Noted for its ‘great organizational and response skills’, the practice group at Santamarina y Steta is well-equipped to handle the financing and development of infrastructure projects, for which it is frequently instructed by governmental agencies, state-owned and private banking institutions, and private companies. The practice is jointly led by Juan Carlos Machorro, who deals with the financing of projects involving highways, energy infrastructure, airports, and railroads; Sergio Chagoya, singled out by one client for his ’great technical knowledge in project financing and finance in general’; and Ricardo Orea, who primarily takes care of banking and finance, project finance, M&A, and restructuring and insolvency matters. Additional names to note include Diego Ostos (banking and finance, securities, corporate and M&A); and counsel Margarita Casarin (syndicated and structured finance, project finance and infrastructure projects).
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‘The Santamarina team has sufficient knowledge and experience to advise on complex operations in highly regulated sectors and activities. They have great organizational and response skills.'
‘Sergio Chagoya is a very experienced lawyer with great technical knowledge in project financing and finance in general.'
‘Juan Carlos Machorro, Pablo Ortíz and Ricardo Orea - the Santamarina team knows the subject very well and provides us with a lot of value in the work we entrust them with. They always deliver on time and with quality work.'
‘They know the subject very well, they generate a lot of value, quality and deliver on time.'
Key clients
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- DEG – Deutsche Investitions
- MUFG Bank
- International Finance Corporation
- Banco Mercantil del Norte, Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Banorte
- Arrendadora y Factor Banorte
- Grupo Industrial Saltillo
- Multibank Panama
- Banco Santander (Spain)
- Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank
Work highlights
- Assisted SMBC, DEG, MUFG, and SMBC México with the financing of a hydrocarbons facility.
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Practice head
Juan Carlos Machorro; Sergio Chagoya; Ricardo Orea