Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC
Client SatisfactionStanding out for its ‘specialisation and subject knowledge’, the team at Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC is a strong choice for corporate mandates and M&A transactions. Boasting a London office in addition to its Mexico City base, the group is well-placed to assist multinational players in the insurance, financial services, telecoms, tech and real estate segments with cross-border M&A, joint ventures, strategic alliances, associations, takeovers, divestitures and regulatory matters. Recent months have seen the team advise Mapfre Group on the acquisition of 94.4% of the capital stock of Mexican insurance company Insignia Life for an initial amount of €85m. Michell Nader steers the practice and brings profound M&A experience to the table, in addition to a substantial track record in debt restructurings and financial transactions involving the real estate and telecoms sectors. Additional pre-eminent partners include Julián Garza, who has keen transactional and regulatory expertise; Hans Goebel, who garners client praise for his creativity and is well-versed in M&A and private equity transactions; insurance and corporate specialist Yves Hayaux-du-Tilly, who divides his time between London and Mexico City; and Luciano Pérez, who has focused his practice on specialised transactional matters involving the insurance, banking and fintech segments. Of counsel José Manuel Zavala handles of corporate and transactional work, advising companies on M&A, joint ventures, private equity and corporate governance matters; while senior associate Miguel Ángel González supports across the range of corporate matters. Former partners Hector Arangua and José Humberto Rocha left the firm in January 2023.
Testimonials
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‘Its strengths are its specialisation and subject knowledge, quality control, and methodology. Communication with the client and understanding of the client's limitations of times and budgets.'
‘They are very professional, serious, decent, accessible - their degree of specialisation, advice and empathy is great.'
'Creativity to find solutions and efficient paths for the needs of your clients. The lawyers of this firm understand that the client needs solutions and focus on providing them. It is a team of varied talents, all with a high level of efficiency and technical capacity in their specialities.'
‘Hans Goebel is the lawyer with the greatest sensitivity I have ever met to understand the needs of his clients and provide solutions that in many cases involve a load of creativity rarely found in the legal environment.'
Key clients
- Be Grand
- Cavco Industries
- Grupo Murano
- HSBC México
- Latamgym
- Principal Financial Group
- Grupo Acosta Verde
- Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
- BUPA
- Mapfre
Work highlights
- Advised Macquarie Asset Management on the €2.5bn bidding process to acquire Reden Holding SAS involving complex analysis from multiple practice areas.
- Advised Grupo Murano on matters related to the execution of a Business Combination Agreement with HCM Acquisition Corp with a transaction value of $810m.
- Advised HSBC México on the acquisition of Kavak’s car loan portfolio originated by Kavak which required approval from the Federal Antitrust Commission and the National Banking and Securities Commission.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Michell Nader S.