The expertise of Holland & Knight México, S.C.'s banking and finance team encompasses the negotiation and structuring of financing terms, as well as the provision of regulatory advice. Energy, tech and real estate companies regularly feature on the group's client roster, as well as local and foreign banks, who look to the team for support on the implementation of new financial products and structures in Mexico. The practice is directed by Alejandro Landa, who specialises in advising companies and financial institutions on domestic and cross-border financings, project finance transactions and asset-backed and future-flow securitisations. Additional key contacts at the Mexico City office include Guillermo Uribe (banking, securities and capital markets work); Selene Espinosa (corporate service and financial transactions); and senior counsel Aldo González Melo (project finance and structured finance). In the Monterrey office, Alejandro Sánchez Mújica (M&A, restructuring and project finance); and Jaime Israel Moreno Treviño (general financing, business structuring and M&A) are additional names to note.
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‘They have a team with a solid foundation in knowledge and experience, as well as the relationships to resolve the issues they were hired to address.'
'Super skilled in terms of tending many different banks at the same time and same level of priority.'
'Great partner involvement and outstanding associates.'
Key clients
- Banco Santander México, Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México
- Banco BBVA, Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero BBVA México
- Banco Multiva, Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Multiva
- International Financial Corporation
- Wells Fargo Bank
- UMB Bank
- Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
- Fibra Uno
- The Bank of New York Mellon
- Citigroup Global Markets
- Instituto del Fondo Nacional para el Consumo de los Trabajadores
- Bankaool, Institución de Banca Múltiple
Work highlights
Advised Santander Mexico, BBVA Mexico and Citi (as joint lead arrangers) and the International Finance Corporation (as parallel lender and sustainability coordinator) along with a group of eleven banks regarding a $550m syndicate financing.
Advised UMB Bank in connection with the financing of the acquisition of thirteen power plants currently owned by Spanish multinational electric utility Iberdrola.
Assisted Santander Mexico (as lender and administrative and collateral agent) and Banco Inbursa (as lender) in connection with a project financing in favour of Alsteran.
Practice head
Alejandro Landa
Other key lawyers
Guillermo Uribe; Selene Espinosa; Aldo González Melo; Alejandro Sánchez Mújica; Jaime Israel Moreno Treviño