Gonzalez Calvillo, January 22th, 2024 – We acted as legal counsel to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and a group of commercial banks in connection with a senior secured term loan facility extended to Gasoducto de Zapotlanejo, S. de R.L. de C.V. (GAZA), an affiliate of Grupo SIMSA and owner of a natural gas transportation pipeline …
Gonzalez Calvillo, December 18th, 2023 – Acted as independent counsel to NR Finance México, S.A. de C.V. (“NRFM”) in in the first public offering and issuance of short term certificados bursátiles under their new dual program for MXP$67’439,000 million, listed in the Mexican Stock Exchange (ticker: NRF 00123). The offering process was realized by a bidding …
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Gonzalez Calvillo, December 15th, 2023 – GC acted as counsel to Mexico’s Grupo Alfar, owner of more than 250 clothing and apparel retail stores, including Cuidado con el Perro, Malayerba Optima and Almacenes Garcia, in the multi-million dollar acquisition of C&A’s Mexican operations from COFRA Holding AG. C&A’s business includes a strategic alliance with Bradesco, …
Gonzalez Calvillo, December 13th, 2023 – We acted as counsel to Baja Aqua-Farms – leader in bluefin tuna farming, located in the crystal clear ocean waters of Baja California, México – and its shareholders, in the acquisition by certain Investor Consortium comprised of Cultiba Aqua LLC, affiliated entities of Continental Grain Company – a privately held global investor that …
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Gonzalez Calvillo, October 27th, 2023 .- We represented AUO Corporation (“AUO”), a Taiwanese company world-leading innovator in display technologies and innovations, in the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Behr-Hella Thermocontrol GmbH (“Behr-Hella”), a joint venture between MAHLE Behr GmbH & Co. KG and HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, dedicated to climate control and thermal …
Gonzalez Calvillo, October 18th, 2023.- We acted as independent counsel to HIR Casa (Bienes Programados), through Banco Invex as trustee and as borrower, in the structuring and implementation of a structured loan for MXP$1 billion entered into with International Finance Corporation (IFC), as lender. In addition, Banco Invex acted as trustee of the vehicle executing …
Gonzalez Calvillo, October 12th, 2023 .- We acted as legal counsel to Grupo Hunan – a high-end restaurant operator with over 30 locations in Mexico and the US – and its controlling shareholders, in a leveraged buyout (LBO) to acquire the position held in Grupo Hunan by Glisco – a leading growth equity and structured …
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Gonzalez Calvillo, October 5th, 2023 .- We acted as lead counsel to IFM Investors and Aleatica, S.A.U., the latter as offeror (the “Offeror”) – in the up to MXN$8,873,457,068.00 voluntary tender offer launched through the Mexican Stock Exchange to acquire 100% of the free float of Aleatica, S.A.B. de C.V. (the “Offer”). Citibanamex Casa de …
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Gonzalez Calvillo, September 8th, 2023 .- We acted as legal counsel to Accial Capital Management LLC, as agent, in the USD$40,000,000.00 financing to Kapital – a multi-service innovative financial company in Mexico with a focus on, among others, SMEs, supplier loans, and corporate credit cards, to fund its loan portfolio origination. The deal was relevant …
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Gonzalez Calvillo, July 19th 2023 .- We acted as local counsel of Atlas Holdins in Mexico in the acquisition of Auburn Hills-based automotive supplier U.S. Farathane LLC, USF Holdings LLC and their subsidiaries. We performed in-depth due diligence of the Mexican assets (including U.S. Farathane, S.A. de C.V.) and participated in the drafting and negotiation …
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Gonzalez Calvillo, July 13th, 2023 .- We acted as independent counsel to HIR Casa (Bienes Programados), through Banco Invex as trustee and as borrower, in the structuring and implementation of a syndicated structured loan for MXP$2 billion entered with BBVA Mexico (as agent bank), BanCoppel, Banco Bx+, Banco del Bajío, Bank of China Mexico, CIBanco, …
Gonzalez Calvillo, July 5th, 2023 .- We acted as independent counsel to NR Finance México, S.A. de C.V. (“NRFM”) in the establishment and authorization by the National Banking and Securities Commission of Mexico (CNBV) of a new dual program of certificados bursátiles for up to MXP$13 billion in the Mexican Stock Exchange (NRF). Nissan Motor …
Gonzalez Calvillo, 30th June, 2023 .- We acted as legal counsel to Accial Capital Management LLC, as agent, in the USD$20,000,000.00 financing to Minu – an innovative financial company in Mexico in the salary on demand sector – as borrower, to fund its loan origination. The deal was particularly challenging given that it involved companies …
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Gonzalez Calvillo, June 29th, 2023 .- We acted as independent counsel to HIR Casa (Bienes Programados) in the establishment and authorization by the National Banking and Securities Commission of Mexico (CNBV) of a new securitization program of mortgage credits for up to MXP$4 billion, as well as in the first issuance of certificados bursátiles fiduciarios …
Gonzalez Calvillo, May 17, 2023 – We acted as counsel to Elecnor, S.A. and Enagás Internacional, S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal in the drafting, negotiation and execution of a share purchase agreement, as well as the conclusion and implementation of the closing acts required for the sale of its Mexican subsidiaries, Gasoducto de Morelos and Morelos O&M, …
Gonzalez Calvillo, May 9th, 2023 – Our M&A experts represented Ontex Group (Euronext: Ontex), a leading international supplier of personal care products headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, in their divestment of certain of its Mexican business activities (Grupo PI Mabe), for a total net amount of €265 million, to Softys, a personal hygiene company with operations …
Gonzalez Calvillo, March 22nd, 2023 – We acted as legal counsel to Altum Capital – a leading Mexican private debt manager -, as agent and lender, in the USD$15 million structured financing to Tekmovil Group – a global innovative consumer electronics distribution services company. The deal was particularly challenging given that it involved two separate jurisdictions …
Mexico City, November 25th, 2022 – We acted as lead legal counsel to the seller group in connection with the indirect sale to KIO of approximately 35% of MasNegocio. Prior to the transaction KIO had a majority interest in MasNegocio. MasNegocio is a Mexican company that offers applications from an Outsourcing model (also known as …
Mexico City, November 22nd, 2022 – Gonzalez Calvillo represented Advent International Corporation (“Advent”), in the concentration notice proceeding before the Antitrust Mexican Commission (“Cofece”) for the acquisition of 65% of Neoris, a subsidiary of CEMEX constituted under the Netherlands laws, dedicated to Information Technologies (IT) services. The transaction was authorized without any conditions in October …
Mexico City, November 15th, 2022 – Gonzalez Calvillo acted as legal counsel to Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.P.A., as agent, and a group of Lenders in the EUR€437 million (approx.) syndicated financing to F.I.L.A. – Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini S.p.A. (“FILA”) – an Italian company and leader in the art and writing materials industry, …
Mexico City, October 17th, 2022 – Grupo Crédito Maestro (“Crédito Maestro”), a leader in the payroll financing industry in Mexico, announced the financing of the investment fund AB CarVal for MXN $1,300 million. Gonzalez Calvillo (“GC”) advised Crédito Maestro in this transaction, which in addition to strengthening the solidity of the Mexican firm, is a …
Mexico City – October 11th, 2022 – Gonzalez Calvillo, an elite law firm in Mexico has assisted Citibank, N.A. and UMB Bank – two leading American banking and financial services institutions N.A. -, in the refinancing to APR Energy. The transaction consisted in the the implementation of a collateral package regarding the Mexican assets of APR …
Mexico City – October 5th, 2022 – Gonzalez Calvillo, an elite law firm in Mexico has represented TMA Systems – a software company that provides operating maintenance management systems (MMS) and enterprise asset management solutions (EAMS) to corporations– in the acquisition of the assets of Eagle Technology and the shares of its Mexican subsidiary Eagle …
Mexico City, Septiembre 5, 2022 – Gonzalez Calvillo (“GC”) welcomes the official announcement by Banco Bradesco SA (“Bradesco”), a leading Brazilian banking institution in relation to the acquisition of Ictineo Platform, S.A. de C.V., S.F.P (“Ictineo”), a popular financial company, with which Bradesco seeks to expand its financial services offering in Mexico. GC acted as …
Mexico City, May 20th 2022 – Grupo Crédito Maestro (“Crédito Maestro”), a leader in the payroll financing industry in Mexico, successfully completed today the execution of a credit facility for an amount of MXN$ 150 million granted by CI Banco. This transaction aims to support the financing of the loan portfolio of Crédito Maestro’s subsidiaries. …
Mexico City – October 19th, 2021 – Gonzalez Calvillo, a leading Mexican law firm, represented RTD as borrower, in the execution of a Second Amendment Agreement to the Credit Agreement dated December 10, 2019 (the “Original Contract”), as it has been amended pursuant to the First Amendment Agreement dated December 17, 2020 (the “First Amendment …
Mexico City –October 7th, 2021 – Gonzalez Calvillo, a leading Mexican law firm, represented Altum Capital CP, S.A.P.I. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. (“Altum Capital”) in the structured financing granted to PCH Servicios Financieros, S.A.P.I. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. (“PCH Servicios Financieros”), in the structured financing, to finance the placement of new loans and leases, as …
Mexico City – August 23rd, 2021 – Gonzalez Calvillo, a leading Mexican law firm, represented Profuturo Afore, S.A. de C.V. (“Profuturo”) as investor and holder, in the issuance of certificados bursátiles fiduciarios de inversión en energía e infraestructura of the new FIBRA E called “FEXI 21”, for a total amount of MXN $22,158,948,607.00. This transaction …
Mexico City – April 30th, 2021 – Gonzalez Calvillo, a leading Mexican law firm, represented Metalsa, S.A. de C.V. (”Metalsa”) in the international offering of Senior Notes for an amount of USD $300,000,000.00 (Three hundred million dollars), pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act (the ”Issuance”). In addition, Metalsa carried …
We are glad to have advised Grupo Resuelve tu Deuda –the first company and a leader in the credit repair business in Mexico – in the acquisition and subscription of shares, for USD$24 Million, by Vulcan Capital – a multibillion investment fund – in its first investment in Mexico, and by Freedom Financial Network. Our …
We represented FIBRA Prologis in its successful green bond and placement on the Mexican Stock Exchange of the first Dollar (USD) “Green/Sustainable Bond” ever made in Mexico (all previous ones had been in Pesos), registered before the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV). The transaction consisted of the first issuance of Long Term (12 year) …
We acted as special Mexican counsel to Atlas Holdings in the acquisition of substantially all assets of LSC Communications, Inc. Atlas purchased LSC with the support of certain of LSC’s secured lenders through a combination of cash and a credit bid of obligations under LSC’s secured term loan facility and senior secured notes at the …
We are glad to have advised Gentera in the increase of its participation in ConCrédito, to reach a majority stake of 51% of the outstanding shares, through different transactions, for an approximate amount of the share purchase of Pesos $500 million. Our partner Juan Manuel Sancho, associates Alberto Bustamante, Patricio Cumming, Emilio Hugues and law …
We are glad to have advised Global Infrastructure Partners in the USD$352 million syndicated credit facility granted in favor of an Actis subsidiary. Our partner Rodrigo Rojas and associates Diego Hernández and Rose Harfush were involved in this transaction. Click below to read more. Link to Latin Lawyer coverage
Read the Mexico chapter of ICLG’s First Edition of the Renewable Energy Guide which our partners Jorge Cervantes, Hernando Becerra and our associate Pedro Lladó authored. Click here to read the content.
Gonzalez Calvillo congratulates Nordex for successfully closing its financing with Commerzbank and other banks for an aggregate value of Euro €1.66 billion tied to ESG criteria. Honored to have assisted Nordex as Mexican counsel.
Honored to have supported IEnova in the Mexican law aspects of securing this US$241 million financing granted by U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Our partner Rodrigo Rojas and senior associate Daniela Guaida were involved in this transaction. Click below to read more. Link to Latin Lawyer coverage
We are honored to have supported Rappi in its strategic alliance with Banorte for the creation of a new digital financial services entity in Mexico. Congratulations to the team involved in this landmark transaction! Our partners José Ignacio Rivero, Jose Víctor Torres, Luis Mancera de Arrigunaga, Cristina Massa Sánchez, counsel Alberto Pliego Beguerisse and Lucia …
We acted as counsel to Unicredit Bank AG, as, among others, agent and security agent, in the refinancing of a syndicated loan for an amount of EUR$585 million, granted in favor of F.I.L.A. – Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini S.p.A. (“FILA”), an Italian company and leader in the art and writing products industry, listed on …
We acted as counsel to Citibank, N.A., as, among others, administrative agent, and UMB Bank, National Association, as security trustee, in the granting by a group of lenders of a series of loans for a total amount of USD$285 million, in favor of APR Energy LLC (“APR”), a worldwide leader in energy solutions. The transaction …
We acted as Mexican counsel to IEnova in the structuring and negotiation of a US$100 million credit facility granted by Japan International Cooperation Agency (“JICA”) to finance four solar power plants with a total capacity of 376 MW across Mexico. This important transaction is part of the financing structure that IEnova closed in November 2019 …
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We acted as counsel to Grupo Resuelve tu Deuda (”RTD”) leading credit repair company in the equity investment and subscription by DILA Capital (‘‘DILA”) a Mexican private equity fund of a significant minority stake in the capital stock of RTD, and in the multipurpose financing by Alloy Merchant Partners (‘‘Alloy”) a cross-border financial company- with …
Our banking regulation and administrative litigation team’s work led The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice to set a precedent of importance and transcendence for the financial sector, with a relevant social component Our Banking Regulation / Administrative Litigation team represented Bancoppel (Mexican Bank focused in rendering financial services to the base of the pyramid in …
We acted as counsel to Metalsa in the amendment of the terms and conditions of its USD$300 million senior notes due 2023, issued abroad pursuant Rule 144A/ Reg-S. of the Securities Act of 1933. Our partner José Ignacio Rivero Andere and associates Jacinto Avalos y Raúl Paniahua Reyes were involved in this transaction. Click here to read …
Our partner Jose Ignacio Rivero and associate Jacinto Avalos Capin were involved in this transaction advising HH Global Group Limited. Click here to read more about this transaction.
Our partner Jose Ignacio Rivero and associates Jacinto Avalos Capin and Andrea Cordero Olmos were involved in this transaction advising Grupo Crédito Maestro. Click here to read more about this transaction.
We advised to Fosun Tourism Group and its subsidiary Club Med in the review of the title, standing and overall legal status of its Mexican subsidiaries and assets as part of its spin-off from Fosun International and its initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Our partner José Ignacio Rivero Andere and associates …
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Gonzalez Calvillo advice results in landmark erga omnes resolution by the Mexican Federal Supreme Court Our constitutional litigation/telecom Practice Areas participated advising two clients in the successful amparo proceedings that last February 14 led to the first General Unconstitutionality Resolution of a Federal Law ever issued by the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice. Through such …
Our Energy team acted as legal counsel to Tesoro Mexico (an affiliate of Marathon, former Tesoro Corp.) Andeavor, which won the Open Season 3.1 offered by Pemex, and received 3-year agreements for the use of Pemex’s infrastructure storage capacity. Click below to read more: Latin Lawyer Coverage LexLatin Coverage
We counseled Unicredit Bank AG in the of EUR€570 million refinancing through a Facilities Agreement to F.I.L.A.– Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini S.p.A., an Italian company listed in the “Borsa Italiana” (Italian stock exchange). This transaction involved multiple jurisdictions, including Mexico, Canada, England, France, United States and Italy. Our partner José Ignacio Rivero Andere and …
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