Latin America - Mexico

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C.

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Financings in the hydrocarbons and power sectors are standout strengths of the energy practice at Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C. The department also has experience in advising on the construction and operation of oil rigs, conventional and renewable power plants, gas pipelines and LNG facilities. As a full-service firm, the offering also includes multi-disciplinary work in the sector, handling issues ranging from labour matters to corporate governance. Horacio de Uriarte regularly acts as project counsel, as well as on behalf of sponsors, lenders and borrowers. He co-leads the department with Patricio Trad, a corporate finance all-rounder with extensive experience acting for energy-sector stakeholders. Key associate Aisha Calderón has a focus on energy and environmental matters.

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Key clients

  • Sempra Infrastructure Partners
  • Actis
  • Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV)
  • Mexico Pacific
  • Eurus Energy America
  • Woodside Petroleum
  • Pan American Energy
  • 174 Power Global Corporation
  • Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
  • Aligned Data Centers International
  • Hokchi Energy

Work highlights

  • Advised Sempra Infrastructure Partners on its $400m 3.250% senior notes offering due 2032.
  • Acted for Woodside Petroleum on the Mexican aspects of its $20bn acquisition of Australian company BHP’s oil and gas business, whose operations in Mexico include the Trion Project.
  • Acted as Mexican counsel to data centre operator Aligned Data Centers International on its acquisition of the Mexican subsidiaries of ODATA from Brazil’s Patria Investimentos and US IT company CyrusOne.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Horacio de Uriarte, Patricio Trad