory matters.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Good team.’

  • ‘‘Incredible service!’

  • ‘The experience I had with the Mijares corporate team was exceptional. They had the ability and knowledge to attend to any issue that was presented to us, and they always did it with excellent quality, and on time.’

  • ‘In particular, working with Francisco Glennie was exceptional. From the outset, he shows a real concern not only for what corresponds to him in immediate work, but also for the final consequences that it will have on the client. He is always attentive and willing to help in whatever is needed.’

Key clients

  • Fintech Holdings
  • Planigrupo
  • Grupo Televisa
  • Grupo Gondi
  • Medline Industries
  • SoftBank
  • Grupo Phoenix Packaging
  • Afore Banorte XXI
  • Perrigo
  • Volpe Capital Investment Management Limited
  • Hokchi Energy
  • Pan American Energy

Work highlights

  • Represented Fintech Holdings and certain of its affiliates in the negotiation and execution of a share purchase agreement with a subsidiary of VINCI Airports to indirectly sell 29.9% of the shares of capital stock of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte.
  • Represented a special committee of the board of directors of Planigrupo Latam in connection with several unsolicited purchase offers, including a merger proposal submitted by Grupo Acosta Verde and Grupo Mexico.
  • Represented Grupo Televisa in the merger of its media, content and production assets with Univision.

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Pablo Mijares, Francisco Fuentes, Ricardo Maldonado, Patricio Trad, Lorenza Langarica, Manuel Echave, Francisco Ibáñez, Martín Sánchez, Eugenio Macouzet, Ignacio Armida, Patrick Meshoulam, Francisco Glennie, Carlos Jimenez