Fernando Eraña

Practice Areas

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Mergers & Acquisitions

Banking & Finance

Start Ups

Technology

Fund Formation

Cross-Border Finance

Clients

Elevva, Rotamundos, Aora México, Doopla, Bravos Energy, Kiwilimon, Prairie Capital , Swvl, Bamboo Finance, InnoHub México and Redwood Ventures.

Work Highlights

Represented, during the last 10 years, the United States International Development Finance Corporation (previously Overseas Private Investment Corporation) in the negotiation and structuring of several secured credit facilities, including in favor of Bien Para Bien, Vehículos Líquidos Financieros (Velifin) (Bien para Bien and Velfin focused on financing SMEs); CSI Leasing Mexico (financial leasing), Xtreme Cinemas (a chain of cinemas based on medium-sized cities) and Bravo Energy recycling industrial oils).

Advised Rotamundos, a hotel chain focused on rural tourism in Mexico and Latin America, in the structuring of a pre-seed and seed financing round.

Represented Doopla, a collective financing platform among equals, to obtain the authorization to operate as a fintech.

Represented Bravos Energía in the structuring of electric auctions in the private market.

Represented InnoHub Mexico in a growth investment by Banco Santander Mexico. InnoHub designs and implements B2B financial technology projects to digitally transform SMEs in Mexico and Latin America.

Represented Hospital H + Los Cabos in the initial equity capital raises and in its negotiations with the private equity fund that acquired a portion of the company.

Represented L’Atellier du Chocolat in its negotiations with the private equity fund that acquired a portion of the company.

Represented Kiwilimon in its negotiations with the private equity fund that acquired part of the company.

Represented Doopla, a peer-to-peer crowdfunding platform in obtaining its authorization from the Securities and Banking Commission to operate as a Fintech and in regulatory matters such as data privacy and antimony laundering.

Represented Briq.mx, a peer-to-peer crowdfunding platform for real estate developments in Mexico City.

Represented LenMi on regulatory matters. Lenmi is a lending platform with payroll discount focused on company employees.

Assisted ElevvA in the acquisition of several companies in Mexico who play specific roles in the e-commerce spectrum and hold a significant position in the sales of certain C2C and B2C platforms in Mexico.

Career

Fernando is a founding partner of the Firm with 21 years of experience, focusing his practice on M&A, Finance, Venture Capital and Technology, serving a broad portfolio of clients that includes investment funds, entrepreneurs, fintech companies, non-bank financial institutions and public and private companies. Fernando holds a law degree from Universidad Panamericana, a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from Pritzker School of Law and a Certificate in Business from Kellogg School of Management, both from Northwestern University. In 2007, Fernando participated as a Foreign Associate at O'Melveny & Myers, LLP, in Los Angeles, California.

Professional Memberships

He is currently Chari of the North American Forum of the International Bar Association (IBA) and Vice Chair of the PE/VC Committee of the American Bar Association

Publications

Collaborator; Estudio sobre la industria de capital emprendedor en México, AMEXCAP, INADEM, Centro de Investigación en Iniciativa Empresarial del IPADE y Ernst & Young, Mexico, 2015.

Collaborator; Capital Privado y Emprendedor, un Modelo para Emprendedores, Inversionistas y Administradores de Fondos, Asociación Mexicana de Capital Privado, A.C. (AMEXCAP), Mexico City, 2015.

Collaborator; Joint-Ventures in Mexico (Joint-Ventures, A Global Guide from Practical Law); Gianmatteo Nunziante of Nunziante Magrone; London, 2015.

Coauthor; Reformas Regulatorias Para promover la Inversión en Capital Privado, “Mexico’s Top Law Firms” Suplemento Especial, Periódico Reforma, Mexico City, April 27th, 2015.

Coauthor; Private Equity Opportunities in the Mexican Energy Sector; Transaction Advisors, December 26th, 2014.

Coauthor; Administradores de Fondos (Capital Emprendedor, una Guía para Emprendedores, Inversionistas y Administradores de Fondos), Asociación Mexicana de Capital Privado, A.C.,(AMEXCAP), Mexico City, 2011.

Industry Sector Expertise

Private Equity and Venture Capital

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Mexico

Languages Spoken

English and spanish

Experience

Fernando is a partner at Pérez Correa González with over 21 years of experience, focusing his practice on Mergers & Acquisitions and Banking & Finance, with an emphasis on Private Equity & Venture Capital transactions, Technology, Startups and Cross-Border Financing, serving a broad portfolio of clients that includes investment funds, financial technology companies, non-bank financial institutions and public and private companies.

Education