Career Biography

Monserrat Villegas Vallejo is Vice President, Legal at Macquarie Asset Management, where she currently provides strategic legal support to the firm’s real estate business in Mexico. She advises senior management, investment professionals and governance bodies on complex transactions and matters involving M&A, capital markets, acquisitions and development projects, financing and refinancing arrangements, regulatory compliance and corporate governance.

A significant part of Monserrat’s practice has focused on FIBRA Macquarie, a publicly listed Mexican real estate investment trust. Her responsibilities have included advising on acquisitions, investment trusts, annual reporting and investor matters, Technical Committee and subcommittee governance, securities law compliance, and broader regulatory and risk management initiatives. She regularly coordinates multidisciplinary teams and external counsel across Mexico and the United States, translating complex legal and regulatory issues into practical guidance for business leaders and decision-making bodies. Throughout her tenure, she has advised on some of FIBRA Macquarie’s most significant strategic transactions and governance matters, including the recent tender offer and internalisation transaction, helping navigate complex legal, regulatory and stakeholder considerations.

Monserrat is recognised for her practical, commercially focused and risk-conscious approach. She combines in-depth knowledge of Mexican corporate, securities and real estate law with experience managing cross-border transactions and high-pressure situations. She is particularly focused on maintaining sound governance, clear communication and disciplined execution, enabling the business to navigate complexity while protecting the interests of investors and other stakeholders.

She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Campus Monterrey, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from New York University School of Law, where she specialised in International Arbitration, Litigation and Business Regulation.