Lauded for its ‘attention to detail’, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.’s Monterrey-based team collaborates closely with its peers in Mexico City to assist real estate developers, funds banks and corporate clients with a range of transactional and advisory real estate mandates. Real estate specialist Francisco Montalvo directs the Monterrey office and draws on extensive experience advising multinationals and domestic conglomerates on property and portfolio acquisitions, site development matters and the acquisition and divestiture of assets located in Northern Mexico. Key contact Badir Treviño-Mohamed specialises in advising developers, administrators and investors on transactions involving industrial, retail, commercial, tourist and residential real estate. Associate Andrea González Pérez supports on transactional real estate and corporate law matters. Recent work of note for the group includes advising Fibra Macquarie on the acquisition of land in Pesquería, Nuevo León for the development of an industrial park; and assisting Finsa Real Estate Management III with securing financing for the build-to-suit construction of a production facility in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Their attention to detail and control over the real estate acquisition or sale process make them a strategic partner, especially in highly complex projects. Creel probably represents the highest level of customer service and execution within the sector.'

  • ‘Badir Treviño is our partner. Although he's based in Monterrey, he provides services throughout Mexico. As well as being technically impeccable, his greatest attributes are his ethics, integrity, and composure in all types of situations.'

  • 'Brenda Elizondo is undoubtedly one of the promising young talents in the real estate sector, demonstrating unprecedented growth from one cycle to the next.'

Key clients

  • Soriana
  • Innovasport
  • Femsa
  • Oxxo
  • Finsa
  • Fibra Macquarie
  • Fibra Prologis
  • ROCA Desarrollos
  • Fibra Nova
  • Gran Ciudad
  • Alójica
  • Black Creek Mexico

Work highlights

Advised Fibra Prologis on a competitive tender offer and reciprocal subscription to purchase up to 100% of the CBFIs issued by CIBanco, Institución de Banca Múltiple as trustee.
Advised Apollo Global Management Apollo Global Management on its acquisition of a majority stake of Panasonic Automotive Systems Corporation and the entities involved in the advanced automotive solutions business of Panasonic.
Acted as Mexican counsel to FIBRA Prologis in connection with the global offering of 138,000,000 real estate trust certificates (Certificados Bursátiles Fiduciarios Inmobiliarios), issued under a shelf registration programme at a subscription price of MXN $70 per CBFI.

Practice head

Francisco Montalvo

Other key lawyers

Badir Treviño-Mohamed; Andrea González Pérez