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Jones Day Offices
PASEO DE LA REFORMA 342
PISO 30, COLONIA JUÁREZ
06600 MEXICO, D.F.
Mexico
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Arturo de la Parra
Career
Arturo de la Parra focuses his practice on a range of cross-border and domestic project and infrastructure-related lending transactions, with a particular emphasis in public infrastructure and in the renewable energy sector. He also has significant experience structuring operations such as off-balance sheet financing and 144A green bonds offerings. Arturo represents clients on their domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity, joint venture, and restructuring transactions, and has participated in structuring and negotiating public bids related to infrastructure projects in Mexico. Some of Arturo’s recent representations include advising PEMEX, Bancomext, Banobras and NAFIN, in connection with a loan for US$900 million, and with a US$2.1 billion loan granted to a SPV, for the modernization works of the Tula and Salina Cruz refineries. In 2022, Arturo advised BBVA, HSBC, Banco Sabadell, Banregio, and Intercam Banco in connection with a US$300 million green loan granted to FUNO for the construction and development of “Mitikah”. Previously in 2020, Arturo assisted Banco Santander in a loan granted to Inmobiliaria Conjunto Polanco for the construction and development of “Miyana”, which together with “Mitikah” represent the most important new mixed-use residential, business, and commercial real estate projects located in Mexico City.
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Projects and infrastructure
(Rising stars)Mexico > Energy and natural resources
The prized ‘experience and availability’ of Jones Day’s energy and natural resources practice is employed on acquisition and financing matters across the spectrum of projects in the Mexican market. The department is highly regarded for cross-border work in the electricity, renewables, and oil and gas sectors, and is counsel of choice to multinational stakeholders in various guises. Alberto de la Parra, ‘a sophisticated lawyer who provides sophisticated solutions’, is a leading name across infrastructure in Mexico and therefore a key figure in the energy team. He co-leads the broader department with M&A and project finance expert José Estandía; and Alejandro Fleming, who has particularly strong knowledge of the electricity market. For lending transactions in the renewable energy space, Arturo de la Parra is the name to note. At associate level, Fernando Verdín assists the partners with the full spectrum of the department’s caseload, while Andrés Barón is involved in matters for a number of international private sector companies involved in the Mexican energy sector.