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Mergers and Acquisitions

Our Mergers and Acquisitions practice provides comprehensive legal counsel in both domestic and cross-border transactions, advising buyers, sellers, and investors.

The team combines extensive legal experience with a deep understanding of the corporate, financial, and regulatory aspects involved in each transaction. We regularly participate in matters that require technical interaction with authorities, particularly in industries subject to complex regulatory frameworks.

Our M&A practice works in close coordination with other key areas of the firm, including Banking and Finance, Antitrust, Tax, Labor, Environmental, Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Compliance. This integrated structure allows us to address transactions that demand multidisciplinary legal solutions effectively.

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Our Services Mergers and Acquisitions

We provide legal advice across all stages of M&A transactions—from structural planning through execution and closing, as well as post-closing integration and compliance processes.
  • Capital Markets M&A Transactions: Counsel on capital structuring, tender offers, corporate reorganizations, delistings, non-offering listings, and share buyback programs.
  • Sophisticated M&A Transactions: Advice on transactions with international or highly regulated components, involving tax planning, labor strategy, and specialized regulatory review.
  • Mergers and Spin-Offs: Reorganization of corporate groups through efficient legal structures aligned with financial and operational objectives.
  • Company and Asset Acquisitions: Support throughout acquisition processes, including due diligence, negotiation, and closing for the purchase of shares, assets, or business units.
  • Emerging Companies and Start-Ups: Strategic advice for early-stage companies, with flexible fee structures and solutions tailored to their growth dynamics.
  • Mid-Market Transactions: Legal assistance in medium-sized deals, with attention to corporate, tax, regulatory, and governance aspects.

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Awards & Recognitions

Our M&A practice is consistently recognized for its technical strength and track record in significant domestic and international transactions.

  • Chambers and Partners Global y Latin America

  • The Legal 500

  • Latin Lawyer 250

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Representative projects

Our firm has received several awards and recognitions that reflect our commitment to excellence and leadership in the legal field.

Merger of four companies to create VEMO

We advised Riverstone on the creation of VEMO through the merger of four clean mobility companies.

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Acquisition of Ocesa by Live Nation

We advised Televisa on the sale of its 40% equity interest in Ocesa to Live Nation.

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⁠Representation of Planigrupo’s Special Committee in connection with offers by Grupo México and Acosta Verde

We represented Planigrupo’s Special Committee in connection with unsolicited acquisition offers, which led to an agreement with Grupo México.

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Public tender offer for Javer by Vinte

We advised Javer and its main shareholders on the tender offer launched by Vinte to acquire up to 100% of the company.

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⁠Combination of assets between Televisa and Univision

We advised Televisa on the combination of its media and content assets with Univision.

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Acquisition of Despegar.com by Prosus

We advised Prosus on its approximately USD 1.7 billion acquisition of Despegar.com.

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Spin-off of Alfa and creation of Controladora Alpek

We advised Alfa on the spin-off that resulted in the creation of Controladora Alpek as part of its corporate restructuring.

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Chantilly

Declaration of a Famous Brand before the IMPI

We obtained the Declaration of Fame for the “Chantilly” brand before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), through a process that involved accreditation of experience, recognition, commercial presence and continuous use in the market.

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President Group

Copyright litigation and content retransmission

We advised Grupo Presidente on the conciliation processes with EGEDA, a collective management company for audiovisual rights, for the use of protected works on televisions installed in its hotel chain. The issue raises a key discussion about the scope of copyright in public spaces where content is not the main service.

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Valia Energy

USD 530 million | Closed in January 2024 | Mexico and the U.S.

We represented Valia Energía in its first international bond issue since 2020, backed by energy assets in operation.

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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)

USD 9 billion | Ongoing project | Mexico

We assisted CIP in the legal structuring of a pioneering green hydrogen project in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, including permits, agrarian agreements, environmental licenses and relationships with key agencies such as CFE and PEMEX.

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Mexico Pacific Limited

USD 14 billion | Ongoing project | Multinational

We advise Mexico Pacific Limited on all regulatory and contractual aspects related to the development of a large scale natural gas liquefaction terminal.

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Team

We can rely on one of the largest teams in the country that is consistently ranked as market leader in Mexico.

Many of our partners sit on boards of leading private and listed companies, and actively participate in strategic discussions and business decision making, allowing them to have a true and tested business-oriented approach. Our team is formed by professionals graduated from prestigious national and foreign universities and our lawyers are known for their deep technical knowledge, quality, efficient communication with companies and excellent client service.

MIJARES, ANGOITIA, CORTÉS AND FUENTES

WE STAND OUT AS PIONEERS

AND LEADERS IN OUR FIELD,

ALWAYS AT THE FOREFRONT.
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