SMPS Legal > Mexico City, Mexico > Firm Profile
SMPS Legal Offices
TORRE CHAPULTEPEC UNO
AV. PASEO DE LA REFORMA 509-18
COL. CUAUHTÉMOC, 06500
Mexico
SMPS Legal > The Legal 500 Rankings
Mexico > Real estate Tier 2
The lawyers of SMPS Legal’s ‘highly coordinated’ team are regularly sought out by developers, creditors and investors for their ‘solid training, experience and ethics’. Areas of expertise include the structuring of real estate projects, purchase, lease and sale agreements, financing, development, construction and related due diligence. The practice is co-led by a trio of partners, comprising: María Teresa Paillés, who specialises in real estate along with associated M&A and financial and credit operations, and brings three decades' experience to the table; Andres Pizarro Suarez, who has focused his practice on matters including complex trusts, escrow operations and real estate trusts; and Eduardo Pizarro Suárez, who stands out for his ‘outstanding knowledge and efficient and practical solutions’. Key partner María Esther Rey majors on real estate M&A, loan agreements and project finance structures, as well as guaranty structures for real estate. Senior associate-level support comes from Andrés González (real estate, corporate and finance) and Nadiezhda Vázquez Careaga (corporate law, real estate, and M&A).Practice head(s):
María Teresa Paillés; Andrés Pizarro Suárez; Eduardo Pizarro Suárez
Testimonials
‘Detailed knowledge of real estate issues and business. They ensure that the client has all the necessary information to make an informed and conscious decision taking risks into account.’
‘It is a highly coordinated team; the associates are highly involved in matters under the supervision of the partners.’
‘The team stands out for its client service and regular follow-ups. Andrés Pizarro and Eduardo Pizarro are available at all times.’
‘The lawyers have solid training, experience and ethics. The concerns of the client are always of the highest priority.’
‘Eduardo Pizarro stands out for his outstanding knowledge and the efficient and practical solutions he provides.’
Key clients
Cimbra Capital
Fortem Capital
Gsebi
Citibanamex
Papaya Project
Work highlights
- Advised Cimbra Capital on a second phase investment in a project in Tijuana, Mexico.
- Advised Fortem Capital – who made a second CKD issuance for a total amount of up to $91.5m – with the participation of institutional strategic investors from the Mexican pension system and the private sector.
- Advised G Sebi on the negotiations for the exit of TC Latam from an investment in a residential project under development in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Mexico > Tax Tier 3
A strong base of Mexican companies and family offices look to SMPS Legal for the full suite of tax advice, from litigation to transactions. For tax consulting, Jorge San Martín is the name to note; his practice encompasses tax and business planning - including M&A, as well as corporate reorganisations focusing on permanent establishments and other tax-related cross-border matters. On the litigation side, Luis Curiel Piña is the lead partner; his workload includes requests for tax credit refunds and undue payments, appeals for revocation, and audits before the tax authorities, among other matters. Francisco Carbajal rounds out the trio of practice heads and his burgeoning practice covers both advisory and contentious matters. In December 2022 the team was bolstered further with the return of senior associate Leonardo González from Grant Thornton UK LLP.Practice head(s):
Jorge San Martín; Luis Curiel Piña; Francisco Carbajal
Testimonials
‘Jorge San Martin is a very complete and detailed lawyer, which makes his practice timely and very precise results. Luis Curiel complements the practice with very high level litigation.’
‘What makes this firm unique is that they always try to understand what we need as clients and offer the best solution for us, not try to sell more services unnecessarily. In addition, they offer a lot of availability to explain possible scenarios.’
Key clients
Grupo Axo
Fortem Capital
Grupo Axo
Codeli / Lavartex
Grupo Sanfer
Exile
Kio Networks
Europastry
Liquido
Capistrano
Work highlights
- Assisted Grupo Axo with the tax aspects of its acquisition of Komax Chile and its subsidiaries in Peru and Uruguay.
- Advised Sanfer Farma on its acquisition of a majority stake in Probiomed, a Mexican company that manufactures pharmaceutical products of biotechnological origin
- Acted for Kio Networks on the tax aspects of its indirect acquisition of the minority stake in Mexican company Más Negocio, becoming the target’s sole owner.
Mexico > Corporate and M&A Tier 4
‘Super capable and experienced,’ SMPS Legal fields a sizeable 18-strong corporate and transactional practice group (including eight partners), it’s numerical strength reflecting the practice’s growing importance to the firm – which remains, perhaps, best known for its strength in the tax sector. The experienced partner group -who share leadership of the practice- includes: Eduardo Pizarro, whose practice has a particular emphasis on the creation and structuring of corporations, spin-offs and M&A; María Teresa Paillés and María Esther Rey , who both have over two decades’ experience handling corporate and real estate transactions in Mexico and abroad; and Daniel del Rio, formerly head of the corporate and M&A department at Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C., who arrived in mid-2022 as a strategic partner for transactional side of the practice. Banking-focused Iván Pérez Correa provides a financial vision and know how to the practice’s transactional activity and is another key name. Moreover, ongoing development saw the firm hire José Gerardo Vázquez, the former head of legal and compliance at Gap Inc/Old Navy, in January 2023, and susbsequently competition specialist Fernanda Garza (also from Basham) two months later; both arrive as partners. Senior associates Andrés González (capital markets, finance transactions, M&A and corporate law) and Nadiezhda Vázquez (company and contractual law, shareholder matters, banking and foreign investment), provide key support.Practice head(s):
Maria Teresa Paillés; María Esther Rey; Eduardo Pizarro Suárez; Andrés Pizarro Suárez; Iván Pérez Correa
Testimonials
‘Super capable and experienced.’
‘Great knowledge of local laws, great negotiation skills with counterparties, very good service and knowledge of our business and our company.’
Key clients
Cimbra Capital
Soccerly
Exile Content
Servicios Telepro
William Grant & Sons
HGR Equipment Surplus
Energía Real Original Shareholders
Piso 51 Club
MCA Group
CVL3 Americas
Dollar General
Work highlights
- Advised Cimbra Capital on the due diligence, negotiation and acquisition of an additional participation in a vehicle that holds title to a high-end multi-purpose real estate development in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
- Represented Soccerly as a seller of 100% of its digital assets to Playmaker Capital Inc, including JuanFutbol.
- Acted as counsel for Exile Contents’ shareholders, who sold 100% of their equity interest in Exile Contents to Candle Media.
Mexico > Banking and finance Tier 5
The expertise of the team at SMPS Legal lies in secured financings, the securitisation of assets and real estate finance. It also assists clients with the incorporation of private capital funds, and counts banks, financial institutions and property developers among its clients. Iván Pérez Correa steers the group and advises on debt, equity, asset-backed and structured securities offerings and tender offers, while Eduardo Pizarro specialises in real estate transactions.Practice head(s):
Iván Pérez Correa
Testimonials
‘SMPS’s response is always timely; another positive aspect is the highly personalised service they provide.’
‘Iván Pérez Correa always responds to our queries within hours, and on occasions when we needed to produce legal documents in a short time, the response from him and his team was swift.’
Key clients
Citibanamex
CGRE IV (Gerbera Capital)
Bocel Private Equity
Locfund
Capital Índigo
Bocel Private Equity
BIM Microfinance/LOCFUND
Grupo Frondoso
Work highlights
- Advised Citibanamex Afore on the acquisition of trust bond certificates for an amount equivalent to $265m, issued by Banco Monex.
- Advised GCRE IV, an SPV focused on developing real estate projects, on a $42m syndicated loan.
- Advised Bocel Private Equity on two capital calls for over $26m.
Mexico > Energy and natural resources Tier 5
Mexico > Competition and antitrust
SMPS Legal > Firm Profile
Firm overview: SMPS Legal is a multidisciplinary firm that provides cutting-edge legal services aligned with the needs of today’s leading corporations in the Latin American Region. Our teams, located in Mexico, Colombia, Canada, and USA, bring together first-class lawyers with international expertise and commitment to providing integral and in-depth legal advice. This allows us to exceed client expectations by implementing comprehensive, innovative and effective legal and business solutions. n 2022, the firm celebrated its 10th anniversary.
For over 20 years, our lawyers have been successfully representing domestic and foreign clients in a broad spectrum of practice areas and industries, such as real estate and infrastructure developments; energy and natural resources; automotive and manufacturing; retail; private equity and funds; TMT; aviation; transportation and logistics.
Practice areas
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Strategic alliances
- Foreign investments
- Restructuring
- Compliance
- Corporate
- Tax law
- Privacy and data protection
- Renewable energy
- Anti-corruption and compliance
- International and Customs
- Competition and antitrust
- Transfer pricing
- Regulatory-administrative
- Estate planning
- Project finance
- Mining
- Banking and finance
- Cross-border transactions
- Co-investments
- Contracts/ commercial agreements
- Real estate
- Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (“ESG”)
- Oil and gas
- Labor consulting
- Capital markets
- IT
- Tax litigation
Industries covered:
- Aeronautics
- Food and beverage
- Public-private partnerships
- Automotive
- Aviation
- Construction
- Real estate developments
- Energy and natural resources
- Entertainment
- Pharmaceuticals
- Fintech
- Private equity funds
- Hospitality
- Aerospace
- Infrastructure
- Financial institutions
- Manufacturing
- Maquiladoras
- Capital markets
- Mining
- Oil and gas
- Retail, consumer and luxury goods
- Health care
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Transportation and logistics
- TMT
Languages: English and Spanish.
Website: www.smpslegal.com
Offices
Mexico
Mexico City: Torre Chapultepec Uno R509
Av. Paseo de la Reforma 509, Piso 18, Cuauhtémoc, 06500
Tel: +52 55 5282 9063
Email: info@smps.com.mx
International offices
Colombia
Bogota: Avenida Carrera 9 No 115-06,
Oficina 707 Edificio Terra Firme DC 110221
Tel: +57 1 7436398
Email: mauricio.alvarado@smpslegal.com
Canada
Calgary: Suite 1050, 396 – 11th Ave. SW,
T2R 0C5, Canada
Tel: +1 403 718 9808
Email: csolorzano@smpslegal.com
US
Dallas: 300 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Ste. LL101,
Irving, TX 75062 USA
Tel:+1 (972) 803 6062
Email: aortiz@smps.com.com
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Banking and Finance / Corporate M&A / Capital Markets | Iván Pérez Correa | iperez@smps.com.mx | |
Banking & Finance / Corporate M&A / Real Estate | María Teresa Paillés | tpailles@smps.com.mx | |
Corporate M&A / Energy / Real Estate | Eduardo Pizarro Suárez | epizarro@smps.com.mx | |
Corporate M&A / Real Estate | María Esther Rey | erey@smps.com.mx | |
Corporate M&A / Real Estate | Andrés Pizarro | apizarro@smps.com.mx | |
Energy | Carlos Solórzano | csolorzano@smpslegal.com | |
Energy | Pablo Mauricio Alvarado | mauricio.alvarado@smpslegal.com | |
Energy | Jorge Miranda | jmiranda@smpslegal.com | |
Corporate M&A / Real Estate | Alejandro Ortiz | aortiz@smps.com.mx | |
Tax Consulting | Jorge San Martín | jsanmartin@smps.com.mx | |
Tax Litigation | Luis Curiel | lcuriel@smps.com.mx | |
Competition & Antitrust / International Trade | Fernanda Garza | fgarza@smps.com.mx | |
Tax Consulting | Francisco Carbajal | fcarbajal@smps.com.mx | |
Corporate M&A | Daniel Del Río | ddelrio@smps.com.mx |
Lawyer Profiles
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Mr Alejandro Ortiz | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Iván Pérez | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Eduardo Pizarro | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Jorge San Martín | Partner | View Profile |
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