Arriving in Mexico by way of its July 2024 absorption of González Calvillo, the Mexican team at Madrid-headquartered Pérez-Llorca is well-placed to assist investment funds, banks and fintechs with a broad range of banking and finance mandates. Core areas of expertise for the group include commercial lending, acquisition financing, project finance and regulatory banking work. José Ignacio Rivero Andere steers the practice and focuses on banking and finance, capital markets work, corporate law and M&A transactions. Bernardo Reyes Retana Krieger (private and public securities offerings, capital markets and M&A) is also a key figure, and the senior team was further strengthened with the raising of Jacinto Ávalos to the partnership in January 2025; he focuses on M&A and financings, capital markets and insurance law. Senior associate Mario de la Portilla joined the firm from an inhouse position at Fairplay in December 2024. The corporate, transactional and financing capabilities of the firm's Monterrey office were also bolstered with the February 2025 hire of Ricardo Morales Barrón from EC Rubio; in the same month, it was announced that Rivero Andere will relocate (with a small team) to the firm's New York office, so as to be able to offer Mexican law service-provision from there.
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Key clients
- Administradora de Activos Financieros
- Aleatica
- Altum Capital
- Banca Nazionale del Lavoro
- Banco Bradesco
- Banco General
- Banco Industrial
- Bankaool, Institución de Banca Múltiple
- Citibank and UMB Bank
- Fasanara Capital
- Grupo Empresarial Maestro
- Finkargo
Work highlights
Advised GLAS Trust Corporation Limited on the financing for €1.7bn granted by a consortium of banks to Capripack HoldCo.
Acted as counsel to Banco Bradesco in the acquisition of a regulated financial entity, supervised by the Banking and Securities National Commission.
Acted as legal counsel to JA Mitsui Leasing in two renegotiations and restructurings of their $98m financing for the construction, operation and lease of a manufacturing plant in Guanajuato, México, operated by Metalsa.
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Practice head
José Ignacio Rivero Andere
Other key lawyers
Bernardo Reyes Retana Krieger; Jacinto Ávalos; Mario de la Portilla; Ricardo Morales Barrón