Department profile
Santamarina y Steta SC

Corporate/M&A: The Elite

Global Guide 2026 : Mexico


Santamarina y Steta SC

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S+S is a leader in Mexico as legal advisor in the financial markets. We participate in debt and equity offerings, and public tender offers in several jurisdictions, often working together with distinguished foreign co-counsel experts in international markets. 

We advise financial intermediaries and participants in the Mexican and international markets, including investment funds, brokerage firms, mutual funds management companies, insurance companies and lending institutions, rating agencies, commission agents and agents of derivative instruments, as well as different Mexican issuers. We actively participate in diverse operations involving the National Banking and Securities Commission, the Mexican Stock Exchange, the Institutional Stock Exchange, the S.D. Indeval, S.A. de C.V., Institution for the Deposit of Securities, and the Mexican Derivatives Market. 

We also advise suppliers and consumers of all kinds of products and derivative instruments, including interest rates, foreign currency, equity, credit derivatives, repurchases and securities financing. We represent issuers, underwriters, credit rating agencies, agents and trustees in a variety of offerings and other transactions with securities and other financial instruments in Mexico, the United States of America and Europe. 

We are front-runners in Mexico in programs of securitizing assets and actively participate with diverse credit rating agencies in the analysis of the legal configuration of structured financings.

Clients (9)

  • Kimberly-Clark de México, S.A.B. de C.V.
  • Verdad Exploration Mexico, LLC
  • WSP Latin America Holdings
  • Peninsula Capital
  • Topaz Holding
  • Galem Energy, S.A.P.I. de C.V.
  • Grupo Industrial Saltillo, S.A.B. de C.V.
  • Lonza Group AG
  • AVX Corporation

Industries (13)

  • Automobiles & Parts
  • Commercial & Professional Services
  • Construction & Materials
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Food & Drink Producers
  • Insurance
  • Media
  • Real Estate
  • Retail
  • Technology, Hardware & Electronics
  • Telecommunications X

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Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Mexico

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Santamarina y Steta is an established player in the Mexican market that fields a noteworthy team of corporate law specialists. With offices in Mexico City, Monterrey and Querétaro, the law firm remains involved in advising domestic and foreign clients on various corporate operations, encompassing joint ventures, acquisitions and corporate restructurings. The legal team is also skilled at handling varied types of corporate governance mandates, including shareholders agreements, due diligence procedures and contractual matters.

Strengths

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  • The lawyers at Santamarina y Steta are very qualified and provide an excellent service. They are responsive and attentive to our needs and consider the commercial implications of their advice.

    Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Alberto Saavedra
    Band 3Alberto Saavedra

    Alberto Saavedra

    Mexico City-based practitioner Alberto Saavedra has long-standing experience dealing with an array of corporate matters, encompassing M&A deals and joint venture agreements.

  • Band 3Jorge León-Orantes
    Band 3Jorge León-Orantes

    Jorge León-Orantes

    Based in Mexico City, experienced practitioner Jorge León-Orantes benefits from a solid track record assisting clients from the technology, media and chemical industries with their M&A deals in Mexico.
    • Jorge León-Orantes is a very technically proficient and solid M&A lawyer.

      Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentGlobal
  • Band 3Juan Carlos Machorro Guerrero
    Band 3Juan Carlos Machorro Guerrero

    Juan Carlos Machorro Guerrero

    Partner Juan Carlos Machorro Guerrero possesses expertise in corporate acquisitions in Mexico.

    • Juan Carlos Machorro Guerrero is highly responsive, well connected and very smart.

      Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentGlobal
  • Band 4Pablo Laresgoiti
    Band 4Pablo Laresgoiti

    Pablo Laresgoiti

    Partner Pablo Laresgoiti continues to receive strong feedback from peers and clients alike for his activity in corporate mandates in Mexico, including M&A and joint ventures.

    • Pablo Laresgoiti is a great lawyer who is always available and attentive to every detail.

      Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentGlobal

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