Pérez-Llorca

Praised for its ’24/7 availability’ and ‘real transactional understanding’, the corporate and M&A team at what is now the Mexican office of Spain's Pérez-Llorca (following it's July 2024 absorbtion of González Calvillo) is equipped to handle corporate restructurings, shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures, divestitures, share purchase agreements, and domestic and cross-border M&A. The provision of corporate governance advice to companies in the financial services, retail, tech, logistics and energy segments is an additional core area of strength. A recent standout matter saw the team advise Fibra Prologis on the construction, development, financing and operation of rooftop solar panels at industrial facilities located throughout Mexico. Key figures include co-managing partner José Ignacio Rivero Andere, who specialises in corporate finance, M&A and capital markets transactions; Jorge Cervantes Trejo, who takes care of M&A, project finance, private equity and energy matters; and Rodrigo Rojas Robleda, who deals with private equity, corporate and foreign investment work, as well as joint ventures and strategic alliances. Hernando Becerra de Cima  (cross-border M&A, financing transactions) and Bernardo Reyes Retana (securities, capital markets, M&A, financial regulatory matters) complete the group of partners. Senior associate Jacinto Ávalos focuses on M&A, banking and finance, private equity and capital markets transactions.  Former practice co-heads José Victor Torres Gómez and Daniel Guaida left the firm in April 2024, as did counsel Rosa Elena Coto. Since publication, Becerra de Cima has moved to Blanco Carrillo (effective as of November 2024), with the firm subsequently hiring María Esther Rey and María Teresa Paillés - transactional and real estate specialists, respectively, and formerly of SMPS Legal - in January 2025. The corporate, transactional and financing capabilities of the firm's Monterrey office have also been strengthened with the Februrary 2025 hire of Ricardo Morales Barrón from EC Rubio.