Lauded for its ‘deep understanding of the sector’, the team at Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C. is equipped to advise on the development and financing of infrastructure projects. The group is well-versed in assisting sponsors with the initial structuring, operation and maintenance of projects; advising senior lenders on project financings, and investors on project acquisition. Leadership is shared between Federico Santacruz González, who specialises in aviation law, banking and finance, energy and infrastructure projects, and M&A; and Jorge Oria y Anaya, who focuses on assisting sponsors, lenders and equity investors with transactions in the power, oil-and-gas, transportation and water sectors. Additional key contacts include Gabriel del Valle Mendiola (banking and finance, capital markets, infrastructure project finance); Asaf Jiménez Adorno, who regularly advises on banking and finance, project finance transactions in the electricity and other infrastructure sectors, and M&A; and Alejandra Echeverría González, who deals with contracting and financing arrangements for highways, ports, railways and airports, along with power generation and transmission infrastructure.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The firm has a great reputation and its teams reflect a deep understanding of the sector.'

  • ‘The treatment is good and professional.'

Key clients

  • Banco Mercantil del Norte
  • Allianz Capital Partners
  • The Bank of Nova Scotia
  • BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole
  • Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • Mizuho Bank
  • MUFG Bank
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  • Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • Mizuho Bank
  • MUFG Bank
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Work highlights

Assisted Allianz Capital Partners, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Scotiabank Inverlat, BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole with the refinancing of Contour Global's portfolio of two cogeneration plants in Cosoleacaque (Veracruz), and Altamira (Tamaulipas).
Assisted Crédit Agricole, Mizuho, MUFG and Sumitomo Mitsui with a $195m syndicated loan to MIP Seis Ocho Gas.

Lawyers

Leading partners

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Federico Santacruz

Practice head

Federico Santacruz González; Jorge Oria y Anaya

Other key lawyers

Gabriel del Valle Mendiola; Asaf Jiménez Adorno; Alejandra Echeverría González