Santiago Sepúlveda > Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. Offices
TORRE VIRREYES, PEDREGAL 24, 24TH FLOOR
COL. MOLINO DEL REY
MEXICO CITY, 11040
Mexico
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Santiago Sepúlveda
Work Department
Project Development and Finance
Position
Partner and serves as the leader of the Firm´s Project Development and Finance practice.
Career
Mr. Sepúlveda has ample experience representing Mexican and transnational clients in the structuring, development and financing of large oil and gas, power, telecomm and transport infrastructure projects in Mexico, as well as in specialized M&A transactions and private equity investments.
Most recently, Mr. Sepúlveda represented KKR, the U.S. private equity fund, in structuring and negotiating with Pemex, Mexico’s O&G company, a complex, first-of-its-kind US$1.2 billion sale-leaseback transaction involving upstream E&P assets. Also of note is Mr. Sepúlveda’s representation of the Consortium formed by Sierra Oil & Gas SRL de CV, Talos Energy LLC and Premier Oil PLC in Mexico’s first bidding process of upstream contracts since the Energy Reform, which opened up the oil & gas industry to private investment for the first time in nearly a century.
Mr. Sepúlveda represents major energy companies, project developers, engineering and construction companies, as well as lenders and investors in infrastructure projects in Mexico. In addition to his recognized project finance expertise, Mr. Sepúlveda is regularly engaged to advise sponsors, developers, investors and financiers in all their project’s permitting, regulatory compliance, commercial and contractual aspects. He also represents clients in connection with the acquisition or divestiture of interests and assets in energy and transportation related projects and businesses, and assists them with the regulatory and competition aspects of their matters. Mr. Sepúlveda regularly represents private equity funds investing in natural resource and energy projects with acquisitions, divestitures, regulatory matters and legal aspects of their day-to day operations.
Mr. Sepúlveda has been recognized as a leading practitioner in the fields of Energy, Natural Resources, Projects and Project Finance by Chambers Latin America, The International Who’s Who of Energy Lawyers, IFLR1000, Latin Lawyer 250 and Best Lawyers.
Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
Mr. Sepúlveda is a member of the Mexican Bar Association and of the International Bar Association. Mr. Sepulveda worked as Foreign Associate in the New York office of Mayer Brown.
Education
Santiago received his law degree (JD) from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México in 1996 and later obtained his LL.M degree from Columbia University School of Law in 1998.
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Energy and natural resources
(Leading partners)Santiago Sepúlveda – Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
Full-service heavyweight Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. has deep experience working across all segments of the energy and natural resources sector in Mexico, including oil and gas, petrochemicals, traditional and alternative power (including solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass, waste-to-energy), mining, water and waste management. In addition to its transactional prowess, this know-how extends in to the full range of regulatory, licensing and compliance matters. Santiago Sepúlveda is one of two practice co-heads and handles the structuring and development of projects in the energy space (as well as elsewhere). Alongside him, José Ignacio Segura is coordinator of the energy group; his investment-focused practice sees him regularly acts for developers, owner-operators and fund investors, among others. Counsels Vanessa Gimenez, who focuses on energy and infrastructure transactions; and Juan Carlos Luna who additionally handles project finance matters, are further contacts to note.
Mexico > Projects and infrastructure
(Leading partners)Santiago Sepúlveda – Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
Lauded as providing a ‘level of service and attention that is far superior to most firms’, the team at Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. specialises in the financing and development of oil-and-gas, renewables, telecoms, transport, and water and waste management projects. Lenders, sponsors, investment banks, energy and construction companies, insurers and private equity funds regularly feature on the practice group’s client roster. Practice co-head Santiago Sepúlveda focuses on the structuring, development and financing of energy, telecoms, transport infrastructure projects, in addition to M&A and private equity investments. Alongside him, José Ignacio Segura majors on advising sponsors on the acquisition, development, financing, and sale of energy and infrastructure projects, as well as corporate and acquisition finance. Additional key contacts for energy and infrastructure transactions include counsel Vanessa Gimenez; senior associate Ana Irma Amado; and Juan Carlos Luna, who was promoted to counsel in January 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Mexico > Projects and infrastructure
- Leading partners Mexico > Energy and natural resources
- Projects and infrastructure Mexico
- Energy and natural resources Mexico
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