Galicia Abogados, S.C., Capital Markets

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Provided by Galicia Abogados, S.C.

Galicia's Capital Markets practice offers a full range of legal services across all stages of domestic and international capital markets transactions, helping clients raise capital through debt, equity, and equity-linked products. The team is known for unrivaled experience in project bonds, international debt offerings (144A debt issuances and Regulation S offerings), equity and equity-linked transactions (IPOs and follow-on offerings), local debt transactions, public M&A transactions, asset securitizations, and other structured products. It also has extensive experience in Green Bonds, Sustainable Investments, and is part of the multidisciplinary team that integrates the ESG practice.

The Capital Markets team advises on financial regulatory matters and proceedings before authorities as well as on strategic litigation that results from capital markets transactions. The team works for issuers and underwriters, and they have extensive experience and deep knowledge of the financial, hospitality, food & beverage, energy, oil & gas, retail, mining, transportation, and real estate industries. The practice is recognized as a leading practice in the Mexican market by renowned international publications, and its team of partners are considered experts in Capital Markets issues.

Chambers Review

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Capital Markets - Mexico

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Galicia Abogados is a solid full-service firm that boasts a prominent capital markets department in Mexico. The remarkable practice group is routinely sought out for its expertise in handling both public and private placements of debt and equity instruments. The capital markets team renders advice to issuers and underwriters, frequently dealing with securitisation programmes, bond and note issuances. The law firm is active in matters related to FIBRAs, sustainability-linked bonds and international debt offerings.

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Strengths

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We work very well with Galicia Abogados. The firm understands our business needs and provides timely advice. The lawyers are committed to us, as they prioritise our needs.

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We receive fantastic services from Galicia Abogados. The partners are very hands-on and business-oriented, and they find solutions to every hurdle, which helps us a lot.

Capital Markets respondent
Global

We work very well with Galicia Abogados. The firm understands our business needs and provides timely advice. The lawyers are committed to us, as they prioritise our needs.

Capital Markets respondent
Global

We receive fantastic services from Galicia Abogados. The partners are very hands-on and business-oriented, and they find solutions to every hurdle, which helps us a lot.

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Global

Notable Practitioners

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Guillermo Pérez Santiago

Band 1

Distinguished practitioner Guillermo Pérez Santiago co-heads the capital markets practice in Mexico, drawing strong praise by market commentators for his remarkable securities knowledge. The much-admired lawyer handles a variety of operations in the field, including shelf registration of long-term notes and sustainability-linked bonds.

Guillermo Pérez Santiago is the best capital markets lawyer in the market in Mexico. He is practical, business-oriented, knowledgeable, flexible, widely experienced and has great availability.

Guillermo Pérez Santiago is a very technical lawyer who is hands-on in the day-to-day of the transaction. He helps us solve complex matters.

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Maurice Berkman B

Band 2

Mexico City-based partner Maurice Berkman enjoys experience assisting with debt and equity transactions. His work in capital markets includes matters related to FIBRAs, CKDs and CERPIs.

If we have any question, we know we can call Maurice Berkman and he is always available to talk. When I work with him, he is very clear in his explanations.

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Carlos F Obregón Rojo

Band 4

Mexico City-based partner Carlos Obregón Rojo boasts experience in assisting underwriters and issuers with a wide range of matters, including notes offerings, structuring CERPIs and sovereign debt issuances.

Carlos Obregón Rojo is a great professional whom I have worked with throughout the years in several capital markets transactions in Mexico. He enjoys a very strong commercial vision.

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María de los Ángeles Padilla Zubiría

Up and Coming

Up-and-coming partner María de los Ángeles Padilla Zubiría continues to elicit praise from clients and peers alike for her activity in capital markets. María de los Ángeles is particularly active representing FIBRAs and banks.

María de los Ángeles Padilla Zubiría is the lawyer to have on your side to resolve any concerns or negotiations in capital markets. She has extensive experience working with the CNBV.

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