Iván Libenson

Practice Areas

• Corporate

• Real Estate

• Venture Capital

• Private Equity

• Financial Sector

• Energy and Infrastructure

Career

Iván Libenson has focused his practice on corporate, financial and stock market law—including M&A transactions, securities issues, project finance and restructuring—representing national and international clients in the public and private sectors in the structuring and implementation of transactions in all of the above areas.

He has also participated in several securities offerings in Mexico and abroad under Rule 144A and Regulation S, as well as takeover bids on the Mexican stock market.

His experience in M&A includes some of the largest transactions on the Mexican market in recent years. He has participated in complex financing and refinancing transactions for public and private companies, including corporate and infrastructure project finance.

Before joining Cuatrecasas, he worked as a partner at a leading New York law firm in Mexico City, and as a partner for a major Mexican law firm.

Publications

He also contributes to publications and writes legal articles for different specialized journals and other written media.

Personal

He lectures on law in the postgraduate seminars at Universidad Panamericana (Mexico City).

Work Highlights

His work this year includes advising:

• Terrafina – Goldman Sachs, acting as the exclusive financial advisor to Terrafina, a Mexican real estate investment trust, during its competitive sale process.

• Investment fund: Advising a portfolio company of a global investment fund on the sale of shipping assets.

• Finance Service Company: Advising on the sale of a brokerage house.

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English.

Education