Mr Federico Santacruz González > Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C. Offices
Av. Pedregal 24, 10th floor
Molino del Rey
11040, Mexico City
Mexico
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Mr Federico Santacruz González
Work Department
Aviation, Energy and Infrastructure Projects, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Banking and Finance
Position
Partner
Career
Federico Santacruz joined the firm in 1993 and was named partner in 2001. He has over 30 years of experience representing sponsors, lenders, off takers, funds and other investors in all aspects of projects and structures, including renewable and non-renewable power plants, including in the new Mexican energy market.
Federico’s practice spans from the participation in different public auction processes for the acquisition of energy, capacity and clean energy certificates, to the representation of clients in project-related M&A (including necessary due diligence), the assistance in the different contractual needs of the projects (PPAs, EPCs O&M, MSA, TSAs, land agreements, gas supply and transportation and others) and diverse financing structures, and representing lessors and lenders of commercial and non-commercial aircraft, including helicopters, engines and other aircraft equipment.
Languages
Spanish, English.
Memberships
Federico Santacruz serves in the board of several companies including Grupo Pochteca and Desarrollos Metropolis, and participates in non-for-profit organizations.
He is a member of the International Bar Association.
Education
Master of Laws (LL.M) – Columbia University (1996), New York, USA.
Law Degree – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (1993), Mexico City, Mexico.
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Projects and infrastructure
Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.‘s projects capabilities centre on assisting local and international banks (acting as both lenders and sponsors), as well as energy companies, with the development, financing and acquisition of infrastructure projects. In addition, the group is equipped to advise a range of investors on the acquisition of projects. The practice group is co-directed by Federico Santacruz González, who is well-versed in the construction of renewable and non-renewable power plants, and project-related M&A, as well as associated due diligence. Fellow practice co-head Jorge Oria y Anaya primarily assists sponsors, lenders, and equity investors with power, oil-and-gas, and water-related transactions. Additional key partners include Gabriel Del Valle (project finance, structured finance and capital markets transactions); Asaf Jimenez Adorno, who majors on assisting developers, investors and financial institutions with the financing of electricity and infrastructure projects; and Alejandra Echeverría González (banking and finance, projects, and energy). Former senior associate Marco Portillo – who focused on energy matters – left the firm in October 2023.
Mexico > Energy and natural resources
As part of its broader projects practice, Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C. represents a client base of national and international lenders, investors, developers and contractors on the financing and development of energy and infrastructure projects. The energy practice is jointly overseen by experienced transactional lawyer Federico Santacruz González, and Jorge Oria y Anaya, whose broad practice includes financing, M&A and dispute resolution. Thomas Mueller-Gastell is a veteran contact to note, while Alejandra Echeverría and Asaf Jiménez are both younger finance and transactional partners with a healthy participation in energy and infrastructure work.