Eduardo Villanueva

Practice Areas

Eduardo has more than 25 years of experience advising all types of financial institutions, both national and international, in financing operations (including structured financing and project finance) structuring and loan restructuring, specializing real estate finance in the industrial, hotel, housing, office, and retail sectors.

Furthermore, he has advised real estate funds and investors alike in the structuring of their investments in Mexico with respect to the acquisition, sale, financing, development and administration of real estate assets in various sectors.

His recent portfolio includes industrial operations for $1,274,000,000.00 USD, housing and mixed-use for $462,000,000.00 USD, and tourism-hospitality for $1,855,000,000.00 USD, covering flagship projects such as “St. Regis, Costa Mujeres”, “Waldorf Astoria, Los Cabos”, “Sha Wellness, Cancun”, “The Sky, Merida”, “Anima Village, Los Cabos”, “Four Seasons, Costa Palmas”, “Hyatt Regency”, and industrial developments in different geographical locations throughout the Mexican Republic.

Career

Eduardo graduated as an attorney from the Universidad Panamericana of Mexico City, received a postgraduate degree in Economic and Corporate Law, and also received a postgraduate degree in Civil Law from the same university.

He worked in the Chicago Office of international law firm Mayer Brown, where he was involved in major financing transactions and strengthened his international practice. Afterwards, having returned to Mexico, he became a founding Partner of Mexican law firm Nader, Hayaux & Goebel, where he was the head of the Real Estate and Banking & Finance Departments.

In December of 2023, Eduardo and the Real Estate and Banking & Finance Departments' lawyers decided to start Villanueva Ortiz Abogados, where they continue to serve their clients with experience and technical knowledge that far distinguish them from other firms.

Clients

Clients and Financial Institutions: Banco Sabadell (Mexico), Bancomext, Scotiabank Inverlat, Banorte, MREIT, Banco Santander, Actinver, Ve Por Más, CitiBanamex, BBVA México, HSBC México, Abanca / Avantta, Monex, Intercam, Xsite Properties, Prosperity Industrial.

Clients of our Clients with whom we have worked: Grupo Sordo Madaleno, Grupo Alhel, Grupo Avante, Grupo Frisa, CCLA Group, Artha Capital, Industrial Real Estate Group, Irongate, Pulso Inmobiliario, Grupo Sunset, Fibra Plus, GICSA, Walton St. Capital, Roca Desarrollos, American Industries, Grupo Lomas, Grupo O’Donnell, VCM Capital, AB Living, Prosperity Industrial, FINSA, Sky Capital, PGIM Real Estate, Eire Capital, Sura Asset Management, EQT Exeter, Alignmex, Grupo Royalton, Fibra Nova.

Languages Spoken

Spanish and English.